Owen Blacker

Tagged “TV and film”

  1. My 2026 Hugo nominations

    I pay for membership of the World Science Fiction Society, so that I can nominate and vote in the Hugo Awards each year. I keep meaning to blog my noms and votes, so here we go…

  2. Weeknotes, 14 June 2024

    Missed a week due to Covid; back now, with So. Many. Meetings.

  3. What I’ve watched in 2017–18: Period films

    I watch a lot of films and TV and, like a good little autist, I make lists. So here’s all the period films I watched in 2017 and 2018. But then didn’t get round to polishing it into actual blog posts. Apparently I watch a lot of period works, so period TV is in a separate post.

  4. What I’ve watched in 2017–18: Period TV

    I’ve been keeping track of the TV and film I’ve been watching, but then didn’t get round to polishing it into actual blog posts. This post lists the highlights of the period TV shows I’ve seen in the last 18 months, with period films coming soon in a separate post.

  5. What I’ve watched in 2017–18: Supernatural fiction

    I’ve been keeping track of the TV and film I’ve been watching, but then didn’t get round to polishing it into actual blog posts. There’s a piece on zombie films and a long piece on Queer cinema. Originally, I had a single post for speculative fiction, but I’m sure noone’s surprised that I watched rather a lot of that, so I split it up.

  6. What I’ve watched in 2017–18: Queer cinema

    I’ve been keeping track of the TV and film I’ve been watching, but then didn’t get round to polishing it into actual blog posts. I soft-launched the piece on zombie films a few days ago and the rest will come shortly. This post lists the highlights of the Queer-themed works I’ve seen in the last 18 months.

  7. What I’ve watched in 2017–18: Zombies

    I’ve been keeping track of the TV and film I’ve been watching, but then didn’t get round to polishing it into actual blog posts. I’m a fan of apocalyptic fiction — and zombie fiction in pticlr. This article talks through some of the zombie fiction I’ve enjoyed in the last coupla years.

  8. What I watched in 2017, part 1

    So I wrote up some recommendations of what I’d been watching, so figured I might like to log my viewing habits better through 2017. I’ve not included the day-to-day stuff Jen and I always watch, just the things I watch on my own.

  9. Highlights of Amazon Prime Instant Video, 2016

    I mentioned on Facebook that I was enjoying watching Occupied, a Norwegian political thriller, and several friends asked for other recommendations. So here — in no particular order — is what I’ve been watching on Amazon Prime Instant Video this year.

  10. Highlights of Netflix, 2016

    I mentioned on Facebook that I was enjoying watching Occupied, a Norwegian political thriller, and several friends asked for other recommendations. So here — in no particular order — is what I’ve been watching on Netflix UK this year.

  11. Visibility matters

    Or: Why Hollywood needs to stop ignoring us LGBT+ types and give us more screen time