Monthly Archives: January 2012

Haywire

Posted on January 25, 2012 by TheOx

Beautiful people, dressed fashionably, beating the living shit out of each other, in exotic locations.  And that’s pretty much the movie. Seriously, do you need anything else?  I grudgingly noticed a plot.  Actually that’s not fair.  Steven Soderbergh lays out … Continue reading →

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Topical PSA

Posted on January 18, 2012 by TheOx

SOPA and PIPA are lazy horseshit.

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Another TV Rant

Posted on January 18, 2012 by TheOx

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

Posted on January 18, 2012 by TheOx

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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MI:4

Posted on January 18, 2012 by TheOx

So Mission Impossible has a 4th installment.  And it’s directed by Brad Bird!!  This is in keeping with tradition on the franchise of having a completely new and proven director for each separate film.  Maybe they’ll finally let Brad do … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Homes 2

Posted on January 18, 2012 by TheOx

Let me say this first: The current Sherlock Holmes franchise would be non-existent without the stories of Alan Moore.  SH the modern franchise takes place in a world very like the one Moore created for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.  … Continue reading →

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J Edgar

Posted on January 18, 2012 by TheOx

Clint Eastwood has come a long way.  People of my generation and younger aren’t going to remember, but there was a time when there was a stigma against Eastwood as a director.  The Outlaw Josey Wales is probably one of … Continue reading →

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