Yeah, there are missteps every now and then, but it’s probably the fastest I’ve binged a season in a very long time. Like Olyphant, Ritchson does a great job of balancing humor against how murderous and threatening the character is. It’s a season where Reacher has at least a dozen lines where he has to state that he’s…
It’s silly, turn your brain off fun that would only work with a guy like Ritchson in the role.
FWIW, Reacher is scratching some itches for me that have gone unscratched since Justified, so there’s that, too.
Donald Sutherland is so damn good in this movie.
I love this version and the BBC 1995 versions equally. I watch the miniseries when I want a heavy dose of Austen, but I watch this one when I want the romance of the story. (I just really wish that we could get one good kiss. The payoff doesn’t quite meet the romantic buildup, which is a little disappointing.)
I am so sad this column is coming to an end. I love that it’s a serious analysis of a lot of films which often get overlooked or treated with disdain, and there’s been a good mix of classics I’ve seen, underrated gems I want to see, and some really terrible pieces of work. Another one bites the dust...
I remember being so determined to dislike this adaptation when it came out - I loved the 1995 mini-series and just couldn’t understand why it was even needed.
Of course, now it’s one of my favourite films and I’ve watched numerous times. I love how lived in the whole film is - the messiness of the ballroom scenes and…
I love this movie.
Intersting. I think I’ll need to check this one out. My 10-year-old son is autistic, and while he’s pretty high functioning, my wife and I have wondered/worried about him when he gets older. Feels like this is a show that was made for us, to hopefully alleviate some of those fears and help us realize he’s gonna be…
I’m mildly on the spectrum(Asperger’s which has been debunked and the spectrum has been homogenized into a singular disorder), and do like what this show portrays, writing-wise, audience-wise, and minimizing ableist tropes as it focuses on characterizing and humanizing those on the spectrum. When it comes to my…
Honestly, that’s quite a lineup of coats!
WarGames was John Badham. Martin Brest’s biggest claim to fame was Midnight Run.
I’ll still go to bat for Meet Joe Black any day.
Just now seeing this in 2017 and hoping you're in jail right now
"Pastor Tim. And his wife."
It probably does mean less, even according to general consensus. Not playing a smug priest probably also helps.
Well, Rhys is so damned brilliant he could probably convince me of anything… that it was for my own good or something.
But, yes, TOTALLY taken in stride! Seriously I laughed out loud. It was awesome!
When I was first in the wig chair, being fit for my… mane :) I kept sending my wife photos, and she was like "Woa, BOLD…
This is awesome! Great to see you're able to take my comment in stride, and please let me tell you that here we're all (hopefully) well aware of the difference between a character and an actor, which is what makes you actors great to begin with. Otherwise we'd be all thinking that Matthew Rhys can kill you on a whim…
Ha! OK, this is probably a ridiculous thing to do, but I am the actor who played Pastor Tim, and that last comment made me laugh out loud. A friend saw this post and thought it was hysterical and sent me the link. I'm only writing because, as fate would have it, I am appearing on TV tomorrow with a completely shaved…