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July 29, 2016

STAR TREK BEYOND [Review]: …the Farthest Star.

I'm a fan of Star Trek. I'm not obsessive with the minutiae of it all (not as much as some other pop culture staples...**ahemJamesBondahem**), but I appreciate it greatly, both as a cultural touchstone and influence, and as an enduring storytelling series. That being said, I absolutely loathed.. LOATHED.. the previous film, the 2013 Star …

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June 23, 2015

TRUE DETECTIVE [Season 2 Premiere, Episode 1 Review]: Whyyyy sooooo seriousss???

Season 2 of HBO's True Detective, titled “The Western Book Of The Dead”, doesn't so much start with the same cold open (nor intrigue) of the first season's pilot, nor, does it seem, with the same clarity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4uxGbhO4ag Three disparate storylines intertwine here: Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell) is a boozed-up, divorced Bad Lieutenant type who …

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