All Forms of Art

I hadn’t watched the first season of American Crime Story . Never felt very interested in the show, and the only reason I watched this most recent season was that it was about Versace .   I was very intrigued by the show because I remember the case, which was thoroughly covered by the media at the time. So I decided I’d give the show a try. Who's the True Protagonist? I didn’t know a lot about Versace’s life. Almost nothing, really, so I can’t truly criticize the choices by the production when it came to the story. However, I have a problem with the title.  It may have been better not to call it “the assassination of Versace”, but rather “Versace’s killer” as the protagonist is not the designer but rather his killer, and this wasn’t exactly what most people seemed to expect going in. This was also the case for me, and I must admit I got a bit disappointed. Slow Pace The show is good enough to make you curious and keep you watching it, but it isn’t all...

This is one of those situations where I’m not sure what to say in a review of this show. The show is… not good. Sure, Renée Zellweger (recently in Only murders in the Building ) helps (a lot), but she isn’t enough to pull the show through its mediocrity. When she isn’t on the screen, we aren’t left with much at all, unfortunately. The Good is also Bad It’s a lot of fun to see her trying to impersonate a femme fatale , with zero ethics or moral principles, but it’s a little too stereotyped for my personal taste. Yet, it’s definitely the best part of the entire show.  That alone speaks volumes. Shallow The story is primarily about secrets, and all the characters are, in some way, emotionally broken. Some of them don’t even make a whole lot of sense, and while watching, you’re commonly asking yourself why they’re even here, to begin with.  It looks like they don’t belong.  They are connected by bonds of blood or friendship, but everything seems a bit too...

This was a very surprising show, in which disability is showcased in a natural, even sometimes fun way, clearly meant to show the audience that our focus should really be on the human being, beyond any apparent disabilities. True Empowerment  It’s a comedy, at times dark, and at times filled with strength, willpower, and motivational messages, and you can easily find yourself watching it for a couple of hours in a row since it only features eight 15-minute episodes.  It’s kind of autobiographical, but I had no idea at the time I watched it, so I’m giving my opinion on the impact it had on me, whilst unaware of that fact. Your Disability is NOT Who You Are The protagonist (Ryan O'Connell) is a gay guy with Cerebral Palsy, fighting to be able to be independent, have a job, and, like all of us, love.  He is somewhat ashamed of his health condition, also being very tired of not getting treated like any other person, so he tries to hide it, which tends to lead hi...

This new show by Netflix is another “ surprisingly addictive ” one that you’ll want to binge-watch.  It follows a story in which a big secret is at the center of the action. Fun fact, you know this from the very beginning, but that doesn’t take away your interest in the story, and where it’s headed, quite the opposite. Good Package The cast is pretty good, and the story and action are guided well throughout. Labeled as a dark comedy, you’ll find it to be a near-perfect mix of funny and tragic moments that will keep you glued to your screens. Jen (Christina Applegate) and Judy (Linda Cardellini) are an amazing duo! It has a very similar "How did you get here?" energy with Good Girls - ordinary women doing illegal things, crime mixed with humor and moral gray areas, and, of course, friendship tested by lies and bad decisions. What if...? One of the things I found most interesting was that, for the first time, I second-guessed what to do while watching a sh...

After 2 years of waiting, we finally watched the last episode of Game of Thrones this week, and the results were... let's say, unexpected. Being a huge fan of the books and the show, I couldn't let this end without saying anything.  I'm quite used to bad endings for good shows by now (just think about  Dexter  or  Lost ...), so I didn't have many expectations. Running, running, running... This whole season was some sort of race against time, and that was quite annoying for me, and as far as I know, for most of GoT fans around the world.  We get it, they needed to end the show, but there were so many choices... The Absolute Need to Prove Us Wrong We can't say that the show didn't surprise us; there were so many (and much more obvious) choices that weren't made. In fact, if you watched it closely, you'll probably feel that they wrote it precisely to destroy every single fan theory that exists.  What they forgot was that those theor...

Maddie’s disappearance was probably the biggest case of this sort in Portugal, ever. A highly controversial issue with a significant impact on public opinion in one of the safest countries in the world.  Many things were said about it, and many doubts and suspicions remain in our minds, to this very day, about what really happened to little Maddie. It Leads You Where It Wants The way this documentary was made is very clever. Follow along step by step throughout the investigation, and you will change your opinion and suspicions as each piece of evidence comes to light.  You might be overwhelmed with many different feelings, and no matter your initial opinion about the case, you’ll feel doubt start to creep up as you watch each episode. Cultural Differences It’s very interesting the way different people, from different countries, face each detail and the cultural differences that might seem like nothing on most regular occasions, might be huge under such com...

This story looks like one of those bedtime stories our parents used to tell us. Superhero children, with awesome powers, yet so normal, requiring love and affection, like any regular child.  Moral lessons and consequences that befall them when they do something wrong… Well, this isn’t exactly the premise of the show, but at first sight, it’s what it most reminded me of. Be Special, Not Happy You have this group of individuals, linked, connected as brothers, not by blood but by the craziness of their adoptive father instead.  He took the children under his care and turned his house into some sort of boarding school for special kids. Give it a couple of years, and you end up with a very dysfunctional family.  Good Characters Despite the extensive use of fantasy, we can easily feel empathy for the characters. They’re all very interesting and very different from one another, which makes us pay attention to all of their stories, and they’re all pretty ...