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Rant: Monthly Dee-Lights (1/22)

Just a quick note of some of the funnest content I consumed last month (in no particular order): – Death To 2021 followed the pattern established by its predecessor pretty closely, with some great turns by Diane Morgan (as an … Continue reading

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Back Ally 5: Coat (pt. 1)

[Contains bedroom diving-boards and SPOILERS!!!] The fifth season of Ally McBeal (2001) was the lowest rated (and least award-nominated) in the show’s history… and while I can’t claim to know what makes a TV series a hit with the American … Continue reading

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Back Ally 4: Airplane

[Contains consolation snowmen and SPOILERS!!!] By rights, the fourth season of Ally McBeal (2000) should have ended with ‘Ally’ (Calista Flockhart) and her new beau ‘Larry Paul’ (Robert Downey Jr.) getting hitched. That isn’t just me being soppy… it’s the … Continue reading

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Back Ally 3: Pig

[Contains remotely adjustable high-heels and SPOILERS!!!] The third season of Ally McBeal (1999) seemed a little grimmer than its predecessors, with the untimely demise of a central character and several acrimonious break-ups and betrayals out-weighing the usual wacky antics. Personally, … Continue reading

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Back Ally 2: Sideless

[Contains real unicorns and SPOILERS!!!] The second season of Ally McBeal (1998) introduced two new lady lawyers: ‘Nelle Porter’, played by Portia de Rossi, who was nicknamed “Sub-Zero” but actually turned out to be quite sweet and smiley… and ‘Ling … Continue reading

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He Ain’t Heavy, He’s Mycroft

[Contains novelty turtle costumes and SPOILERS!!!] With many movies and TV shows, the origin story is the boring, exposition-heavy bit you have to grind through so you can get to the fun episodes, where the gang are all off solving … Continue reading

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Camp Cashmere

To kill some time while waiting for my regular TV shows to resume, I decided to revisit the first/only season of Cashmere Mafia… and I was delighted to spot Anna Camp in the pilot episode, playing a spoiled, liberty-taking nanny, … Continue reading

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Angel Beats Barbie

During a random Google search, I stumbled upon an eBay listing for a toy I didn’t even know existed… a Jakks Pacific “G.I.R.L. Force” Doll of ‘Alex’ from Charlie’s Angels! According to the blurb the doll features “Attitude Striking Neck, … Continue reading

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Rust Never Naps

[Contains spicy noodles and SPOILERS!!!] Generally speaking, the movies that Quentin Tarantino “presents” are vastly inferior to the ones that he writes and directs… to the extent that it’s almost become a badge of dishonour… but The Man with the … Continue reading

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This Is Not My Beautiful Wife

If a replicant of Philip K. Dick were charged with remaking Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, I suspect he would come up with something resembling Cypher (2002). This shiny, stylised spy-fi flick stars Jeremy Northam as nebbish accountant ‘Morgan Sullivan’, who’s recruited … Continue reading

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