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Reviews
Firebase (2017)
Mindless, disgusting trash
Two series which Blomkamps Shorts are often compared to are: 'Love, Death and Robots' and 'Black Mirror'. Both of these series are varied and clever; while 'Firebase' is anything but: I fail to see what such a dismal string of shock & gore shots brings to the world except baseless negativity.
Restoration Home: Nutbourne Pumping Station (2011)
Had to double check which era this was from
Enjoyable light viewing, because the building conversion is a unique one, but I couldn't help coming here to comment on Caroline Quentins cringeworthy reaction to the renovators desire to put Solar Panels on the roof... the moment he mentioned any engineering terms or talked about the solar output in terms of figures, Caroline would, several times, dramatically roll her eyes and reference how that's 'Man's stuff' and how 'I bet your wife never comes down here'; leaving the guy struggling for words. If you want to know why fewer women enter STEM subjects - this is it right here - the low level pervasive attitude in popular culture that any kind of machinery/system is 'man's stuff'. It turned out that, in fact, his wife *did* come down to the plant room to check the output... something that was then twisted into 'How long would the solar array take to pay for a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes?', as if that could be the only relatable unit. Unbelievable.