All Forms of Art

  Queen Charlotte is a story from the Bridgerton series, where the main character is the queen.  It is not exactly a surprise because of all polemics surrounding the fact that a black woman represented the queen. The authors used that in their favor, and in a good way if you ask me - they created another successful series. Queen Charlotte is not brilliant, but it is a sweet story. Irreverence and Strong Female Characters Bridgerton already got us used to strong female characters that are not exactly aligned with the historical era they represent. Queen Charlotte wasn’t different. The impetuosity and bravery of the young queen are evident in the first scene. She is a fantastic character, and despite seeming so “badly behaved” for the time, she showed to have the biggest heart. It also focuses on the needs and intimacy of older women, which is rarely approached, especially in such a sensitive way as this.  Love Lesson Love is capable of everything, and you should do ev...

  Turn of the Tide is the new Netflix Portuguese show, and people seem to like it. It is in the global top 10 non-English speaking series (well, it has a bit of English, and those dialogues sound kind of ridiculous, sorry…) Anyway, it has had a lot of success, and I got curious to know why. Drugs… again? As a Portuguese person, I must say that drugs and trafficking were commonplace in Portuguese movies not that long ago. That made me suspicious - more of the same. Yet, a close friend advocated in their favor, and I was not disappointed.  Good cast, good pace I liked the show very much, and I feel that it is more about poverty than drugs. The actors are terrific, and the story is engaging. I wouldn’t say I liked the end, but at least we’ll have a second season. Let’s see what they do with it… The whole atmosphere was well-built. It has the right amount of suspense. You constantly find out something new, some detail that makes you want to know even more. I felt that the languag...

  Sexify is a Polish Netflix series that shows you the long path between having a good idea and building an actual company from it. Natalia is about to finish her degree and is building an app. She soon realizes that everything college students care about is sex. What can she do with that information? She is a slightly awkward and inexperienced girl, so she needs help. She has the modern and practical Monika and her best friend, Paulina.  Paulina is a girl from a traditional family, about to get married but eager to discover a whole new world.  The three of them will do incredible things and be in the middle of unbelievable (and sometimes amusing) situations. All in the name of the business! From College to Business The characters are very interesting, and together they seem to make the perfect team, despite being very different from each other. Yet, they are also very inexperienced in the business world. How to build a profitable company?  They need to deal with co...

  John Winchester is one of the main characters of Supernatural , even though he rarely appears. It is because of him that Sam and Dean get together again, and the story starts. So, what's his problem? He's a terrible father! Through Dean's Eyes In the beginning, most of us like John, and the one or two things he says or does which are idiotic… well, we ignore them. He looks cute and clearly loves his boys. We mostly see him by Dean's eyes, and Sam looks like a brat complaining that daddy doesn't understand him. Then John dies, we all share some tears, and dead guys tend to be seen as perfect, right? The past isn’t that glamorous As the story evolves, you may start questioning yourself about some things. Who raised the boys? Were they alone all the time? Why does he fight with everyone? If you look closely, the boys aren't always well-received by John's old friends, and most of them don't see him in a long time because… they had a fight. Are all his frie...

  Cleopatra is this figure who is a part of our collective imagination. Surrounded by all sorts of stories, myths, and legends spread through the years, no one can tell the truth from the lies anymore. So, since it is the historical figure everyone knows about, I had to watch Queen Cleopatra , the Netflix re-enactment documentary. Now, the great question is: is it good? No. Is it terrible? Trust me; it could be worse.  So, what’s the big issue, and why does everyone hate it? Who was Cleopatra? The truth is we all know her name. Unfortunately, mainly because of her romance with Mark Anthony rather than because of all she did as the ruler of Egypt. Yet, we know nothing about her. One of the things that is more controversial is her physical appearance. Queen Cleopatra choose to represent her as a black woman. And that became a big issue, even leading to a lawsuit against Netflix! Aren’t you taking it a bit too seriously? I don’t know why they did that. If it is because they hav...

  What would you think if someone got into your house and told you that you need to sacrifice one member of your family or humanity will end? Wait, what? Yes, that’s the premise of Knock at the Cabin . A little girl and her dads are on vacation in a cabin in the middle of nowhere when four people armed with strange weapons appear and say one of them should be sacrificed.  Is this horror? I’ve seen people rebuking the movie, and I get why, but let’s take a minute to think about it. Why do you feel so… well, nothing. When the story starts, it is promising. It is not something you’ve seen a thousand times in other movies, and you can feel the tension. It is an impossible choice to make. Here, the problem starts: it creates expectations. These expectations are not fulfilled. The movie is supposed to be a psychological thriller, but you never feel your heart race. Instead, it is slow and calm; all you see are four lunatics and one guy screaming at them. I believe the other guy is s...

  Lucy Worsley Investigates is an investigative documentary that will make you look at History classes differently. Forget the endless boring lessons. Here, the focus is on the mystery and actual investigation work. In this first season (I hope there will be more), Lucy Worsley investigates 4 dramatic chapters of British History. If you don't know much about it, don't worry, it is well-explained and put into context. It is like picking up a random of facts and happenings and giving them real meaning. Plague, witches, mental health, and murderer  In these 4 episodes, Lucy Worsley investigates the Black Death, the witch trials, how mental health evolved in the last couple of centuries, and the murder of the Princes in the tower. It is all well documented and narrated as a great entertaining story. Fascinating! You do not always have complete answers to the questions, though. For example, in the princes' episode, we never have a definite explanation for what happened or if th...