The Marital Bonds of TV Viewership
Commitment to watching a stellar TV series is a glorious and momentous undertaking. It’s much like any relationship, beginning with an initially awkward period of wonder and adjustment, which spills into intense exhilaration as a viewer comes to understand a show’s on-screen characters and the story really hits its stride…. [Read More]
8 Hours From a Post-‘Breaking Bad’ World
This Sunday marks the beginning of the end for Breaking Bad, indisputably one of the greatest shows to ever hit TV. “Beginning of the end” isn’t quite an accurate descriptor though — it’s really best to consider the first episode of the series as the beginning of the end, and… [Read More]
A (Somewhat) Strong Case Against Horror
When I was in the sixth grade, my good friend invited me over to his house for his 12th birthday/slumber party. I joined a group of our friends there shortly after school got out on a Friday, and we were all thrilled about the festivities to come. Within the first… [Read More]
A Heartfelt Letter to lol
Dear lol, It’s been a tumultuous decade. At the height of the AIM era (AOL Instant Messenger—but of course you already know that, you crafty bastard), we were best friends. Something in one of the many conversations with my 13-year-old friends was funny? Lol. Stupid? Lol. Heartbreaking? Lol. Then came… [Read More]
Horrible Sequels to Great Films
A lot of work goes into making a quality film. Writing a script, production, casting, shooting, editing, etc. A lot of moving parts have to spin just right in order to get a result that’s commercially and critically praised. So it’s a damn shame when all the effort that gets… [Read More]
THIS IS THE BEST TRAILER OF 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=reIxnLrtY5g] I mean, wow. Just wow. It remains to be seen how good a film this ends up being, but whoever was given the task of editing together this trailer should get a raise. For anyone that’s seen Drive, you know what to expect from Only God Forgives: gorgeous cinematography, stone-faced… [Read More]
Live in the Now: Real-time Sports vs. the DVR
On Thursday of last week, the day of game 7 in the Heat and Spurs’ NBA Finals series, I came across a status on Facebook that read: I’m not one to butt into other people’s personal lives…and as we all know, what you record on your DVR is very privileged… [Read More]
The End Gets Real
Of all the disaster films coming out this year, it’s pleasantly surprising to see that the best one by far is the comedy This Is The End, written by bar-mitzvah class buddies Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Think about it—you’ve got all-star casts in not one, but TWO “White House… [Read More]
The Life and Times of Chad Johnson
With the latest Chad Johnson news yesterday revealing that he’s been sentenced to 30 days in jail for slapping his lawyer’s ass in court, it’s as good a time as any to take a look at the loud off-field news #85 has provided us over his storied career. Here are… [Read More]
‘Game of Thrones’ and the “Now What?” Syndrome
Okay, so the Red Wedding went down earlier this week, along with Catelyn, Robb, Talisa and one of maybe six hundred major plotlines. You’ve had a few days to decompress, reached out to those you care about, and resolved to stick with them and get through these hard times in… [Read More]
