#OscarsSoWhite: Yes, this is a race issue
When 94% of studio heads and 92% of studio senior management is white, the imbalance of racial representation is systemic
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Author Archives: Mike Fisher
LCD Soundsystem is back together and it’s complicated
There will be a tour. There will be an album. There will be, for the first time since 2010, new songs from the band that never recorded a bad one.
Enough of this crap, where’s Glenn?: ‘The Walking Dead’ frustrates with ‘Always Accountable’
I’m about as tolerant as TWD fans get when it comes to these mumblecore episodes of self-discovery, but even I have my limits.
Cabin in the Woods: ‘The Walking Dead’ eases the tempo with ‘Here’s Not Here’
Finding the roots of Morgan’s “first, do no harm” philosophy was something we had to take care of eventually.
They Walk, We Run: ‘The Walking Dead’ says ‘Thank You’
Denial is the first step on the path to acceptance.
Too Big To Protect: ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘JSS’
If all life is precious, how much can you sacrifice when the lives of your tribe and yourself are threatened and killing is the only way out?
Killers Within These Walls: Thoughts on the Season 6 Premiere of ‘The Walking Dead’ (“First Time Again”)
My friends and I argue about The Walking Dead far more than we argue about anything important. Part of that is my fault, probably. For one thing I don’t pay […]
War Stories: ‘Mad Men’ Inches Toward its End (‘The Milk and Honey Route’)
Distracting ourselves from the inevitable is no longer possible. We must accept that none of these characters has more than hour to live.
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?
