Firstly, I loved the original 1998 Japanese version… except for ONE thing: The white-coloured font of the English subtitled text. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? It proved to be a challenge for me. It’s almost impossible to read when so much of the background is also white: from brightly-lit daytime scenes to the many TV screens we see. I…
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What [The Office US] Taught Me About [Good and Very Bad Team Dynamics]
I ❤️ the OG UK series set in Slough AND The Office US (or An American Workplace). Because I’ve definitely rewatched the US version more times, I’ve decided to talk about the US version specifically. After all, it has become an annual rewatch. Why do I love this version so much? It reimagined and built…
What [Barbarian] Taught Me About [Customer Perspectives]
I ♥️ talking about horror films and celebrating them any chance I get. Barbarian needs to be celebrated in film AND marketing, BUT — I get it, it’s not everyone’s cup o’ genre. (They’re wrong… but, I get it.) Horror can be (and has been) regarded as a much maligned genre, verging on ‘trash cinema.’…
What [Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle] Taught Me About [Old vs. New Product Marketing]
This film was released around the time I was working at Blockbuster in Staines upon Thames, because I remember the trailer played a lot on the TV screens, blasting out Real Good Time by Pink as I restocked the popcorn bins and put rental returns back on the shelves. Let’s not forget The Prodigy’s Firestarter…
What [Damages] Taught Me About [Storytelling Styles]
The crimes. The backstabbing. The whiskey-drinking. The Patty-Ellen face-offs. There’s SO much to love about Damages (2007-2012) already, but there’s something else, too… You’ll need to tap through this gallery to get the full story. …I’ll wait.
Fourth Wall Breach 