This past summer Jennifer Lawrence brought sixteen-year-old action hero Katniss Everdeen to millions of tweens. This past Sunday she brought home the Best Actress Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook. Which, in the free association game that is my media-addled brain, reminded me of Brad Dourif.
You know, Wormtongue. Or Doc from Deadwood. Or that creepy Luther Lee Boggs for the Xphiles out there. Continue reading On Jen and Brad– but not that Jen and Brad
After last night, I am more convinced than ever (and this has been on my mind since the jump) that Fox’s The Following would be better off if they could just Edgar Allen Poe references. Continue reading One less writer might do wonders for The Following
… At least a little. Drago vs. Rocky. Those plucky Red Dawn kids. For sure the Olympics were a lot more exciting.
Now FX’s The Americans promises to scratch that itch weekly. The series must walk the fragile path between effectively conjuring up the styles and politics of the 80s and coming off as retro nostalgia Continue reading Admit it, you’ve missed Cold War culture…
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