A few years ago the BBC adapted Shakespeare’s first four canonical histories Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, and Henry V under the collective title of The Hollow Crown, and a little while after that I reviewed each installment as part of my ongoing Brush Up Your Shakespeare series. Well, the BBC recently…
In my admittedly limited experience, Netflix’s original series are pretty hit or miss. They’ve gone on record saying that they want to become HBO faster than HBO can become Netflix, which means that like HBO, much of what they churn out is merely soft-core porn with high production values and sub-Athenian political intrigue. I’ve always…
Baddie – Marital trust. Lesson – Marriage is inherently dangerous. Maybe. Honeymoon accomplishes a rare thing and makes me immediately hate the couple in question. It might be because their love story starts with, “lol foreign food gives you food poisoning,” or because they have cinnamon rolls instead of cake at their wedding, or because Bea…
Rooster Illusion 