TV MOVIE BLOG

If you haven't seen Josh Thomas's TV series, Please Like Me , you're missing out. An original drama but with added comedic value; the show illustrates realistic issues that many young people face on a daily basis, such as deep, personal family issues and coming out as gay. Featured on the ABC and now available to watch on Netflix, Thomas' series is aimed towards teenagers and young adults in particular due to the nature of the subjects that are featured within the series. In the very first episode, the viewer is confronted with Thomas' mother trying to commit suicide as she struggles with the idea that her ex-husband has left her. Thomas' charismatic disposition gives a light-hearted feel to the show as he continuously deals with complications whether it comes to his roommate, his family life or his love life as he experiments with his sexuality when his girlfriend breaks up with him because she thinks that he's gay. Thomas is also seen living w...

Perhaps one of the best and well-known Japanese animated movies, Hiyao Miyazaki's Spirited Away , incorporates elements of love, kindness, and generosity in conjunction with the complexity of animation and how Miyazaki's imagination and endless creativity produces a piece of work that is magical and enchanting for the viewer. Spirited Away was released in 2002 to audiences in Japan, and became so popular that it was then released to the rest of the world in which Miyazaki won several awards because of its captivating storyline and graphics. It appeals to other cultures and audiences because of the installation of Western influence; texts such as Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Homer's Odyssey to embellish a narrative that is alluring and exciting for different audiences and cultures to experience. The movie opens with the young protagonist Chihiro in the car with her parents leaving their hometown to live in the provinces; it sets up Chihiro as a spoi...

Actually a spin-off of the popular cartoon series at the time, Beavis and Butthead , Daria  is a five season series (a total of 65 episodes) starring Daria Morgendorffer (A.K.A The Queen of Sarcasm) who despises high school and believes that any aspect of life can be improved with pizza , making her indeed a relatable character . Daria  was MTV’s longest-running animated series which commenced in 1997 to 2001. The series has two animated films, “Is It Fall Yet?” and “Is It College Yet?” The screenwriters did an outstanding job at giving Daria the most brilliant comebacks and sarcastic lines adding to the series element of dark humor. The series also had an amazingly versatile cast as some cast members played more than one character such as Wendy Hoopes who played Jane Lane, Quinn and Helen Morgendorffer and Marc Thompson who played Mr. Timothy O’Neil, Mr. Anthony DeMartino and Kevin Thompson (L ol. Same last name) .   It's currently rerunnin...