Forward, The Right Foot
More so than any other cable channel, Showtime has the nasty habit of continuing its original programming long past the point where the...
Balancing the Scales
Before reviewing Ridley Scott’s filmic adaptation of The Martian, I first must parse my problems with Andy Weir’s novel. Weir’s debut...
The Burden of Morality
Sicario could not exist without Zero Dark Thirty. Bigelow’s film follows CIA Agent Maya through her decade-long search for Osama Bin...
Mission: Asexual
In-N-Out Burger has the well-earned reputation of being the best fast food joint around. The restaurant has a simple menu consisting of...
Sophomore Shrug
Let it not be said that True Detective’s second season was without any good episodes. The back half of episode 6 (“Church in Ruins”) and...
Time Is A Regressive Circle
After my initial review, I wanted to resist making further comparisons between the first and second seasons of True Detective. The drop...
Source Material Stew
Hannibal has the distinction of being the least-likely network television show of all time to receive orders for a second and third...
Internet Convictions
We are currently living through the final stages of the transition of artistic precedence from film to television. For the length of the...
Star Wars Revisited (Part 1)
I am ashamed to admit that I had never seen Star Wars until yesterday. I had seen the 1997 edition, sure, as well as the 2006 DVD...
An Audience in the Dark
Halfway through its run, the second season of True Detective has cemented its identity as a crossbreed of pulpy cop drama and prestige...