[rating=7.00] “This ain’t the place to be” belts out frontman Peter Niven at the very start of “It’s A Mess,” the opening track of the Atom Age’s latest album Hot
[rating=5.00] “Pilot” Since plans for a spinoff of The Walking Dead started circulating earlier this year, there was a lot of questioning its necessity. The show itself nets maybe one or
[rating=2.00] “Flamingos” Like a child dumping out all its toys just before bedtime, Ballers has found trapped in the corner of its bedroom just in time for the season finale. I’d
[rating=3.00] “Head-On” Despite some hints of legitimacy halfway through the season, it’s becoming clear that Ballers is not only ill-conceived, it gives the impression that each individual scene was written
[3.00] “Gaslighting” How appropriate that this week’s episode starts with a car wreck. To clarify, it’s a commercial within the show, and seemingly has nothing to do with the rest of
It was the kind of fallout that was an inevitability. After relative unknown auteur Nic Pizzolatto, along with director Cary Fukunaga and stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, managed to
One of the most influential figures of the 20th century, John Lennon evolved from sharp-talking pop-rocker to cynical idealist in his time growing up in the public eye. With such
[rating=4.00] “Ends” Starting off with an urn being delivered with all the delicate care of your average script for Ballers, “Ends” begins profoundly on the wrong foot, assuming that anyone in
[rating=5.00] “Everything is Everything” The short-lived burst of optimism I felt over the show’s brief, but notable, improvement last week (however slight) has waned slightly. Mostly due to the show’s inability
[rating=6.00] “Machete Charge” It took a lot longer than it needed to, but Ballers finally started getting somewhere last night. Nowhere jaw-dropping or profound, but at least some popcorn-level entertainment, instead
