Margaery knows full well the position she’s put Cersei in, and she has no problem turning the knife with lines like, “I wish we had some wine for you. It’s a bit early in the day for us.” and, “He is half iron, half stag.” Gross.
Month: April 2015
The History of Gods: ‘Ex Machina’ Sine Deus
The first impression you get is that of confidence: A director uncommonly confident in his use of bold images to jumpstart a story.
The King Ordered It: The Beginning of the End of ‘Mad Men’ (‘Time & Life’)
The struggle of Sterling Cooper & Partners is a metaphor for the struggles of all its major characters: How can we feel big and important when we are so, so small and insignificant?
Life During Generational Wartime: Noah Baumbach’s ‘While We’re Young’
Weren’t we young once? Weren’t we cool, or didn’t we at least feel cool? Weren’t we ambitious and spontaneous and optimistic? What happens to that feeling over time?
Daenerys and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: ‘Game of Thrones’ recap of ‘The House of Black and White’
Revenge is brewing like coffee in a percolator in ‘The House of Black and White.’
Fortunate Sons and Daughters: ‘Mad Men’ gives us ‘The Forecast’
‘Mad Men’ is and has always been about one thing and one thing only: the unrequited love between Betty Hofstadt-Draper-Francis and the kid who used to live down the block–the kid they call Glen Bishop.
Biopic is the New Black: ‘True Story’ Film Review
This conflict, both internal and external, seems like it’d make for a gripping film. In reality, it’s obvious that True Story wants to be at thriller, but it lacks the suspense and tautness to hold these scenes together.
Past and Future Shit: ‘Game of Thrones’ recap of ‘The Wars to Come’
A song of cuddle-murder and pissed off dragons.
Henry Francis Drinks Your Milkshake, and other observations from this week’s ‘Mad Men’ (‘New Business’)
How many lives has Don Draper ransacked? His very name is a lie; he’s just a Dick squatting in Lieutenant Draper’s abandoned identity.
A Shot-by-Shot Analysis of the Season 3 Trailer of ‘Orange is the New Black’
“How am I back here?” a broken Alex with a black eye asks Piper.
Umm… because you ended your contract after the first episode of season two but then renewed it because you didn’t know how successful this show would be?
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