Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pretty much begs for the Firefly comparison. The cast is similar; the set is similar. It is, in plain sight, a spiritual successor to Joss Whedon’s short-lived masterpiece. But it’s weaker. Like, a lot weaker.
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Bojack Horseman: Episodes 1-4
Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, Amy Sedaris, Allison Brie BoJack Horseman is a new adult cartoon from Netflix. It centers around Bojack, a washed-up actor who hit it big back in the nineties with a Full House-era family sitcom. He now spends his days languishing in his Hollywood mansion in the waning limelight of his past.ContinueContinue reading “Bojack Horseman: Episodes 1-4”
The American: Cold, Calculated
The American is a quiet drama about a gunsmith who sells his services to spies and covert operatives. It stars George Clooney as a basically nameless man at the end of a long career, at a loss for what he cares for most.
Watchmen: Who’s Watching?
Jackie Earl Haley, Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Patrick Wilson Let me preface this by saying that I am not a Watchman fan. The graphic novel was put in my hands a couple of years ago and I enjoyed it very much. The book resonates with people, and is deservedly the ultimate example of graphic novelContinueContinue reading “Watchmen: Who’s Watching?”
Should Firefly Be Revived?
‘Tis the season for revivals: X-Files, Gilmore Girls, Fuller House, Twin Peaks, etc. While Firefly creator Joss Whedon will now be busy with a Batgirl film for DC for the foreseeable future, we ask: Should Firefly get the revival treatment also?
Skyfall: Review
While it hasn’t benefited from decades of rose-colored glasses and nostalgia like others, Goldfinger and From Russia with Love, for example, Skyfall nevertheless is by far the best James Bond film. The most competently made, the most reverential in tone, it is a high-quality film and the most compelling installment of the canon to date.
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