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Deconstructing Ep. 1, “Circle of Life.”
This is a weekly examination of each new “Slow Horses” episode. It contains spoilers, so if you haven’t watched, come back when you have.
The Observer is a spoiler-free curated collection of television series and films.
A couple of months ago, in the summer of my Pacific Northwest isolation, I came across a picture I was very familiar with:
That’s Don Draper (...
As Netflix was airing the 49ers vs. Rams game from Australia on Thursday, I got my first look at yet another upcoming WWII-based movie, this one called “The Mosquito Bowl.”
It was bad timing. On several fronts.
As a country, we were one d...
Spoilt is a recurring feature where episodes (or seasons) can be discussed in spoiler-filled discussion. If you haven’t watched, come back when you have.
Eventually we’ll get into some nagging, perhaps troubling, questions ab...
I wrote recently about choosing movies in twos, mostly without forethought in the decision to watch those specific two choices, and then wondering why my mood went in that direction.
It’s not existential. But it’s a question that matters....
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