Why would anyone think Elizabeth was going to die? I mean srsly, that so obviously wasn't going to happen, there was no juxtaposition between Nina and Elizabeth. I didn't even see any teasing of Elizabeth's death in the FX promo. It's even beyond a stretch to connect Nina and Martha at this stage - clearly the FBI…

I fell asleep while watching last night and just finished the episode. So this morning I basically knew Nina was going to die because like an idiot I stopped over here first and saw the review title and her photo, but I still shouted and cried when it happened.

Or a lot of great actors do TV.

Saw it last week at the DGA screening in NYC, followed by a 1 hr+ conversation between Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, which was fantastic.

Exactly. I saw the film last week, followed by a wonderful hour long Q&A with Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Donovan, Hanks' character, had defended Abel at his espionage trial, successfully sparing him the death penalty in part by making the argument that Abel could be used in a spy swap should a US citizen be…

I would also watch a show of just Ichabod complaining about stuff and flirting with Abbie, but they got rid of Headless in the first 60 seconds of the episode.

Considering how irredeemably evil the torturers are portrayed as being, I have a hard time seeing how this movie validated torture. I do agree that the tone was kinda wobbly - especially for the first 3rd of the film the director doesn't seem to have any point of view at all about what the heck these people are doing.

Emily Blunt's character arc in Sicario reminded me of Jake (Jack Nicholson) in Chinatown. They both start out as straight shooters just doing their jobs, looking for the truth, and they both fall down a rabbit hole of corruption and evil so deep and dark there is no 'hero' who could plausibly stand up against it. I…

Think Jack Nicholson's character Jake in Chinatown - the story is for the most part told through her eyes, and it's the story of her character being overwhelmed by powerful, shadowy forces. The narrative is the revelation of the motives of the true players, and the slow loss of her place in the world.

The author was pointing out the tired sexist trope of killing a female character so a male character can "find his purpose/himself." The trick to figuring out if something is sexist is to reverse the genders and see if it still makes sense.

TBH I can't get past the title of Halt and Catch Fire, I simply cannot trust the taste of a showrunner who would think that makes sense or attracts viewers.

Aaron Sorkin doesn't get a pass from me, he's a hack. And yes, he's an elitist and all of his male characters are xerox copies of his self important self, virtually indistinguishable.

The Randian label is hard to argue against in The Incredibles, which is literally about a family of exceptional individuals who must hide their specialness because it's a threat to the normals. That film actually features a scene where the super fast kid has to slow down and not win on purpose because of cultural…

I'm looking forward to seeing this - and getting a review from my 10 year niece, who's seeing it with her girl scout troupe tonight. But another review said the Randian execeptionalism theme isn't subtext in Tomorrowland - it's "uber-uber-text." With Clooney as the hero, I wouldn't be surprised if this was an accurate…

MM had low ratings when it aired on BBC4 and abysmal ratings when it switched to Sky (which costs extra, like HBO). I don't know of any other foreign markets that air it. MM also had a very small audience in the US, way smaller than all the coverage would suggest, never reached 4 million viewers for any episode (that…

May 8th: Good Wife Bosses Promise "Satisfying" Kalicia Reunion — But Will It Be Worth the Wait?

May 3rd:
Michelle, you’ve already revealed we’ll see Kalinda in the finale
and said she’ll land on her feet. Will we get an Alicia-Kalinda reunion,
and will Kalinda be clad in leather?
Michelle: One of those is yes, and one of those is wait and see.

"homeless, friendless, jobless, womanless" is exactly how he winds up, as you point out, because the culture of the 50s/early 60s is exhausted, a dead end. I personally love the cynicism of the end, the co-opting of the counterculture to sell soda is what America does, and Don Draper was the surrogate for America as a…

"…why would Kalinda leave a hairbrush on the nightstand of her vacated apartment?"
To provide DNA in case her remains are difficult to identify, I presume.