Drama, Television
Rewatching The Wire
It’s been twenty years since The Wire debuted, and while its legacy may be eclipsed by more popular shows…
June 18, 2022
Comedy, Mystery, TelevisionTV: Only Murders in the Building (Season 1)
As a mystery, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building is merely a middling success, but fortunately it’s got a…
October 23, 2021
FilmFilm: The Infiltrator
Watching The Infiltrator (2016) gave me a case of false deja vu: I know I had never seen it,…
June 11, 2017
Drama, Fantasy, FilmFilm: Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
I’d like to think that if I had seen Birdman (2014) before Oscar season, I would have recognized it…
June 1, 2015
Comedy, Drama, FilmFilm: Win Win
Why would you want to go see a movie about a hard-luck attorney who coaches a high school wrestling…
April 19, 2011
Drama, Film, Mystery, ThrillerFilm: Gone Baby Gone
More and more I’m thinking I need to check out the fiction of Dennis Lehane. He not only wrote…
February 1, 2011
Comedy, Film, LifeFilm: Bob Funk
I’m a big fan of the Laemmle Theaters here in the LA area, and this weekend we met up…
March 2, 2009