With a title like ‘Squid Game’ I can understand how someone might be turned off because if you go in expecting to see even one cephalopod you’re going to be disappointed. Though if you’re looking for a thriller with serious horror overtones evocative of such fare like The Prisoner (1967), Battle Royale (2000) and The […]
I think I must be growing up because you’d think Vivarium would be a movie I’d take to like a duck to water. And initially I did, till I noticed something: the weirdness seemed to serve no point. In my review I mention both The Prisoner (1967) and The Signal (2014), two series that did […]
Vivarium was directed by Lorcan Finnegan, and he happens to be a director I’m familiar with, having seen his 2016 movie, Without Name. Speaking of Without Name, it was okay though the concept when all is said and done was more interesting than the execution. Now Vivarium…this looks interesting! It reminds me vaguely of The […]
The official trailer for Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy was released yesterday and it looks really, really good (sort of like a mix of The Prisoner, a dash of Hellboy, and a whole lot of X-Men). As I said, I like how it looks, but what bothers me is that it feels like Netflix is using […]
A very rare bird. Think of a coelacanth (which were discovered alive a few decades ago, though despite being such a remarkable, unusual creature it may be endangered) or a Tasmanian Tiger (none discovered alive, though rumors persist). It’s that unusual. What makes it such a great idea is that the original – a precursor […]
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