The Miserable Mill: Part 1 This episode starts with Mr Poe panicking as he’s lost the children. I’m unsure as to whether I like that they focus more on Mr Poe than they did in the books, he seems a lot less like a secondary character now. Although I do love the actor, he’s portrayed … View Post
Archives for January 2017
Uptown Oracle Watches… A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window
The Wide Window: Part 1 As we’re halfway through the series the past episodes are recapped on a news channel. Snickets narrative then has clever metaphors of the Baudelaire story using hurricane Herman. Mr Poe leaves the children in the town, allowing them to find their own way to Aunt Josephine’s when a Taxi seems … View Post
Uptown Oracle Watches… A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room
The Reptile Room: Part 1 Wow Montgomery Montgomery’s estate is gorgeous. The stark contrast of greens and colour to the greys of Count Olaf immediately shows Monty as a friendlier and a safer guardian. Uncle Monty reveals that Sebald has left him quite suddenly, as the audience we know he’s been killed in the previous … View Post
Uptown Oracle Watches… A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning
After binge watching A Series of Unfortunate Events I had many thoughts about the series. It’s one of the best adaptions I’ve seen sticking to its book counterpart for the majority. There’s some new things added in and surprises as well which makes it so much better to watch. I’m going to split up my … View Post
Uptown Oracle watches… The OA
*Warning: There will be spoilers in this review.* With only 8 episodes The OA is the perfect one day binge obsession, and this is in fact how I watched it. My friend suggested I watch The OA although I initially had no interest in watching it. Low expectations were truly exceeded by this show. Prairie … View Post
What’s Newcastle Uni Really Like?
So I’m currently in my second year of being at Newcastle University and I’m studying Marketing and Management. I picked Newcastle mainly because my dad and aunt live up here and I wanted to be close to family but I didn’t want to stay in Lincolnshire for my degree. This has worked out great for … View Post