annimanifesto Blog

Spring is round the corner, Amazon pilot season is upon us – and I vowed to not let myself get lured in by the promise of any pilot. Why? I don’t want to enjoy something and then see it fall apart again by the show not getting a full season offe... read more

“I wanted to show white people, you don’t know everything about black culture.” – Donald Glover on his new show Atlanta Usually when I start watching a new series I have some information about it beforehand. I try to change that in order to just let the thing wash over me and s... read more

One of my favourite short movies that came out of the Pixar studios was what is now known as the beginning of “Up”. Animated features have long been neglected in the public perception – short features in general seem to appeal to only a smaller number of viewers, whereas feature films seem t... read more

Oomph – some time has passed, but a couple of months haven’t changed my level of appreciation for Ansari’s Master of None (which might be strongly considered for the Emmys, just you wait, just you wait). While you wait for new fodder from me, I have two article suggestions for yo... read more

If there’s a show right now that has a target audience exactly like myself, then it’s Master of None, Aziz Ansari’s first show, which runs on Netflix. It’s made for binge-watching and consuming in a way that feels natural and convenient for the so called Millenials – a group I ... read more

I remember watching the Emmys in 2011 and seeing those really handsome and interesting people on the carpet I hadn’t heard of before. Sean Bean, sure, he was that human in Lord of the Rings and Peter Dinklage, he was that guy from Station Agent, but apart from that, Game of... read more

I had a discussion the other day with a good friend, who couldn’t differ more from me in taste in cultural consumption, but still shares and values my opinion on movies and series, about the movies I probably have watched the most often or tapes I listened to over an... read more

I spent the weekend in Cologne visiting a friend and attending the final concert of this year’s c/o pop Festival and Convention. When we sat down to enjoy an afternoon coffee and a long chat catching up with our lives, we noticed the program for the Fantasy Filmfest ly... read more

I really don’t remember when and how I stumbled over Catastrophe, the British comedy about an Irish-American couple having a one-week affair in London ultimately leading to an (unwanted) pregnancy. But I had to keep watching and season 1 is six episodes of true and hilariously rude comedy. And love. Th... read more

There’s programs you hate and at the same time love to watch – the famous hatewatch. When I was still going to school and during the first years of university I loved watching reality series (chuck the past tense: I still do. I just act out on my fondness less freq... read more