Movie #21 of 2017: Big Trouble (2002) This is a family favorite, but it had been several years since I watched it last. Sometimes things like that can age poorly, but this one is still great, and the comedy holds up really well. I’m always surprised that this movie isn’t better known, but I guess …
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TV Review: The West Wing, season 6
TV #46 of 2017: The West Wing, season 6 Oh man, late West Wing is such a mixed bag. I think season 5 is unquestionably the worst, and that lingers a little bit into the start of this next one. The primary campaign is a real shot of adrenaline, though, and it definitely works as …
TV Review: Game of Thrones, season 4
TV #42 of 2017: Game of Thrones, season 4 I try to keep these reviews fairly spoiler-free, even this long after the fact, so let me just say vaguely that after three years of Game of Thrones airing shocking plot twists at the end of each season, it’s nice to have the major moment in …
TV Review: Party Down, season 2
TV #41 of 2017: Party Down, season 2 One of the things I love about Party Down – and there’s a lot! – is just how committed it is to its structure. This is the only workplace comedy I can think of where practically every single moment takes place entirely within the workplace. These people …
TV Review: Game of Thrones, season 3
TV #37 of 2017: Game of Thrones, season 3 Another solid season of Game of Thrones, although this is definitely where the seams of adapting A Song of Ice and Fire into a network television show really start to appear. In the books, characters can sit out entire novels when nothing interesting is happening to …
Movie Review: The Room (2003)
Movie #15 of 2017: The Room (2003) Honestly, what is there left to even say about this awful movie at this point? No matter what you’ve heard, I guarantee you, the reality is even worse than that. It’s such an entertaining trainwreck to watch, though. Fun personal fact: I watched this movie for the first …
TV Review: The Grinder, season 1
TV #36 of 2017: The Grinder, season 1 I have such a soft spot for this silly little show about an actor convinced he can practice law at his brother’s firm just because he used to play a lawyer on TV. It’s just so rich in character-driven humor and meta-commentary on TV show plots, and …
TV Review: Marvel’s Jessica Jones, season 1
TV #33 of 2017: Marvel’s Jessica Jones, season 1 My wife and I watched/rewatched this season respectively before binge-watching the new Defenders season with friends. It remains a really great examination of male privilege and rape culture, using the heightened storytelling language of superpowers to explore those issues. Like the best of the fantasy genre, …
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TV Review: Game of Thrones, season 2
TV #29 of 2017: Game of Thrones, season 2 As mentioned before, we are watching this show for my wife’s first time and my first time since catching it live as it first aired. It’s fun to rediscover the beginnings of everyone’s stories, especially the ones that have changed the most over the years. On …
TV Review: Party Down, season 1
TV #28 of 2017: Party Down, season 1 If you don’t enjoy The Office or Veep’s brand of awkward humor, then this is probably not the show for you either. But it’s a pretty hilarious sitcom about an LA catering crew largely made up of struggling actors, and there are so many famous guest stars …
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