Just finished the final season of Superstore. It was very funny, smart and had likeable characters. However what really separated it from any other show (in my experience) was how it dealt with class in such an accurate way. Here’s seven ways it did so (spoiler alert): Unionising Many episodes focus on attempts to unionise […]
Reviews
The Crank Aesthetic of ‘Planet of the Humans’
A review. Yesterday I watched Planet of the Humans, Jeff Gibb’s expose of the green energy movement which has caused a few ripples, partly due to the fact that Michael Moore is an executive producer on the documentary which gives it more of a platform than it might otherwise have had. The short version: Poorly […]
The George Collins Book Club – Lost At School
When you’re so desperate for book recommendations that you turn to a bald twenty-something burnout for help. Gods above help you. Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. – Lost At School “…consider whether your expectations for each kid are truly realistic. We often place expectations on kids that we know they can’t meet, and then punish them […]
Ungagged Review: Drag 101
Drag 101 The Scottish Drag scene is booming, as an art and a craft that now has international acclaim and multiple Netflix series. There’s a multitude of outlets and stadium tours by prominent Drag Queens all over Scotland, drag has never been so accessible in Glasgow. I seem to always find myself drawn back to […]
Nathália Urban Reviews – The Edge of Democracy
I just finished watching The Edge of Democracy (Netflix) directed by the filmmaker Petra Costa, in short the film shows the critical points that led to the rise of the extreme right in Brazil today, but not forgetting its painful past with the military dictatorship. I could try to keep myself impersonal while I’m writing […]
Tariq Ali – The Clash of Fundamentalisms – George Collins Book Club Review
The George Collins Book Club When you’re so desperate for book recommendations that you turn to a bald twenty-something burnout for help. Gods above help you. Tariq Ali – The Clash of Fundamentalisms “Despite the differences between [the three monotheistic religions], they are all affected by the world around them. Times change and they change […]
Review – Gerald Horne – The Counter-Revolution of 1776
The George Collins Book Club When you’re so desperate for book recommendations that you turn to a bald twenty-something burnout for help. Gods above help you. Gerald Horne – The Counter-Revolution of 1776 “[White nationalists] have this very naïve view of the United States. They want to cling to this idea of the Founding Fathers […]
Review – Linh Dinh – Postcards From The End of America
The George Collins Book Club When you’re so desperate for book recommendations that you turn to a bald twenty-something burnout for help. Gods above help you. Linh Dinh – Postcards From The End of America “Stories make a place. Without stories, there is no place, but without place, there can still be stories. […]
Outlaw King – Spoiler* Free Review (*almost)
As spoiler free as a historical biopic can get. It was worth the wait! I had stayed up late planning to watch Outlaw King for an early morning review, however by 2am, it still wasn’t available and I fell asleep. As soon as I opened my eyes, I was ready for some Chris Pine as […]
Norsemen – spoiler free review
So another binge on Netflix, another new series to explore. I had seen Norsemen advertised for a while but I was put off thinking it was a rip-off Vikings. Oh, how wrong I was. I started watching the first season only a couple of days ago. I was instantly drawn into the comic acting along […]