Film & TV: Midsommar
TLS visits a secluded Swedish community and explores themes of relationships and grief in Ari Aster’s masterful Midsommar.
[Aggregate score: 10]
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Literature: Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel
A quite short story with nevertheless more than a bit to say on dissolving relationships, TLS reviews Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel.
[Aggregate score: 8]
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Film & TV: Child’s Play (2019)
Chucky’s back, Jack! TLS takes on the modern reimagining of the classic killer doll in the 2019 version of Child’s Play.
[Aggregate score: 8]
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Games & Gaming Culture: E3 2019
E3 rolls around for 2019 and TLS dives in once more to cherry-pick items of interest to discuss from it.
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Film & TV: Space Battleship Yamato
International sci-fi flies on with an anime-based movie about the plucky crew of Earth’s last spaceship and their final mission against an alien threat.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]
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AFI Top 100 #024: E.T.
Returning to their childhood before all the world-weary cynicism set in, TLS experiences the original wonder of this classic Spielberg flick which sits at #24 on the AFI list.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]
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Film & TV: La Jetée
TLS dives backward in time to review masterfully moody French short, La Jetée, the precursor and genesis to 12 Monkeys.
[Aggregate score: 9]
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Film & TV: Pokemon Detective Pikachu
On the trail of big-name franchise adaptations, TLS discovers one that’s quite decently done in Pokemon Detective Pikachu. Also known as: Ryan Reynolds’ Dick Pik.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]
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Film & TV: Rashomon
Reality is perception; TLS dissects this idea through the mirror of Akira Kurosawa’s famous and influential Rashomon.
[Aggregate score: 8]
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Film & TV: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Taking on the third entry in the tales of master assassin John Wick, TLS decides how on target the latest in series lands.
[Aggregate score: 8]
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