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TV Rant: True Detective

I haven’t watched Dallas Buyers Club yet but, this is the best thing Matthew McConaughey has EVER done. He co-stars with Woody Harrelson in the first offering in this new anthology series from HBO.  Woody is a better than average … Continue reading

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Side Effects

I wish this wasn’t Steven Soderbergh’s last film.  Oh well. That said, Side Effects is a (to quote Mallory Archer) a taut, sexy thriller. Rooney Mara is married to Channing Tatum who is in prision for insider trading.  She’s under … Continue reading

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TV Rant -9.7

I’m watching less tv than I should (I’m a little gun shy with that 6 strikes rule out). But here are my rants Parks and Rec is still solid.  Ron Swanson is one hell of a character.  He’s a better … Continue reading

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TV Rant

Walking Dead:  I don’t like this show anymore.  I basically want everyone to die.  But I’m in the minority, people love the shit out of zombies.  I’d put this in the same category as Hell on Wheels; you have to … Continue reading

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Total Recall Redux

I find it really hard to believe they haven’t covered this on Inside the Actor’s Studio… Anyway, why the hell should you go see a Len Wiseman (Die Hard 4: The Abortion) remake of a Paul Verhovan (Robocop, Showgirls) movie … Continue reading

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The Grey

One should always pay attention to the beginning.  This is when the seeds of the end are sown. Once more into the fray, Into the last good fight I’ll ever know. Live and die on this day. Live and die … Continue reading

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Topical PSA

SOPA and PIPA are lazy horseshit.

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Another TV Rant

Hell on Wheels –This show takes place during the construction of the Union Pacific railroad.  The main character is a former confederate Quantrell type who’s searching for his wife’s killers in the lawless west in the aftermath of the Civil … Continue reading

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

John Le Carre doesn’t give a shit what you want.  You combine that with a career in intelligence; you’ve already got most of a writer. John’s spy yarns, probably not that well known among the post cold war generations, leave … Continue reading

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TV Rant 3

Thank all gods that Entourage is over.  Except I’ve seen every episode.  So who’s really the asshole? True Blood has gotten so stupid.  At least Tara died and Debbie got shot in the face.  Blech.  I really think Buffy is … Continue reading

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