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The Playlist (2022)
Streams, streams, streams
To be honest, I was sceptical when I started watching. 'How can they make a 6 part series about Spotify interesting?' I thought. Then I ended up binge-watching the whole thing!
The story takes us on a journey following Spotify from the idea to the most popular music streaming site in the world, and it does this with an exciting format. Each episode dedicates itself to one of the people who were essential to the companys success and the compromises they have on the course of the project. While part fiction it still feels like large parts of the story is based on real events.
The acting was quite good overall except for some cringy parts and I was really impressed by Christian Hillborgs performance of the co-founder Martin Lorentzon, giving me real "Wolf of Wallstreet" vibes!
Being a Swedish production and without a Hollywood budget they had to get clever with the set design. There is an often recurring hallway which transports the characters in between sets which I really like, kind of like a fast travel sequence in a video game. Some of the scenes were re-used 2 or even 3 times in different episodes, each time following a different character. It did feel a bit a bit cheap sometimes but didn't stop each episode from feeling unique.
Finally, a show well worth a watch and is very self-aware. I was impressed how they were bold enough to even outright criticize Spotify in the last episode.
Rick and Morty: Rickdependence Spray (2021)
Yes it's bad and the writers know it
I get why people are upset, but I also think people expect too much from Rick and Morty. Last season it was the dragon episode, this season was it was spermageddon. Every episode can't be as genius as "The vat of acid" and I think if the show is gonna last in the long run we gotta let the writers have some fun once in a while.
They are not ignorant, they know the episode won't do well. In the "Inside the Episode" part one of the writers called the episode "tasteless and disgusting". I can't say I particularly liked the episode but it gave me a good laugh, and I know they probably had a lot of fun making it. Now we can move on to the serious mind blowing Rick and Morty we all love.
Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
anything and everything, all of the time
Where do I start? It is hauntingly relatable at times and outright hilarious at others. It's just as much documentary about isolation and mental illness as it is a comedy special, and I finished it feeling deep respect for Bo for finishing it while clearly struggling with just getting out of bed in the morning.
It is also a statement to his creativeness and talent. To wake slightly claustrophobic room everyday and still manage to write some of his best songs and make performances to nothing but the red light on the camera is nothing but impressive. The music is funky, the lyrics are more relatable than ever and the sense of self awareness is always there. "Welcome to the Internet" is definitely up there in the top of my favorite songs. A one man masterpice.
Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)
As if Mona Lisa had frame rates
This film is art. The script is one of the best i've ever seen, the acting is unbelievably good by all three lead actresses. The film is slow, but it need to be to capture the full range of emotions going on. I also love how still the camera is most of the time, which merely captures the moment being played out and letting the viewer observe even the small details that all brings forward the feeling of intimacy. A film that sheds a very real light on how life for these women in the eighteenth century might have been.
L'incredibile storia dell'isola delle rose (2020)
A underrated film about a loophole in history
The essence of freedom is a hard thing to describe, but for Giorgio Rosa it was an Island, independent and on international water (500 meters outside Italy's territorial water to be precise). What does an engineer do when there is no island to claim you ask? He builds one. The film starts of pretty slow but soon builds up an interesting depiction of the real life fight for freedom and the dilemma the Italian government was faced with, with a good effort put in by Elio Germano as Giorgio himself.
It's quirky, funny and easy to follow.What I find most interesting thing about this story however is the historical events is based on when, on May 1st 1968, the Republic of Rose Island was created. Yet again astounded with what a person, an idea and a strong will can achieve, it leaves me with a deeper wonder about how free we truly are.