Film & TV: Da 5 Bloods
TLS checks out the latest and quite great Spike Lee joint, Da 5 Bloods.
[Aggregate score: 8.75]
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Year: 2020
Games & Gaming Culture: Forgotten/Hidden Gems
Following a vague precious stone-related theme this week, TLS offers up a selection of videogames from both recent and days gone by, that we feel are often over-looked or neglected.
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Film & TV: Uncut Gems
TLS hustles to chase the next big score by taking a chance on a missed A24 (often a sure bet) film from last year, the Safdie bros. and Adam Sandler vehicle, Uncut Gems.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]
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Pop Culture Roundup Roundtable: June 2020
TLS offers up a grab bag of impressions, recommendations (or not) and suggestions on a gamut of recent/current pop properties ranging from TV to comics, videogames and music.
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Film & TV: Bulworth
TLS takes a look back at Warren Beatty’s depressingly prescient dark comedy/satire about the sad state and unfortunate reality of American politics and how continuing to call out its hypocrisies can hopefully help reform them.
[Aggregate score: 10]
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Games & Gaming Culture: Dark Souls and Co.
TLS delve into the aspects of the From Software games and their ilk, deciding what the appealing factors are as well as what the definition of ‘Souls-likes’ could/should be.
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Philosophy & Narrative: Plagues/Pandemics in Pop Culture Art
Closing off our exploration of the use of plagues and the like within the pop cultural zeitgeist, TLS looks at three articles from various sources and applies them to a general discussion of past, present, and possible future depictions of the subject at hand.
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Narrative Timbre: Interview with Amanda Bocchi
For the premiere episode for his blog extension, Chris has a remote discussion with composer/musician Amanda Bocchi featuring a live performance.
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Literature: The Plague by Albert Camus
Taking a quick detour from traditional reviews, two TLS members discuss a few of the key elements and ideas from Camus’ classic tale of the human spirit in the face of a titular plague.
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Film & Literature: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson starring Will Smith (2007)
TLS combines the original story and the latter film version of vampire-virus related tale, I am Legend, for a double feature compare/contrast session in lieu of separate MOTS reviews for each.
[Aggregate scores– Novella: 8.5 Film: 5.25]
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