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This post is going to spoil the above comedy special. I f you wanted to watch it and feel like this would ruin the experience for you, then here is your warning to stop reading and go and watch it.  * One of the first thoughts I had after watching Bo Burnham's Inside was 'despite having virtually no internet presence, this man makes comedy like someone who is perpetually online'. Without a doubt, Burnham's comedy special (if we are to call it that) is ostensibly about the internet, how it functions in our lives and what affect it has had on us during the period of isolation that was the pandemic. The reason I question the title of 'comedy special' is because, whilst there were moments of levity, it felt like the darkest piece of work he has produced so far, not really achieving many laughs from me, but definitely touching me deeply. I haven't been able to watch it back really, even when writing this up, because I don't really enjoy having the past year r

This post is going to talk about the Saw franchise in detail, and spoil several of the films. I f you wanted to watch them and feel like this would ruin the experience for you, then here is your warning to stop reading and go and watch the films.  This post also briefly mentions sexual assault and self-harm, though no details are discussed.  If this is something that you are uncomfortable with or unable to cope with, I won't blame you for skipping this post. Take care of yourself. * There's an instinct to disregard the Saw franchise, even in horror circles, as an empty spectacle with nothing to offer its audience. The horror sub-genre 'torture porn' was created specifically for these kinds of films, as a way to categorise them as pure affect with nothing of value to say. However, as part of my research on this topic, I was determined to justify my enjoyment of this franchise because I know, in spite of their flaws, the films are talking very loudly. They're saying