Articles tagged with: The Wire
I get to a point in a film-watching sprint where I begin to wonder if I can recognize a good film any longer. I’ll hit a C-minus/D-plus patch, which is usually only two or three …
Suburban-Jersey lawyer Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti), who seems to represent seniors exclusively, is floundering. The office needs a new boiler and a new toilet, a dead tree on his front lawn needs removing, he’s got …
The title of the film refers to the LAPD Rampart scandal of the late ’90s, but the story follows a single cop, Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson), who’s trying to hold everything together by any means …
In retrospect, I can say with confidence that most of this is my fault — starting with yesterday’s playlist tweet, sent just after I’d listened to Junior Brown’s “Broke Down South of Dallas.” That was …
I’d ordinarily open a TV essay with a phrasing along the lines of “Has anyone else noticed that…?” or “Is it just me, or does this show…?” I can’t do that on a Treme piece, …
During a quick run to the deli for coffee and kitty litter, I spotted a sign at the dollar store: “HAPPY EASTER.” That means it’s Peep season. Even better, that means it’s “guess the brand …
What I’m watching — or no longer watching — and why.
NEW SHOWS
Boardwalk Empire. I have to catch up on recent episodes, but so far, A-minus — the minus is for the pacing, which is very …
75K and change at the moment; just waiting for the match to go into the system. Great, great work; it’s much easier from here, I think, which is nice with just a week left.
Today, …
I finally finished pasting in the last of the vintage Vines last night.Only took 15 months.Yay!
For those of you who enjoyed the piece on The House Next Door analyzing the credit sequence(s) of The Wire, …
