Long Shot movie review: not-so-radical romantic agenda
House of Cards as a satirical workplace comedy, with just a touch of rom-com thrown in to render it genuinely sweetly sexy. Theron and Rogen share palpable chemistry, both comic and romantic.
House of Cards
Mary Queen of Scots movie review: not so good to be the queen…
Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie command the screen in this delicious anti costume drama with an earthy ethos, replete with movie-movie internecine spycraft and a sly, smart feminist parable that resonates for us today.
one big reason why I love ‘House of Cards’ (spoiler: its depiction of women wielding power)
Because it features so many women who are smart, capable, and wield power like men do. But even so, there has not previously been a moment as powerful as this one in S05E07.
a few thoughts on House of Cards S4 (and open thread)
I adore this show, but it’s hugely depressing. I would love to call it cynical, but I suspect it’s all too realistic. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
House of Cards open thread (and a few thoughts on Frank and Claire)
Have you binged Season 3 yet? Feel free to discuss it (and previous seasons) here…
QOTD: What should we call television now that it’s not necessarily on television?
Somehow the term “serialized fiction” doesn’t have the right ring. But I’m at a loss for anything better. Any ideas?
the awesomeness that is Joseph Gordon-Levitt increases (and other adventures in social networking)
Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
more Super Bowl movie stuff: Star Trek Into Darkness, Fast and Furious 6 (and other adventures in social networking)
Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
House of Cards (trailer)
Netflix will release all 13 episodes of this new series on Friday.
why celebs love Scientology; Netflix in deal for original programming; the real problem of ‘Mars Needs Moms’; more: leftover links
Plus: why Republicans want to destroy NPR; Hereafter (with its tsunami scene) pulled from Japanese theaters; promo fail for Limitless viral video; more…
