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Disappointment Of The Year Awards: Star Wars, The Last Jedi

“Suck, you must not” – Yoda “My disappointment cannot be overstated” – Snoke “Thankfully, they killed me in the previous movie” – Han Solo They did it, they murdered it, the whole movie! Star Wars was some kind of a … Continue reading

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Paradigm shift: Planet Earth 2

There has been quite some time since the last installment of BBC’s Planet Earth Series, more than 10 years. Along with “Life”, they probably constitute the best nature’s documentaries ever produced. They had set the bar so high that is now … Continue reading

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Why it took me so long to watch this? Interstellar edition

Let’s face it. I have a beef with movies which mess with the concept of time. I am yuge fan of Nolan’s other works, you name it, Memento, Prestige, the Batman trilogy. However, I’ve been postponing his latest one, Interstellar (2014), until three … Continue reading

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Comedy from the second balcony: Trevor Noah

It has been a while. A bunch of staggering things have happened. Posts for comprehending the new reality are in abundance and yet there are needed more to come. My take is that the best drug will always be comedy. Without … Continue reading

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South Park and political in-correctness

It’s been a while since the last  post due to 50% technical difficulties (ASUS customer service to blame), 50% fall  semester starting and 50% my friend visiting for the first time in the US and Austin. It was an absorbing month with … Continue reading

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All the Way LBJ!

Admittedly, every role that Bryan Cranston plays makes it seems irresistibly cool. I have declared myself as staunch supporter of him before and again I was not disappointed. His performance on the film All the Way (2016) was world-class. People have … Continue reading

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Planet Earth and Life: best nature documentaries ever

As I have said, it is my goal to identify and review all the gems I find throughout my research. Those two guys, Planet Earth (2006) and Life (2009) need no introduction and in the unlikely case you haven’t seen already them, … Continue reading

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The Office or Modern Theatre of the Absurd

The US version of the show is not news. It has been around since 2005 and I started binged watching it since last week lying on bed for I must recover from my lower back pain. Anyways, I think that this … Continue reading

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Bill Burrrrrrr

Here is my recent discovery, stand up comedian, Bill Burr! Oh boy, this guy has some serious nerve. His performance is so tense and adrenaline infused. I got immediately hooked to his style and his humor totally resonates with me. … Continue reading

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My big fat Greek wedding, μέρος 2ο

That’s it, time for something not serious. I remembered when I first watched the first part and it was hilarious, but this time seeing this in the US is another story. Maybe it is funny because deep inside I might end … Continue reading

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