Despite my best intentions, I am once again updating far too long after my last post. It’s a struggle to do all of the things I want to do even when I have the luxury of time. The days slip past even faster when happy and despite all my whinging,...
So much joy of watching House of the Dragon is derived from consuming post-show discussions and reactions. Reading tweets or memes about the unavoidable and uncomfortable viewer acceptance and rooting for Daemon and Rhaenyra’s relationship; hating on Alicent (worst ex-best friend ever) and Ser Criston (worst ex-one night stand ever);...
I feasted on quite a number of documentaries lately: Girl in the Picture, Our Father, Baby God, The Most Hated Man on the Internet and Paradise Lost (all 3!). HBO’s Paradise Lost was absolutely above the rest. It was so disturbing, thought provoking and moving. I only stumbled upon it...
Like many, I’ve been bingeing Stranger Things. The best thing about Season 4 is that J finally watched it with me. Of course, he got hooked. So when I rewatched Seasons 1 to 3 during the month long break before Season 4: Volume 2, Jason watched Season 3 with me...
We watched The Batman last Thursday and I just loved it. Even though the screen was black most of the time (a pet peeve), I just loved the detective vibe of the whole show. Robert Pattinson is also the Batman that all women deserve in return for all the unsought...
Yeah, it’s actually not. I just needed to get this pun in here. I’ve just finished bingeing Maid on Netflix, and I am in awe. In awe of a couple of jaws. Those are some freaking amazing jaw genes that Andie McDowell has passed on to her daughter, Margaret Qualley....
Normal People by Sally Rooney My rating: 3 of 5 stars It was so nice reading what Connell and Marianne were thinking as opposed to guessing what the bloody hell they were thinking when they said or did certain things. I had much more sympathy for both characters when I...
I finished Squid Game yesterday. South Korean entertainment outdid itself again. So glad I got over my prejudices and gave K-dramas and K-pop a chance. I’m sure all the nitpickers who say it isn’t that great because it is derivative of Battle Royale, Hunger Games etc. are right about it...
To stop my incessant online shopping, I’ve decided to pick up a book instead of immediately proceeding to checkout. As a result, I’m now reading Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney. I saw ads for Rooney’s recently published third novel, Beautiful World, Where Are you and liked the series Normal...
So sad that Michael K Williams was found dead yesterday due to a suspected drug overdose. I binged the entire series of The Wire in a week with Jason during this lockdown. I hadn’t watched it before and always read that it’s one of the best TV shows of all...