Lydia Mitchell

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The Crown: 5x07 No Woman's Land

Credit to the actor who plays Martin Bashir and the writing team for making him such a slimey character as warranted by his fraudulent manipulation and complete lack of ethics.

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: 2x05 A Doll's Story

This is weird to see blackface in an episode of a sitcom about babysitting.

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The House Bunny

An almost painfully noughties comedy flick with a surprisingly star studded cast. This was like a highschool flashback fever dream with some extra insanity promoting the playboy brand which has aged worse than Hef. That said, it's still a mildly enjoyable turn your brain off movie with low stakes.

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Paint

This movie is catatonic. I wanted to like this movie, a comedy parody of a biopic is normally just my cup of tea. The pace is as slow as the narrative of the much beloved pop culture figure its based on but delivers on no punchline until the final 10mins.

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The Proposal

A textbook "unlikely lovers" rom-com which is made memorable by the comedic chops of the cast. Recommended if you're looking for something comfortable and familiar.

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RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under: 3x07 Terriers in Tiaras

I can't tell if Ru's producers are scraping the bottom of the barrel or not in this utterly insane concept for a makeover challenge. Everyone loves dogs and it is sweet to see how much mental good having the dogs visit set is for the queens at this stage of the competition.

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What's Love Got to Do with It

Lawrence Fishburn did a remarkable job on portraying how charming abusers can be when they want to be, but Angela Bassett steals the show without being a superficial fascimile of Tina.

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Jurassic World Dominion

Absolutely representative of everything wrong with modern hollywood. I love it. It is a bad movie, the cgi looks like puppets in places the plot is thinly strung together video game cutscenes and all the major beats were included in the trailer. I'll watch it again, recommend keeping your expectations low and having a good time.

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: 1x09 Whose Show Is This?

That was peculiar, fun, but peculiar.

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American Horror Stories: 2x06 Facelift

Genuinely thought this was going to be a reimagining of the 'Death Becomes Her' film. I enjoyed that it went in a different direction but the end wasn't particularly fulfilling.

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Noblesse: 1x07 The Girl I'm Into Is a Noble / Unforgettable

This is a silly fluff filler episode and it brings me joy.

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DragonHeart

Massive nostalgic attachment to this film which really is quite cheesy. Surprisingly, the special effects have held up well for a 25 year old movie and a quality villain makes up for the rather superficial and at times, nonsensical, plot.

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

I loathed this movie for so many years, I was never a fan of Doctor Seuss so I never understood the appeal, the designs, costumes and prosthetics were outrageous and monstrous. Now I'm an adult I can see this movie was not written for children, it is an adult tale (don't believe me, there is an orgy reference at 25:35). The Grinch doesn't hate Christmas, he hates people. I now realise this monstrosity is intentional, the Grinch isn't the monster the Who's are.

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Cinderella

I knew this was going to be a cheesy musical just from the casting. The music is fun and it is a silly enjoyable movie as long as you don't have high expectations and are just looking for dumb entertainment.

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Titanic

I'll be frank. I don't like this movie. I don't know if it's because I associate it with busted recorder solos of "My Heart Will Go On" performed by children or if it the film itself is just too damn long. There is nothing wrong with the film, the first half is a decent romance exploring themes of class and social role, and the second half is an exciting disaster film with a tragic ending. The casting and world building are exquisite. Indeed, Billy Zane does such a good job of being the antagonist Calander Hockley it might have ruined his career. The early 90s can almost be characterised by Leonardo Dicaprio inspiring teenage girls to kill themselves, in this case, purely from Rose's reckless behaviour in her efforts to rescue Jack. Seriously let the damn man on the door if he matters so much, or at least get him a life jacket. Regardless of its plot holes or sheer length, it's still deserving of being a film you have to watch once in your life. Even if you don't like it.

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The Great

An utterly delightful and absurd romp through "an occasionally true" story of Catherine The Great's rise to power. A powerhouse cast, great visual design and acerbic comedic writing all pull together for an entertaining ride that's short enough to not be tiresome.

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Ralph Breaks the Internet

This movie is fun, mindless entertainment. In short: It's Clickbait.

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10 Things I Hate About You

The quintessential teen movie, a time-machine to the late 90s, a modernisation of shakespeare and a classic cast of stars. What more could you want.

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

I love this movie. It's not a great piece of cinema but it is fun and dumb action based on the classic game franchise. The movie nails the aesthetic of the tomb raider world in its set and character design. Some familiar and accomplished faces appear, and they do as well as expected with what is fundamentally a shallow plot and flimsy dialogue. I have a particular fondness for the casting of Angelina Jolie's IRL dad to be Lord Croft. So let your hair down, make your self comfortable and enjoy a light-hearted adventure romp in the grand tradition of Indiana Jones.

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American Horror Story: 9x08 Rest in Pieces

I am living for this serial comedy.

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The Great British Bake Off: Season 3

There's something wrong with this season of Bake Off and it's hard to identify.

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The Great British Bake Off: 7x05 Pastry Week

Sue sounds completely done with being on bake off.

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Bones: 9x23 The Drama in the Queen

Shout out to my girl Shangela, cameoing in this episode with possibly some of the worst lipsyncing in a while.

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American Horror Story: 9x04 True Killers

Okay, so pretty much everyone is terrible or a murderer. Neato. At least the end promised the uncanniness I've come to expect in AHS.

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Bones: 8x09 The Ghost in the Machine

An unusual format for this show, very reminiscent of The Lovely Bones, including the smoke transitions. This is a softer, more empathetic episode and is sensitive in its treatment of the episodes victim.

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Bones: 6x09 The Doctor in the Photo

This is almost a Veronica Mars crossover episode with the guest cast.

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Veronica Mars: 3x08 Lord of the Pi’s

Let's just brush off the sexual assault of a bloke, a bit too casually, 2006

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Veronica Mars: 3x01 Welcome Wagon

The new version of the intro song sucks.

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Beastly

For a movie about the sins of being shallow, this is a horrifically superficial teen movie with none of the characteristics that make a classic transcend the time in which it was made. The characters are straight up weird and the story is weak.

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Street Food: Asia: 1x02 Osaka, Japan

The chef is a total larrikin who seems to have become a success through hard work and sheer force of personality.

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