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We’re back at Moordale High with yet another long awaited season! To refresh our brains, below is a season 2 recap: Some Questionable Relationships? Now, Sex Education does not shy away from its themes. Straight into the first episode we see how sexually active each character is. This awkward series of shots collectively catches … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/the-fate-of-moordale-high-post-sex-musical-a-review-of-sex-education-season-3/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
Do you really hate old people? So does Marla Grayson. Netflix’s I Care A Lot follows the story of an empowered, young federal caregiver who doesn’t exactly live up to her job description. Rather, she manipulates the legal system and medical records in her favor to gain custody and possession over the elderly and all their belongings, accumulating … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/rosamund-pike-thrills-in-netflixs-wonderfully-twisted-i-care-a-lot/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
As if there wasn’t enough Sherlock Holmes related content, Harry Bradbeer and Jack Thorne have now adapted Nancy Springer’s novel Enola Holmes. The story follows the life of Sherlock Holmes’ youngest sibling, Enola and her life after the disapperance of her mother. Now I must begin by saying, I have very mixed feelings regarding this … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/murders-mysteries-and-sherlock-holmes-little-sister-a-review-of-netflixs-enola-holmes/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers. Amazing actors, a haunting town and a lot of violence and corruption… The Devil All the Time has just been released on Netflix and it is definitely a must watch. I was wildy impressed by this movie. Yes, it is a bit of a slow-burner, but nonetheless it did … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/preachers-murderers-and-a-haunting-western-town-a-review-of-netflixs-the-devil-all-the-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
This article contains spoilers from season two of “The Umbrella Academy” Everything is the same, except for new timelines, new enemies, new problems and a new apocalypse… Our beloved yet dysfunctional family are back once again to save the world! Season One of The Umbrella Academy ended with the Hargreeves siblings just escaping the … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/new-apocalypse-new-problems-but-the-same-dysfunctional-family-a-review-of-the-umbrella-academy-season-two/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
“Same weird family. New weird problems” Season one of The Umbrella Academy ended with the siblings just missing the apocalypse by a second, as they jump through time, in order to attempt to prevent the apocalypse from ever occurring. But what’s next for this dysfunctional superhero family? The newly-released trailer greets us with the siblings separated … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/the-dysfunctional-superhero-family-is-back-reviewing-the-umbrella-academy-season-two-trailer/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
The time has finally come! The third and final season of ‘Dark’ has been released and it has been an experience to watch. Creators Baran Bo Odar and Jantje Friese purposely released this season on a key date within this show-the day of the Apocalypse. This added to the creativity and thoughtfulness of the show’s … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/a-glitch-in-the-matrix-a-review-of-the-final-season-of-dark/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
My Thoughts As a member of an underrepresented Indian ethnicity (a South Indian to be exact), I had low expectations for Netflix’s Never Have I Ever when it was first released. Trust me, I initially had bad assumptions about the show. I grew up watching American TV shows, and I always felt that the equation … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/sass-and-the-indian-girl-a-review-of-netflixs-never-have-i-ever/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
“In this world of ours, the sparrow must live like a hawk if he is to fly at all.” — Hayao Miyazaki The final batch of Studio Ghibli films have become available on Netflix this April, joining a long list of others that came before. The highly-respected Japanese animation film studio is responsible for their notable … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/revisiting-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-and-flight/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Stephen King’s Carrie and I Am Not Okay With This. Netflix has again brought us another teen supernatural show. Though unlike Stranger Things and Locke & Key, this show differs very slightly. I Am Not Okay With This strays away from caves, lab-based experiments, groups and keys to focus individually on Syd. … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/is-this-a-modern-adaptation-of-stephen-kings-carrie-a-review-of-i-am-not-okay-with-this-season-one/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for the book and the film “All the Bright Places”. Everyone loves a good teenage love story, right? Hollywood thinks so, at least. In the last few years, we’ve received adaptations of nearly every cheesy high school romance novel known to man. But don’t be fooled—they’re not all that gushy. … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/netflixs-all-the-bright-places-is-just-as-heartbreaking-as-the-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
We all know Taylor Swift. She is someone who needs no introduction. She’s had her fair share of criticism and backlash, while also enjoying a boatload of success in her own right. We have all known her as the ‘nice girl’. The girl who is prim and proper and would never dare to swear. The … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/taylor-swift-isnt-holding-back-anymore-miss-americana-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
