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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Summer TV Hangout: Week 8
The Simpsons – Season 6 “Bart’s Girlfriend” (B+) I think what I love most about Season Six, despite being more joke-focused, is that so far every canonical episode has only told one story, and done it very well. Jessica may just … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged amazon, freaks and geeks, netflix, simpsons, sports night, wonderfalls
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The Weekender: Your kiss is on my ‘List’
IN THEATERS: The Wolverine (PG-13) Starring Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Rila Fukushima Screenplay by Mark Bomback and Scott Frank Directed by James Mangold After the disaster of X-Men Origins, can a standalone Wolverine film save itself from embarrassment? James … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews
Tagged aubrey plaza, big star, hugh jackman, james cromwell, nothing can hurt me, still mine, to do list, wolverine
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Summer TV Hangout: Week 7
The Simpsons – Season 6 “Treehouse of Horror V” (A) Overall, it’s the greatest of all the Halloween specials, with their most spot-on parody ever, a hilarious Twilight Zone/Outer Limits riff, and a short that actually gets better on repeated viewings. … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, freaks and geeks, netflix, simpsons, sports night, wonderfalls
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The Weekender: Seeing ‘RED,’ again
IN THEATERS: RED 2 (PG-13) Starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich Screenplay by Jon & Erich Hoeber Directed by Dean Parisot I’m expecting another breezy, enjoyable action flick that doesn’t insult my intelligence. Basically everything that A Good Day … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews, Reviews
Tagged almodovar, bruce willis, conjuring, fruitvale station, i'm so excited, jeff bridges, michael b jordan, only god forgives, red, red 2, ripd, ryan gosling, ryan reynolds, turbo, vera farmiga, vhs 2
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Reactionary Tale: Emmy Nominations 2013
I watched more TV than ever, which left me more vulnerable to the Emmys’ penchant for snubbing great shows and performances in favor of the same ol’, same ol’. Even so, there were still plenty of surprises. Here are my … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Television
Tagged americans, arrested development, behind the candelabra, downton abbey, enlightened, episodes, game of thrones, girls, hannibal, happy endings, house of cards, jimmy kimmel, louie, modern family, newsroom, office, parks and rec, ring of fire, saturday night live, snl, veep
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Emmy Picks 2013: Drama
The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
Tagged americans, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, damages, dexter, downton abbey, franklin and bash, game of thrones, good wife, grey's, grey's anatomy, homeland, house of cards, justified, last resort, law and order, law and order special victims unit, law and order svu, mad men, mr selfridge, nashville, netflix, newsroom, parenthood, shameless, smash, svu, true blood, walking dead
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Emmy Picks 2013: Comedy
The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
Tagged 30 rock, arrested development, big bang, big bang theory, episodes, girls, glee, hot in cleveland, house of lies, louie, maron, mike and molly, modern family, netflix, new girl, nurse jackie, office, parks and rec, raising hope, saturday night live, snl, two and a half men, veep
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Summer TV Hangout: Week 6
Freaks and Geeks – Season 1 “Carded and Discarded” (A) This was the only episode I remember watching when the show was originally on. There’s no way I could have imagined just how much it would mean to me later … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, freaks and geeks, netflix, sports night, wonderfalls
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The Weekender: ‘Rim’ Job
IN THEATERS: Pacific Rim (PG-13) Starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi Story by Travis Beacham Screenplay by Travis Beacham & Guillermo del Toro Directed by Guillermo del Toro There’s no denying that Guillermo del Toro is a great director … Continue reading
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Tagged adam sandler, berberian sound studio, grown ups 2, idris elba, pacific rim, toby jones
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The List: Sequels I Wanted to See
With a rash of unnecessary sequels on the way, including Grown Ups 2 and Transformers 4, I thought about the films that did merit a continuation of the story, like Before Midnight. So here’s a list of (a little more … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Film
Tagged a-team, get smart, hellboy, horror, incredibles, italian job, phantom, pixar, rocketeer, roger rabbit, shadow, trick r treat, true lies, who framed roger rabbit
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