A quick round up of recently watched films and TV shows:
Man of Steel (2013)
An interesting spin on the origin story as it makes use of flashbacks and flipping the expected order of events. It's very action heavy and did feel a little flat in places but overall it was a good watch.
Ruby Sparks (2012)
A quirky fantasy drama/comedy about a writer who creates his dream girl only for him to struggle with her coming to life for real. Its surprisingly deep and beautifully shot.
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
A Japanese movie about the unlikely friendship between a yanki and a gothic lolita that manages to be heartwarming without being overly sentimental and is funny to boot.
The Man who Laughs (1926)
A gorgeously shot silent film starring Conrad Veigt as a man who was disfigured as a child and now has a permanent, deranged grin. It starts tragically and goes downhill from there but it is well worth a watch.
Mangirl (2013-)
A cute series available to watch on Crunchyroll about a group of hapless would be editors trying to publish a manga magazine
Revolution (2012-)
I wrote an introduction piece for this over at Culturefly and I have to say the series is progressing really well. It's finished its run over in the US and there are still plenty of mysteries to be solved but a second series has been commissioned and I'm excited to see what comes next
Star Trek: Into Darkness (J.J. Abrams, 2013)
My initial impression was that this was much better than the first film, it did get bogged down in explanations and introdctions. It's very action heavy despite the fact that it is mostly confined to the ship. Looking forward to see what Abrams does with Star Wars.
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Friday, 28 June 2013
Friday, 7 June 2013
What is it about brutally murdered young women?
(Spoilers for Dexter and The Dark Knight below)
Sady Doyle tries to answer that question with this article titled "The Violently Killed Femmes".
It comes down to the vulnerability that we perceive in a young (almost always white) woman with an air or innocence and virginity. In many shows it transpires that this may not be the whole truth. Twin Peaks' Laura Palmer is a typical example of this, the prom queen who snorts coke and hangs out with demons. Nonetheless she is a complex and ultimately sympathetic character, especially compared to other examples where the dead body is there to be both mourned and fetishised in equal measure.
Sady Doyle tries to answer that question with this article titled "The Violently Killed Femmes".
It comes down to the vulnerability that we perceive in a young (almost always white) woman with an air or innocence and virginity. In many shows it transpires that this may not be the whole truth. Twin Peaks' Laura Palmer is a typical example of this, the prom queen who snorts coke and hangs out with demons. Nonetheless she is a complex and ultimately sympathetic character, especially compared to other examples where the dead body is there to be both mourned and fetishised in equal measure.
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