TV Reviews
TV Review – The Blacklist
What separates an homage from blatant theft? A knowing (if not literal) wink to the camera? A “thank you” credit wedged between key grips and craft services? Maybe a thumbs up from Mr. Jonathan Demme himself would do the trick, but for the time being,…
READ MOREAn Analysis – Reflections on 30 Rock
30 Rock ending hit me harder than I ever imagined. It took until the second-to-last episode to really have it sink in that we were near the end of one of the most improbable shows to air on TV for seven seasons. Its ratings were…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Deliberate Stranger
There is one movie in my life that has messed me up beyond all others, and it is The Deliberate Stanger, a 1986 two-part television miniseries about serial killer Ted Bundy. At the time it first aired, I was just about to graduate high school—about…
READ MORETelevision Review – Breaking Bad
AMC has proven over the last three or four years that they have the most provocative shows on television. They have controlled the Emmy wins in the drama category, letting the Big Four know that they can hold their own on the battlefield too. This…
READ MORETelevision Review – Freaks and Geeks
Judd Apatow had been the show runner for a couple of television shows before Freaks and Geeks, but most that are familiar with his work will agree that this was his true masterpiece. Set in Detroit in the 1980’s, the show follows Lindsay and Sam…
READ MOREThe Thrill of “Thriller”
Although it’s been well over a year now, it’s still hard to believe that we are living in a world without Michael Jackson. He was the star of stars, a pop icon that only comes once in a lifetime. The music and dance moves he…
READ MOREMontage in This Is England ’86 (2010)
This is a post in celebration of Shane Meadows’ This Is England ’86. It finished earlier tonight in terrific style.
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