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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Director Luc Besson’s movie Valerian has been on my watch list ever since it came out, and recently, I finally managed to see it on Netflix. Let’s have a look.

Quarantine Dad

Much of the world is in some degree of quarantine or another at this time. And being stuck at home with a child can be… challenging.

Pick an actor, then find the shortest route through cast lists from that actor to a movie with Kevin Bacon. You can play a similar game with Spotify, by finding the shortest number of clicks to reach from artist A to B. The Kevin Bacon game has gained fame as Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Why is this relevant?

The Witcher

Long ago in the nineties, a Polish writer named Andrzej Sapkowski wrote and published stories about a Witcher. A computer game series followed that catapulted the series into world-wide fame. Then there was a comic. And now there is a hit Netflix show. After the Mandalorain last week, let’s have a look.

The Mandalorian

At the end of last year Netflix and Disney launched two big TV shows: the Mandalorian, and the Witcher. Both feature gruff heroes having exciting adventures in a fantasy world. Today, let’s look at the first.