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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Silver Linings Playbook: Unconventional or just superficial?
My first thought after watching Silver Linings Playbook was, “Well, here’s another example of the annual Weinstein marketing juggernaut.” Another movie that doesn’t seem to warrant all the Oscar buzz it’s generating. It’s entertaining, but it sometimes feels like a … Continue reading
Homeland recap: Two Hats
Hi, folks! Check out my most recent Homeland recap on the Time Warner Offers blog: http://www.timewarnercableoffers.com/blog/popgoddess-reviews-homeland-4/ Enjoy and share!
Brave: Mothers and daughters – it can be a bear
Not only does Brave feature Pixar’s first female lead character, but it also centers on her relationship with another important woman in her life – her mother. In most Disney stories and fairy tales in general, mothers are either absent … Continue reading
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Homeland recap: The Clearing
Hi folks! Check out my recap of this week’s Homeland episode on the Time Warner Offers blog: http://www.timewarnercableoffers.com/blog/popgoddess-reviews-homeland/
Flight: Denzel’s Lost Weekends
Flight doesn’t really have anything new to say about addiction, but Denzel’s performance as airline pilot Whip Whitaker and the spectacularly staged plane crash at the beginning of the film almost make you not notice that. I don’t want to … Continue reading
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Homeland weekly recap
Hi folks! I just started writing weekly recaps of Homeland and The Good Wife for a couple of other sites. Check out my recap of recent Homeland episodes “Q&A” and “A Gettysburg Address,” on the Time Warner Offers blog: http://www.timewarnercableoffers.com/blog/popgoddess-weekly-homeland/
Looper: Lost boys doing bad things
Looper is like an inverted Terminator: instead of a hitman traveling back in time to kill someone, the victims are sent back in time to the hitman to be killed. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Joe, one such contract killer who matter-of-factly … Continue reading
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