November 1st, 2017. That was the last time Pacino and Alonso saw each other. And that was the last time El Ministerio del Tiempo blessed our screens with its presence. It has been forever, but now it’s back, in grand style, and it doesn’t waste a minute! Continue reading
Anyone who has some knowledge of Spanish literature will know that the picaresque novel, or picaresca, was one of the most important genres of literature in my home country in the 16th and 17th centuries. Cervantes wrote his fair share of stories in the genre, as well as other writers, but none is as important as the Lazarillo de Tormes, by an anonymous author. That is, until MdT revealed to us what really happened. Continue reading
I have to admit this right now: I had completely forgotten that I had started a live blog about the miniseries War & Peace back in 2016. Continue reading
Guys, this is the last time we will ever watch a Game of Thrones episode and the last time I will ever write about it -until all those prequels come flooding HBO, that is… Continue reading
So many feelings. I need to share them.
Obviously, these are filled with spoilers, so stop reading if you don’t want me to ruin the episode for you. Continue reading
Time flies. It feels as if it were only yesterday when people were complaining about a woman being cast as the Doctor, and now we have already finished her first season. Has the world imploded? No. Do kids still have a role model? Hell yes. Continue reading
There are times, when I am watching a TV show, or a film, or even reading a book, that I am not immediately hooked, but there is a twist halfway that is so gripping I have to see it through. Is it worth it, to endure the not-so-great to get to the juicy bits? Who knows, but that was definitely my case with this penultimate episode of the season. Continue reading
I have mentioned here before that I love Doctor Who episodes that are set in the past. It brings historical characters we only know from books and it shapes them, makes them human, not just a name. But to be honest, I never expected to find James I so enjoyable. But that is inevitable if he is being played by Alan Cumming. Continue reading
Welcome, once more, to the show that proves that the bad guy is never the alien or the machine, but the human behind it. Continue reading
We have heartbreak, we have ghosts, but we don’t have enough dog time. Continue reading
