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Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen

Not every story should be two hours or 10 hours

Netflix's Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen shows the limits of "this should have been a movie" as a criticism

Emily St. James

Emily St. James

10 Apr 2026 — 8 min read
Not every story should be two hours or 10 hours
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lock-1 By Emily St. James 08 Apr 2026
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Sometimes, you don't want to be a sci-fi protagonist. Sometimes, you don't get a choice.

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Why did this year's Tournament of Books care so much about men?

Or: Why were the only books that got praised for being "about men" the grim, airless ones?

lock-1 By Lily Osler 03 Apr 2026
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