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we can roll ourselves over ’cause we’re uncomfortable

Luther: Proof that the British may be more stylish than we, but they aren’t necessarily more sophisticated. Luther may feature talented actors with posh accents and some sharp writing, but it’s your standard cop-on-the-edge drama. Idris Elba (The Wire) plays John Luther, a DCI who doesn’t play by the rules but still gets results. He [...]

when you walk with Jesus, he gonna save your soul

Karzai Says His Office Gets Cash From Iran, U.S. (AP) KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that once or twice a year Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses – and that Washington also provides “bags of money” because his office lacks funds. Karzai’s comments come a day [...]

that old Irish mother of mine

In the comments section of the AV Club, particularly when discussing Mad Men, there’s an overused turn of phrase: “on the nose.” It’s used when the symbolism in a given episode is a little too obvious.* Mad Men has earned reams of critical acclaim for the way its dialogue, cinematography and performances are all arranged [...]

the white asshole's burden

New post up on Overthinking It today, in what’ll hopefully be the first post in a series overthinking Treme: The White Asshole’s Burden: Since these are problems that affect black people, even if they’re not “black problems,” the temptation must have been strong to create a Great White Hero who would swoop in and save [...]

I am a visitor here; I am not permanent

The Visitor: A well-tailored little indie film. Like a very nice suit. Richard Jenkins (Intolerable Cruelty, Step Brothers, etc – one of those actors you recognize but don’t know) stars.* He plays Prof. Walter Vale, a Connecticut professor who’s stagnating following his wife’s death. When he’s coerced into attending a conference in Manhattan, he sets [...]

when you're a boy, you can wear a uniform

Valkyrie: Diverting but not moving. A Bryan Singer film about a plot to kill Hitler, starring Tom Cruise, should keep me on the edge of my seat for its entire run. But right when Col. Stauffenberg (Cruise) implemented the plan to isolate Berlin from the SS, I got a text inviting me out drinking. Five [...]

it's all in the game

Thank you for your patience with those last two self-indulgent entries. Now we can have fun again. A few days ago, Leonard commented on an AVClub interview with Flight of the Conchords. Bret observed that “There aren’t many TV shows that can go on tour.” The ideas immediately began bubbling in the drug dens of [...]

there ain't no back in the day. ain't no nostalgia.

By Season 5, we’ve assembled quite a cast. We’ve got the cops – street level, detectives and command – all angling for position. We’ve got the dealers, all the way from the twelve-year-olds counting the stash to the masterminds dealing with supply. We’ve got politicians. We’ve got folks we picked up along the way, from [...]

you want it to be one way. but it's the other way.

Season Four was the hardest for me. I think it’s fantastic television – the writers, actors and directors are all at the top of their game – but S4′s like a wound I don’t want to touch. You can tolerate folks on the street rising and falling; it’s all in the Game, after all. But [...]

well, get on with it, motherf–

Season Three’s my favorite of the entire run. We meet a broad cast of new and interesting characters. We return to the same setting of Season One. We have just enough history on all of these characters that we can start fucking with expectations. And, interestingly enough, the show begins to engage in a sort [...]

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