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Screen Ramblings: "Avatar: The Last Airbender" - On the Disappointing Grandiosity of "Sozin's Comet"
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Avatar: The Last Airbender" - On the Disappointing Grandiosity of "Sozin's Comet". Spoilers for Avatar: The Last Airbender. I’ve been thinking through my issues with the Avatar: The Last Airbender. Which is not to say that Avatar. At its finest right here. It delivers the awe-inspiring visuals and. But for all that sequence's impact and entertainment value, it is alas a relativ...
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Screen Ramblings: End of September Update
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Friday, September 26, 2014. End of September Update. So, the academic year is already getting pretty hectic, and unsurprisingly I haven't been around much. However, I have been doing a series of relatively short posts over on Letterboxd about the films I've been watching as part of my ongoing 2014 horror film marathon. It's been a good one; I've seen a ton of really good stuff already (with Kairo. View ...
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Screen Ramblings: February 2015
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Tuesday, February 24, 2015. The Five Best Parks and Recreation Moments of All Time. Todays post comes from Maria Ramos, whose writing has appeared in places such as Thoughts on Film. And The Action Elite. Its a privilege to have her here talking a bit about her favorite Parks and Rec. Moments. Feel free to add yours in the comments. . Read her picks after the jump:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Screen Ramblings: May 2015
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Best Shows of the 2014-15 Season - Part Two. And heres part two, featuring my five favorite shows of the year. (If you missed part one, you can find it here. Spoilers after the jump:. Labels: best tv of 2014-15. Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Best Shows of the 2014-15 Season - Part One. Hasnt aired its second season yet, so it gets excused ,. But Broad City, Brooklyn Nine-Nine,. If you ...
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Screen Ramblings: Please Watch "The 100", For Crying Out Loud
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Monday, March 2, 2015. Please Watch "The 100", For Crying Out Loud. Was often undermined by elements undermining that potential: among them the addition of various moments of teen angst and a DOA love triangle to what was an otherwise stark survival tale. (To be clear: teen angst and love triangles rock. Plenty of shows do these things well. But it soon became clear that The 100. 8212; Survival Horror.
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Screen Ramblings: Best Episodes of 2014
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Best Episodes of 2014. And welcome to another end of year best episodes list! As always, I prefer to focus on episodes at the end of the year, while leaving the best shows list for June. If you were here for last year's list, you know the drill, but for those that weren't, here are the basic rules:. This year it's Broad City,. Ordinarily I'd write some stuff about every sin...
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Screen Ramblings: Film Review - "Inside Out"
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Film Review - "Inside Out". Some thoughts on Pixar's latest masterpiece after the jump:. Pixar films have over the years proven themselves masters of disseminating expository information, usually by eschewing the conventional info dump for something more elegant and unique. The trash-covered wasteland of WALL-E. Tells all we need to know, while Finding Nemo. This continues in vari...
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Screen Ramblings: July 2015
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Thursday, July 30, 2015. Film Review/Analysis - "The Woman". Spoilers for The Woman. Sunday, July 19, 2015. My First Pitchfork Festival in Review. Ill get to the music in a moment, but this was such a mismanaged situation, and it could have had serious consequences had weather conditions been just a tad different. So lets take a second to run through the screw-ups. . Tuesday, July 7, 2015. If you wish t...
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Screen Ramblings: My First Pitchfork Festival in Review
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Sunday, July 19, 2015. My First Pitchfork Festival in Review. I'll get to the music in a moment, but this was such a mismanaged situation, and it could have had serious consequences had weather conditions been just a tad different. So let's take a second to run through the screw-ups. Zero information about what to do in case of severe weather on the website, and no directions to nearby shelter. Was cut ...
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Screen Ramblings: Film Review/Analysis - "The Woman"
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Film and TV thoughts from an amateur media critic (plus occasional posts on music and social justice). Thursday, July 30, 2015. Film Review/Analysis - "The Woman". Spoilers for The Woman. This review contains descriptions of domestic abuse and misogynistic violence within the film. Chris Cleek of The Woman. From that point onward, The Woman. There's none of that here, at least not until the final few scenes, at which point The Woman. Why does this happen? This scene sets in motion The Woman. There are ve...