All Forms of Art

Domestic violence in all its forms is kind of the subject ‘of the hour’ in my country due to a series of unbelievable court decisions regarding it and cases involving it. Maybe because of that, I had some sort of expectations about this show that weren’t totally fulfilled by what it’s really about. The way I saw it, the show wasn’t very entertaining as it was too slow, Debra was a tedious, monotonous character and John wasn’t very convincing as a villain. As I hadn’t heard of this particular case before, it was only by the end of the first episode that I knew it was based on real facts and people, but that just made the whole thing seem… even more shallow. After a couple of episodes, however, I realized that some of that vibe, of that feeling it was evoking, how fake it all seemed, might all be on purpose and this apparent ‘not-so-great’ ability of John for manipulation was actually a genius master scheme to show us what a truly manipulative person should look like and...

When I first watched the trailer for this show, all I could think of was this seemed like that one Supernatural episode where the Winchester brothers were always coming back to the same day and dying repeatedly, which I personally thought to be annoying as hell. So, I cast it aside, dismissed it and decided I probably wouldn’t enjoy watching it. However, at a later date, out of the blue, I decided to give it a try and I was pleasantly surprised by how good the show actually is. Instead of being annoying or repetitive, the story tends to evolve and raise your curiosity with every time that she comes back to life and decides to change her route. As usual in these kinds of shows, the end didn’t provide us with many answers, letting some doubt linger in the air, enabling a possible second season. Even so, this show is definitely worth your time. The characters are unusually deep for the genre in question, the dialogue is fluid and natural and despite the weirdness o...

A post-apocalyptic scenario without zombies. Is that possible? Yes! And with quite an interesting result to be honest. Bird Box , with Sandra Bullock, brings us a new look upon this vastly explored scenario of an apocalyptic event. It wasn’t as scary as I read it would be, your heart will not race a lot, but it’s a pretty decent movie and a good time, definitely. It might seem a little slow in the beginning but as the story unfolds, it will most certainly catch and hold your attention until the very end. The protagonist is a very curious choice, as well as the way the story develops. Her internal growth is obvious, but also her very own individual goals. Rather than trying to find an explanation for whatever is happening or how it might all come to be, all she wants is to reach shelter, both for herself and the children. However, she won’t look like the perfect mother that will do everything for her babies. That makes this movie truly stand out from most others takes...