Since most of the cast, the writers, and VG keep clubbing us over the head about what an awful person Breaking Bad’s Walter is (they routinely call him a monster as if it’s not even debatable, and give 20 interviews a week talking about what a bastard he is), and how frustrated they are with…
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Is Breaking Bad’s Hank Really a Hero? Nope #breakingbad
Now that the show is in its final stages, we’ve been treated to some white-washing of some of the core characters. “Jesse’s not really bad, he’s just a poor tortured soul with daddy issues.” “Skyler’s really just a strong woman who’s hated by misogynists.” And then there’s my pick for the most egregious of these…
Is Breaking Bad’s Skyler a Strong Woman? Nope #breakingbad
[Continuing with Breaking Bad week’s character profiles, now it’s Skyler’s turn. Per usual, this won’t make much sense if you haven’t watched the show.] “Why do people hate Breaking Bad’s Skyler so much?” This seems to be the million dollar question that countless traditional media articles can’t seem to figure out. It’s become so…
Breaking Bad’s Jesse is NOT the Moral Center #breakingbad
[Continuing with Breaking Bad week, today brings my thoughts on some of the core characters. Also, if you don’t watch the show the following will make almost no sense to you.] For as long as Breaking Bad has been on the air, the two most prominent characters (Walter White and Jesse Pinkman) have been…
TV Review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Goldbergs, and Lucky 7
ABC unveiled their all-new Tuesday night lineup tonight, and although I’ve already reviewed Trophy Wife (and don’t think I’ll be making it to episode 2), I thought the others were worth at least one glance… Marvel’s Agents of Shield…I know a lot of people are looking more forward to this than I was, and I’m…
Why September 29th is the Best Night of TV All Year
This coming Sunday will be the Super Bowl of Television (forgetting of course that the Super Bowl is on Television, anyway, you get the idea) because I’m pretty sure there will be something for absolutely anyone in the country to watch, and a very busy night for those of us who care about quality TV…
TV Reviews: “The Black List” vs. “Hostages”
Two new dramas that deal in action and slick assassins that both, sadly, face each other on Monday nights at 10 p.m. eastern. But which one is worth a season-long look? Hostages…The show takes off from the seemingly simple premise that Toni Collete is a skilled surgeon who’s supposed to operate on the President…
Announcing the Start of Breaking Bad Week
Expect to see at least one article a day on Breaking Bad between now and this Sunday’s final episode. I can guarantee that no matter how the series chooses to close, it’ll be better than last night’s sorry “Dexter” finale.
Monday Morning Movie Review: Prisoners
See this film… What Works: It takes a standard vigilante thriller premise (Hugh Jackman is the slightly paranoid, survivalist dad whose worst fears come true when his daughter goes missing, and he fears Paul Dano’s mentally handicapped creep is a child molester who has her somewhere) and flips it on its head by having Jackman’s…
Movie Reviews: Thanks for Sharing
I have no idea if I liked this movie, didn’t like it, whether it worked or not, if I should leave thinking sex addiction is awful or just a mild bump in the light-comedy road. I really am not sure how I feel about this film and I think that speaks to the mixed-blessings it…
Movie Review: Riddick
Calling this a disappointment would be misleading since I never suspected this film would be good. What Works: The film keeps morphing from a survival tale on an alien world (in the first 15 to 20 minutes) to a bounty-hunters-after-Riddick neo-Western to a monsters-attack-Aliens-knock-off. I’ll let you guess which two of those three works best….
Movie Review: The World’s End
There will be some more current reviews later today, but I had put off reviewing this lackluster comedy for weeks and decided to dive into it now… What Works: I wish I could say the idea of an end-of-the-world comedy is inspired but this is the fourth end-of-the-world comedy in only the summer (It’s a Disaster, Rapture-palooza, and the…
Reviewing The Series Finale of “Dexter” #Dexter
Earlier today I wrote a fairly long article grading the seasons of Dexter. Now let’s look exclusively at the series finale with a recap/review. [Spoilers ahead.] What Happened: The episode started with Deborah seemingly fine after a shot to the shoulder from the season’s “Big Bad,” the Brain Surgeon a.k.a. Dr. Vogel’s son a.k.a….