After having watched WrestleMania (largely free of spoilers), I started reading some of the online reactions to the matches, especially the godawful Boneyard and brilliant Firefly Funhouse matches. I was intrigued! Alfred Konuwa of Forbes decided the Boneyard match was: …immediately lauded as a masterpiece, the likes of which will be lionized in WWE history…Continue reading “More on the firefly funhouse”
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Devs episode 1
Ooh, FX, you’re a decent channel. After bringing us the likes of Fargo, Atlanta and What We Do in the Shadows (as well as stuff I want to see, like Snowfall and American Crime Story), we now have the bewitching Devs, which UK people can watch on BBC 2 or the iPlayer. Devs seems toContinue reading “Devs episode 1”
Knives Out
Dir: Rian Johnson, 2019 I wasn’t sure what to make of this one, before I saw it. It looked like fun, and a friend whose opinion I respect recommended it. But it looked a bit period-y, and I’ve never been that into Agatha Christie. I was wrong: it’s not period-y at all. In fact, it’sContinue reading “Knives Out”
WrestleMania 36 (night 1)
This was always going to be a weird one. I’ll admit, I haven’t watched a full WrestleMania since number 20, back in 2004. To be honest, the only reason I was watching up until that point was the insane physicality (strength, agility and that absurd physique) of Brock Lesnar. When he left, I did. AndContinue reading “WrestleMania 36 (night 1)”
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