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Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb documentary review: slow journalism

Sat, Jan 07, 2023
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The crisp, congenial charms of this intimate exploration of a decades-long working partnership overlay an unsentimental elegy for an era in journalism and publishing that has all but disappeared.

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The King’s Daughter movie review: a royal disaster

Fri, Jan 21, 2022
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Ostensibly a movie in the same way that a Victorian folly is ostensibly a Japanese temple or a medieval castle. That is: not at all. Like a themed high-school prom from 1994, and an accidental horror.

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why I am done with fantasy that abuses women in the name of “realism”

Mon, Jun 15, 2015
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I am looking at you, Game of Thrones. (But not you alone.)

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a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E09 (“The Dance of Dragons”) and open thread

Mon, Jun 08, 2015
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This is how fantasy keep sucking in people like me, even when it pisses us off. We want some magic in the world…

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Game of Thrones S04 E08: “The Mountain and the Viper” (you’re reading it wrong, Grandpa!)

Wed, Jun 04, 2014
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Jesus, Grandpa. Why did you read me this book?

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a few thoughts on a catch-up binge of Game of Thrones: Season 3

Sun, Apr 06, 2014
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I’m not sure anything — TV show or movie — that’s been based on a book has ever felt more like a book than GoT.

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Doctor Who thing: Joss Whedon, George R.R. Martin, and Steven Moffat walk into a bar…

Fri, Nov 29, 2013
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Can’t believe I missed this earlier in the year. Though it’s just gotten a punchline now…

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Feb 02-08 2013

Sun, Feb 10, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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Game of Thrones S02 E10: “Valar Morghulis”

Sun, Jul 01, 2012
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So not enough Jaime Lannister this series. I hope this oversight will be remedied in upcoming episodes…

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Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season (review)

Mon, Apr 09, 2012
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May well be the most solidly confident storytelling I’ve seen on television, perhaps ever…

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