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What I Watched This Week: 21 Dec 2014
CURRENT SHOWS Hello Ladies: The Movie (B+) A sweet-natured wrap-up movie for a show that already ended on a perfect note. Still, I enjoyed all these characters so much that I was grateful to see them all again, even if … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged hbo, hello ladies, netflix, pee-wee's playhouse, saturday night live, wire
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2014 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions
As I mentioned previously, there was even more great TV than usual. So, as in years past, I’ve taken time to mention some shows that weren’t quite good enough on the whole to make my Top 10, but still turned … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged 700 sundays, billy crystal, cosmos, hbo, house of cards, key and peele, last week tonight, mindy project, modern family, netflix, parks and rec, silicon valley, simpsons
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2014 in Review: The Best Shows
Television hit a critical mass this year. Even as I entered my 15th month without a DVR, I still found it nearly impossible to keep up with all the good shows I kept hearing about, including shows I’ve been meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged americans, brooklyn nine-nine, community, fargo, hannibal, hbo, louie, netflix, newsroom, orange is the new black, true detective, veep
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The Weekender: ‘American’ Way
Movie of the Week American Sniper* Clint Eastwood turns in his best movie in years, directing Bradley Cooper to another outstanding performance as the conflicted soldier Chris Kyle. Read my review at Central Track. WIDE RELEASE • Big Eyes • … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews
Tagged american sniper, big eyes, gambler, girl walks home alone at night, imitation game, into the woods, unbroken
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What I Watched This Week: 14 Dec 2014
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “Stakeout” (A-) One of the problems of shows with gifted ensembles (this one, Parks and Rec, Modern Family, Community) is they’re too afraid to limit them by focusing on just one story. They must add … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, colbert report, hbo, newsroom, simpsons, wire
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Mixtape Memories – Volume 5
After more than two years of searching, I finally found a box of mixtapes in my parents’ garage. These are mixtapes my dad made me as a kid, and they were my gateway into music. So I’ve been listening to … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Music
Tagged 2 unlimited, bananarama, bayside boys, beach boys, clovers, dave matthews band, deee-lite, eddie floyd, elastica, haddaway, jimmy soul, kenny loggins, los del rio, macarena, matrix, michael jackson, muffs, pet shop boys, revenge, sam and dave, sigue sigue sputnik, thin lizzy, tornadoes, u2, us3, village people, weird al yankovic
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The List: Top 10 ‘Colbert Report’ Moments
The Colbert Report had a slow start, but Stephen Colbert’s “Stephen Colbert” became one of the greatest performances in TV history, and the show could regularly one-up its parent The Daily Show. With the last episode airing this week, I … Continue reading
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Tagged colbert report, stephen colbert
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The Weekender: ‘Battle’ Royale
Movie of the Week The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Heaven help me, the final chapter of Peter Jackson’s ridiculous stretching of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel is your best option this week. Hopefully it’s more like the exciting Desolation … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews
Tagged annie, battle of the five armies, hobbit, night at the museum, secret of the tomb
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Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2014
BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Into the Woods A Most Violent Year Selma Falling off: Inherent Vice, Interstellar, Unbroken Rising star: Whiplash The skinny: Well, that was an interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged american sniper, big hero 6, birdman, boxtrolls, boyhood, cake, foxcatcher, gone girl, how to train your dragon 2, imitation game, inherent vice, into the woods, lego movie, most violent year, selma, still alice, tale of the princess kaguya, theory of everything, unbroken, whiplash, wild
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What I Watched This Week: 7 Dec 2014
NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Pontiac Bandit Returns” (A) Two stunners in a row. Craig Robinson absolutely kills it in his return as the Pontiac Bandit, but it’s the sight of Rosa smiling for real that warms my heart. … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, hbo, mindy project, newsroom, simpsons, wire
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