Oh no! These are the two books I added to my goodreads list. Eh, the tbr pile is so high I probably won't even seek them out until summer some time in the next decade anyway.
(right now I'm reading Valeria Luiselli's The Story of My Teeth)

This comment is a good comment *smiles while a single tear tracks down my dirty and sunken face*

I mean, at times she does? But she s also very, very loyal to the movement, to the point where she might lie to protect it. She might be utterly horrified, and still lie? There might be some interesting changes to her way of being in the world come season 2.

I'd be happy if this went full on surreal but also kept up with the murky realism that's been present throughout. Meyerism is on to something, but aspects of the faith are still harmful and damaging. I mostly want to know what's up with Alison though. It was frustratingly vague for a show running week to week (I know,…

I think a good double bill would be Dead Poet's Society followed by The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - just to show how the cult of personality with a teacher can go truly horribly wrong.

I really feel like there's so much in every episode - I think I'll want to do a rewatch as soon as the season's over. Then probably pine a bit as I wait for the next one. I have no idea where we're going to be by the end, and that's what I love about this show. There are twists and turns, but it's very organic- a bit…

But then again the point of this whole article and thread is to talk about 'classics' that we don't like?

Perhaps it's unfair to pick a film I had to stop watching after 30 minutes, but Her. Her was an awful experience for all of those 30 minutes. Again Michael Bluth's 'Her?' voice comes to mind.

Agyness Deyn is the worst Chris Guthrie. She manages an okay accent, but it seems to suck all the effort out of her doing it. With voice-over sections lifted from the often soaringly poetic book enunciated in dreary tones that go on and on. Also pretty funny is the moment when we first see her, in a classroom,…

I was hoping Dr Sweet would turn out to be Dr Moreau. Ah well.

I like this idea a lot, but think the establishing shots of Silas approaching the compound and hopping the fence might nudge it towards 'he was really there' territory. But I love the idea anyway.

I love the fact that Bridget Jones' Diary had a character called Mark Darcy who was written based on Colin Firth's portrayal (think I remember an interview with the author on this) THEN the perfection of Firth playing Mark Darcy in the film of Bridget Jones' Diary (other aspects of the film not being so great)

Thank you. That was great.

I'll have to check it out for nostalgia (and possible functional needs) Thank you.

Michael Palin did several travel documentaries, and marathons of these used to be on tv on Sunday mornings I think - maybe Saturday. Maybe every day of the week. He's just so calm, and all the minor inconveniences of travelling coupled with beautiful landscapes in slightly outdated cameras was the perfect hangover…

I'm pretty sure that opening bit with 'never marry your childhood sweetheart' was a My Girl reference.

The worst film I saw in 2015 was Under Milk Wood, an adaptation of a Dylan Thomas radio play. It was so bad I almost left the cinema. I have in all my years never done this (because I am a penny pincher at heart) but I did take an extended pee break. When I came back, there was a weirdly lit S&M scene going on as if…

This is why Listen Up, Philip was mostly ignored I think but damn that was an ice-cold take on the topic.

I'm so glad kids nowadays have new stuff to genuinely give them the terror. Over the Garden Wall is another good one. Auntie Whispers! Brrr!

Does anyone remember the UK kids' animation Trapdoor. Because it's seared into my consciousness for sure. It's all up on youtube and I watched it a few years back through my fingers.