Film & TV

[rating=7.00] “The Dance of Dragons” “They hurt little girls everywhere in the world,” Cersei told Prince Oberyn last season, all too knowingly. Now, being said in season four, it stands a testament to the last days when Game of Thrones revelled in its own subtlety and nuance, which has been forgone in favor of an assembly-line […]

[rating=8.00] “Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television” I have to admit, the excitement I had for a new season of Community outside of network television was a heavy factor in my initial viewing of the first episodes of this season. And with good reason. The promise of a new beginning for the cult favorite would lead […]

[rating=8.00] “White Hat/Black Hat” Richard and the guys are riding on a high after successfully getting a bid for a contract with Intersite. The only thing standing in their way is a “bake off” with EndFrame, a small obstacle considering Pied Piper is so much more sophisticated and thought out than EndFrame’s platform. Unfortunately, knowing the […]

[rating=5.00] “Hardhome” After being assured over and over (and over) for the past 5 years, it finally looks like winter isn’t just coming, it’s most certainly here. While its cinematic handling left some do be desired, it was a welcome payoff by a show that has, of late, excelled at little else aside from testing the […]

If the road never ends, why not take the occasional detour?

[rating=3.00] It just wouldn’t be the summer movie season without a disaster movie, would it? There’s something about the blockbuster months that inspires the teeming masses to show up to theaters in droves to witness yet another round of mindless destruction porn masquerading as escapism. In recent years, this niche has been filled by the […]

[rating=5.00] “Wedding Videography” We get a little change-up in season six’s penultimate episode. Abed is doing freelance work in Jeff’s classroom with a handheld camera, which is the conceit with which the episode itself is presented. Of course, Jeff is none too pleased with this—his idea of teaching law is drinking the secret scotch stash from […]

[rating=7.00] Picking up right where we left last week, the guys have nothing left to do but fight their way to the top. With Nucleus floundering and End Frame dominating the market, there’s going to be some choices to make and no one’s going to like it. Though we haven’t been talking about it much […]

[rating=7.00] “The Gift” While there were several pieces moving and one rather surprising twist at the end, it’s the world the show encompasses–particularly the early half focusing entirely on The North—that shows the severity of the conditions these characters live, and the consequences for those decisions made in such circumstances. As an episode, it largely works, […]

We might risk the journey to shed our baggage, but we’ll simply just gain new baggage along the way.

[rating=5.00] Tomorrowland feels less like a cohesive movie than it does a mish mash of decent ideas desperately in search of a story. Wild and fun concepts are thrown into a blender and spun around until mixed well, and while the resulting concoction looks rather appealing, it doesn’t quite leave you satisfied, and the aftertaste […]

[rating=3.00] It’s heartening to know that movies today still have the ability to meet or exceed one’s expectations. I expected Poltergeist to be a terrible movie, and it did not disappoint. The only thing impressive about this remake is its staggering mediocrity. I’m not the type of critic who will dismiss the concept of a […]

[rating=6.00] It finally happened. The highly anticipated Community paintball episode hit Yahoo, and it was fun…ish. The start of the episode was great, a parking lot stand-off scene between Starburns and Todd set the tone for “Modern Espionage.” The two masterfully duke it out, superimposed over the sounds of Vicki’s one woman musical. It’s almost […]

[rating=7.00] “Homicide” This week, Pied Piper almost manages to pull off a victory, but in the process learns that their streaming platform is indeed in great working order. Gavin on the other hand is not so lucky. After a hilarious series of events last week, Gavin is proud to stream a UFC fight exclusively through Nucleus. […]

[rating=3.00] “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” There are moments of significance to be had in the sixth episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, though it’s mostly due to the longevity of show’s characters we’ve spent years invested in. The gradation of Arya Stark, Jorah Mormont, and Tyrion Lannister has proved satisfying to varying degrees, as long-running plotlines […]

[rating=10.00] For months, AMC has touted the final episodes of Mad Men as “the end of an era” – an ending that coincides with both the figurative end to the fictional 1960s timeline and the literal end of the series. But such a tagline provides more than enough room for failure. With this show’s Sterling track record […]

“Sleepover” offers a break from the (thoroughly enjoyable) onslaught of emotional, visceral messiness which defined the first chunk of Season Five.

[rating=10.00] First things first, just so that I am absolutely clear: Mad Max: Fury Road is a work of unmitigated genius, the likes of which you’ve never seen before. It’s rare these days for a film of any sort to transcend the limitations of its genre to become a work of art. Rarer, still, for […]

[rating=8.00] Far From the Madding Crowd is an adaptation you never asked for of a book you’ve never read, but under no circumstances should you let that dissuade you from seeing this magnificent, romantic drama. There’s no doubt that there’s a vast swath of you out there who’re quick to turn your nose up at […]

[rating=6.00] “Basic RV Repair and Palmistry” “Three weeks earlier,” is the first line uttered on this week’s Community. Though in most instances it would generally lead to a flashback of three weeks earlier, Abed’s unexplainable movie magic doesn’t generally rear its head unless no one is around to see it. Instead of the usual library set […]