Written by The Curmudgeon Hello, and welcome to my brand-new segment I like to call The Chuffington Post . Because chuff is another word for asshole, and that’s exactly what I am. Yes, it’s a great title, and in no way did I steal the idea from a friend. Anyway, this is a little segment I’m going to dedicate to film/TV-related news which I may have thoughts on. Don’t expect it to be frequent – I’m too boring and elderly-of-heart to be overly-interested in the sinking ship that is the contemporary film industry. But every now and again, something pops up which piques my intrigue enough for me to feel like I have something to say. In this ‘issue’ (can I call it that?), I’ll be musing on the upcoming, live-action Cowboy Bebop remake  from Netflix that no one asked for. If the history of live-action anime remakes has any bearing on the quality of this rendition, there probably isn’t anything to be excited about. Plus, Netflix has been on a bit of a downward spiral rece...

WARNING: Spoilers ahead... Written by The Curmudgeon “M ore human than human” – the slogan which describes the synthetic, artificial life forms of 1982’s Blade Runner . These life forms are known as ‘replicants’. In the world of Blade Runner, replicants appear human - they’re sentient, intelligent, and capable of feeling. They are but slaves to their homo sapiens overlords. As much as they would like to be, they aren’t human – they can’t be. And they’re equipped with an in-built 4-year life span to keep things that way. They are totally stripped of their agency. Thus, the “more human than human” concept is also the conceit by which the replicant rebels, led by Roy Batty, fuel their upheaval. When replicants revolt, it’s down to the Blade Runners – replicant hunters – to “retire” them from service. Among them is Rick Deckard, a lone detective who’s lumped with the responsibility of relentlessly hounding Roy Batty, the replicant deuteragonist, when he defects. Al...