Oh my god, I can’t get out of my head how much I hate this show. The first three episodes make it look great, but then the next five A) drag it out like a motherfucker and B) have some characters I can’t stand. Most of all the kid. I hate this kid. Don’t get me wrong, the actor behind it is fine. The effects behind him aren’t great–his ears don’t look real, they look robotic. They don’t move like real deer ears. But that’s not what bothers me. What bothers me is that the kid is the root of all their problems. He’s the plot mover. Story slowing down?…
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My Problem With Okja
Here’s some more “I’m old and all you young people are wrong” blog posts that I know everyone loves. I’d been looking forward to Okja since it was announced. Netflix produced, made by the same guy as “The Host” who blended comedy and horror into emotion, and plus I’m a sucker for “A boy and his X” stories ever since E.T. (Other formative favorites include Short Circuit, Flight of the Navigator, Homeward Bound, The Never-ending Story, Norby, The Enormous Egg, Charlotte’s Web, I even had “A Boy and His Blob” on NES.) But there’s also the message of the small-town farmer against Mirando, the big mega-corporation that wants to use…
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Netflix What If?
If you got “Arrival” and “The Departed” from Netflix at the same time, does that cause a black hole?
