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Fall TV Smorgasbord, part 2
The Good Wife: I came for the ripped-from-the-headlines infidelity scandal, I stayed for the razor-sharp characters, intricate plotting, and stellar performances. The show is a meditation on power, closely examining the intrigue and shifting alliances of the power plays within … Continue reading
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Fall TV Smorgasbord
Hi, folks! I’ve been on the road for a while, visiting family and drinking lots of sweet tea in the South. What with all the Fall TV premieres, I figured I’d write short blurbs on all the stuff I’ve watched … Continue reading
Bachelorette: Mean Girls at a Wedding
I’m not a big fan of the boys-and-girls-behaving-badly genre, but I checked out Bachelorette because Kirsten Dunst has impressed me lately (see Melancholia) and also because I enjoy Lizzy Caplan’s sardonic forthrightness. Dunst’s Regan is consistently selfish and cruel throughout … Continue reading
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Doctor Who: But I don’t want David Tennant to go!
I watched the season 4 finale “The End of Time” last weekend, and I’m still mourning David Tennant’s departure. It’s been difficult to enjoy the few Matt Smith episodes I’ve watched since then because there’s so much to process in … Continue reading
The Bourne Legacy: A Treadstone Re-tread
It feels a bit unfair to judge The Bourne Legacy against the three earlier, superior Bourne movies, but if the filmmakers didn’t want us to do that, they shouldn’t have put Bourne in the title and opened the film with … Continue reading
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The Farmer’s Daughter: Loretta Young Goes to Washington
The Farmer’s Daughter, starring Loretta Young, is a Capra-esque film about a young farm girl who stumbles into politics. The film values the American democratic process and stresses the importance of being politically well-informed so that one can play an … Continue reading
Doctor Who: season 3 status report
Even though my husband Chris and I are watching as many episodes a day as his schedule will allow, almost to the exclusion of all other shows and movies, I would say I’m hooked, entertained, impressed, but still short of … Continue reading
Yes, Ashley, I’m finally watching Doctor Who!
Much to my friend Ashley’s delight, I finally started watching Doctor Who. I should say re-started: I’d watched the first two Christopher Eccleston episodes when they first aired, but, since I wasn’t already a fan of the original show, I … Continue reading
Parks and Recreation: Leslie Knope for President!
I just finished a Parks and Recreation marathon, and I adore this show! I watched season 4 as it aired on TV and enjoyed it a lot, but now that I’ve watched all the earlier seasons, I think it’s kind … Continue reading
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The Dark Knight Rises into Reality
I had to watch The Dark Knight Rises twice to figure out what I wanted to say about it. Granted, the first time was in IMAX, which makes it difficult to focus on anything other than visuals. I enjoyed it … Continue reading
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