Category Archives: Television

Review: The Wire

Four years after the last episode aired, I finally got around to watching all five seasons of David Simon’s TV series The Wire. And now I have to figure out how to express just how darn good it is, without … Continue reading

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List: Order in Which I Will Let/Make My Future Children Watch Movies

I’m in no hurry to have progeny, but I imagine that the best part will be the chance to re-watch all the fondly-remembered kids’ movies and TV from when I was growing up. Of course, as someone who believes that art can … Continue reading

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Review: Game of Thrones

How do you review something good that bums you out? I don’t feel conflicted when it’s an unrelenting painfest like Requiem For a Dream– things like that I tend to dock for their monotony of tone. I’m talking about art … Continue reading

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List: Pop Culture That Criticizes Other Pop Culture

People who write songs, TV shows, and movies have opinions, just like I do, and not all those opinions are going to be positive. And just like me, they feel the need to share their grumpy views with the world, … Continue reading

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List: Episodes to Hook Your Friends

Those of us who watch television often find ourselves having conversations like this. I’m addicted to trying to convert people to consume the media that I have consumed, but it’s not always an easy task. If you can convince a … Continue reading

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Review: Uninvisible Man

Uninvisible Man is a short film, the brainstem-child of an ameteur filmmaker who goes by the moniker “nalts.” In it, the unnamed protagonist (who the viewer can read as a stand-in for “nalts” himself) is tricked into thinking he has … Continue reading

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Review: The Office, Season 7, Episode 6 (Costume Contest)

Today, on reviewing the most recent episode of NBC’s The Office, I am joined by my brother Jacob, who knows more about movies than anyone I know. Be warned…on this particular review, we agree on absolutely every point, but we’ll … Continue reading

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