Oscars! Does any word fill a film-blog frequenter with as much emotion? God, I hope so. If not, and you’re one of those unhappy few that lives and dies for the Academy (re: an actor), then you’re probably excited to know that this year’s nominations are out! Rather than painstakingly reviewing each and every nomination,…
This week on Justified: stuff happened. I think I’m going to maintain last week’s structure of focusing on Raylan and then on Boyd, rather than intercutting as they do in the actual show. It was just way more convenient for summary purposes. Sadly, that means that as of episode two, Raylan and Boyd still have…
I have to say, it feels like it’s been forever and a half since we’ve had an episode, but, here we are. And next week is the finale! Whoo! Also, you may or may not have noticed that bossman put up a handy little page of all the Recaps going on, so you can see…
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013): The Plot: A folk musician (Oscar Isaac) in 60s New York City couch surfs through life in the wake of his former partner’s suicide, lashing out at friends and strangers as his career goes nowhere. There is also a cat, a drug-addicted jazz musician (John Goodman), and an affair with Carey…
I’m not normally a comedy person. Of the FX show lineup, Justified was always more my thing. That said, Archer occupies a special place amongst modern comedy; a symbol that we won’t stand for extended laugh tracks or nut shots as the best form of humor. In watching tonight’s season 5 premier of Archer, I…
Daydreaming! Isn’t it awesome? I’m an avid daydreamer myself, and always have been, ever since, as the kids say, I was a “wee little sprog.” There are countless pros to daydreaming. If your life is dull, you zone out and go on an adventure or something like that. It helps spice up life a bit,…
Baddie – Curiosity killed the…children. Seriously though. Lesson – Wait 24 hours before hanging someone for a crime you just suspect was theirs. In case anyone is wondering – Sleepy Hollow returns this coming week, and as an added bonus – I’ll be tackling the new season of Sherlock when it airs over here in the…
