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Six Damn Fine Degrees #157: Horses, of courses

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Welcome to Six Damn Fine Degrees. These instalments will be inspired by the idea of six degrees of separation in the loosest sense. The only rule: it connects – in some way – to the previous instalment. So come join us on our weekly foray into interconnectedness!

I don’t cringe. There is nothing that makes me Fremdschämen. I have BoJack Horseman for that. He is the disgraced hero (or anti-hero) of his own story, a too rich, but mostly jobless actor in Hollywoo (yes, the d is missing for a reason). His behavior is a disgrace, he is a bumbling idiot, a bad friend and a hapless womanizer. His ex is a pink cat. Yes, you will see them having sex in the pilot. A horse and a cat. If you don’t cringe while watching that series, you never will. It’s a test.

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I’ll be in my trailer… watching trailers: Sonic booms, guns blazing and diamonds in the rough

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Join us every week for a trip into the weird and wonderful world of trailers. Whether it’s the first teaser for the latest installment in your favourite franchise, an obscure preview for a strange indie darling, whether it’s good, bad, ugly or just plain weird – your favourite pop culture baristas are there to tell you what they think.

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The Rear-View Mirror: Swiss Army Man (2016)

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Each Friday we travel back in time, one year at a time, for a look at some of the cultural goodies that may appear closer than they really are in The Rear-View Mirror. Join us on our weekly journey into the past!

Swiss Army Man is one of those movies that I didn’t think much of at the time, but my mind kept going back to it a surprising number of times, even now, two years later, and I am not entirely sure why. Maybe it’s because in my teenage years, I had big problems walking over to a girl and starting a conversation. Hank (Paul Dano) has the same problem, and he seems to be able to create an imaginary friend just when he wants to hang himself on a deserted island. The imaginary friend is a washed-up corpse, dressed in a wet and rumpled suit and played by Daniel Radcliffe. Sometimes quirky is just what the doctor ordered.

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