Bechdel Test: Mortdecai (2015)
Halfway through watching the film, my cousin Gavin leaned over and asked: “Why is this so awful?” He likely just wanted to express how terrible the film is (very) but it’s a genuinely interesting ...
ReadmoreOrphan Black: Season 1, Episodes 5-6
In early 2015, Peter and his friend Georgia sat down to watch the entirety of Orphan Black season 1 in one day. Or was it...Peter and a clone!? No. It was definitely Georgia. We checked. ...
ReadmoreAmerican Horror Story, Season 1: Episodes 10-12
In April of 2014 Xander was unemployed, jobless, and generally without a profession. At the recommendation of Netflix he marathoned the first season of American Horror Story over a weekend, posting hi...
ReadmoreHer (2013)
Elizabeth, despite being a huge fan of sci-fi, romance, and disembodied voices, had never seen the film Her. Peter and Gavin sat her down to remedy this, and in the process learned a little bit about...
ReadmoreGame of Thrones, Season 2: Episodes 1-2
In June/July 2014 (four years late to the party) Elizabeth finally watched through Game of Thrones. Aware of her squeamishness, her brother Xander (who’s seen the show) and friend Anne (who’s also rea...
ReadmorePeter’s Top 6 Films of 2014
2014 was a big year for film! For me specifically, that is, not necessarily the rest of the world. I got access to $10 tickets, and so I started seeing several films each month, including films th...
ReadmoreHigh School Musical (2006)
Upon realising that neither of her brothers had ever seen the sad tale of talented, driven people not getting recognised, Elizabeth decided to sit them all down together, thousands of kilometres apar...
ReadmoreX-Men (2000)
At the start of the Christmas holidays, Xander and Elizabeth decided to marathon the X-Men films for the first time. For the next fourteen hours they experienced mutants, drama, and Hugh Jackman tople...
ReadmoreGame of Thrones, Season 1: Episodes 9-10
In June/July 2014 (four years late to the party) Elizabeth finally watched through Game of Thrones. Aware of her squeamishness, her brother Xander (who’s seen the show) and friend Anne (who’s also re...
ReadmoreElizabeth’s Top 6 Sitcoms of All Time
Writing the list of the greatest sitcoms of all times may seem like a daunting task to some, but fortunately I saw most of them growing up. This has saved me a lot of time, which I have been able to u...
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