After delivering what I consider to be the single greatest season of TV ever produced, True Detective has always had a special place in my heart. And given that the first ground-breaking season has served as both the benchmark and inspiration of Issa López’s Night Country, I feel compelled to...
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It’s been a little while since I wrote my “Sigma Cinema” piece near the end of last year for the Warwick Student Cinema. My Instagram and TikTok algorithms have kept chugging along, and to me it’s still evident the internet remains desperately attached to its Patrick Batemans and Tyler Durdens....
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Steven Yeun, main star and executive producer of BEEF, was right on the mark when he said “there’s nothing really more intimate than fighting.” And so, despite their best efforts, Danny and Amy’s grotesque revenge odyssey ultimately brings them together. It’s an intimacy that pierces through our shared congealed layers...
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Initially, one or two episodes in, I had my doubts, but after being treated with the early release of episode 5 over last weekend, I can say, said doubts are no more. Dare I consider the “adaptation curse” that has plagued Netflix recommended lists with the likes of The Witcher...
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