This time of the year is when everyone and their mum comes up with their best things of the year, but you should listen to me because... um, I write it down I guess? In all seriousness, this year has been pretty good for entertainment, even if it hasn't been so good for the rest …
Backlog Review: Bored to Death Season Two
Annoyingly, my opinions aren't always 100% correct all the time (surprising, I know). I'll admit, it took me until half way through Season Two to properly get Bored to Death. I'll fully take the blame on this one, but it's interesting to examine why it took me so long to understand. For one thing, I think …
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Backlog Review: Bored to Death Season One
Knowing my love of detective fiction and American comedy, a friend recommended me Bored to Death, the Johnathan Ames show that had been on my radar for a while but I'd never gotten round to watching. He lent me the first season DVD and I watched it in less than two days. The elements were …
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Quick Review: Life on the Road
When I walked out of seeing David Brent: Life on the Road the other day I thought to myself (as I'm sure many of you did); did the world really need a David Brent movie? The answer, of course, is no; David Brent got a near perfect ending in the Christmas special of The Office all …
Quick Review: Ghostbusters (2016)
Mild spoilers ahead I just want to first preface this by saying that I hate everything surrounding this movie. I hate the internet cry-babies who don't want women in their Ghostbusters, I hate the people who prejudged the films on trailers which, by the way, are unrepresentative and I therefore also hate (most of the …
The Toatali Guide to Modern TV Comedy
If there's one thing I know a lot about, it's modern TV comedies. I've spent way too much of my life watching 20-30 minute TV sitcoms, and while I haven't seen them all, my knowledge is pretty extensive. So, today I present a small guide to what you should be watching if you want to …