The Commander: Set 1 (review)

Oh, but women have come a long way in London’s Metropolitan Police since Lynda La Plante thrust Helen Mirren up the chain of command to DCI in Prime Suspect in 1991, almost 20 years ago.

RocknRolla (review)

Guy Ritchie would surprise us if he surprised us. *RocknRolla,* his latest mockney crime caper, is exactly what you expect it to be. Hell, it’s exactly what you *want* it to be…

‘Pushing Daisies’ blogging: “Frescorts”

(previous: Episode 3: “Bad Habits”) Do you smell pie? I smell pie. Mmmmm, pie… [spoilers after the jump!] I was horrified to discover this morning that my DVR had not recorded last night’s episode of Pushing Daisies. I think I’ve fixed what I think was ailing the stupid machine (we’ll see if it records Life … more…

Boy A (review)

Jack Burridge did a very bad thing, years ago, as a child. Today, he’s a young man just released from a juvenile institution in a British city, trying to make his way anonymously in a world that knows all about his deed, and is not at all willing to pardon him for it.

‘Pushing Daisies’ blogging: “Bad Habits”

(previous: Episodes 1/2: “Bzzzzzzzzz!”/“Circus, Circus”) Do you smell pie? I smell pie. Mmmmm, pie… [spoilers after the jump!] Goodness. Nuns talking about sex? A dead nun who had talked about sex? A suicided dead nun who had talked about sex? A suicided dead nun who had talked about sex who swears like a sailor when … more…