Freaks and Geeks Ep 1.08 ‘Girlfriends and Boyfriends’ shows just how blind infatuation can be

EIFF 2013: ‘A Long Way from Home’ has a very good performance but some major characterisation issues

‘Sightseers’ well-made, but too repetitive and slight

‘The Long Goodbye’ deconstructs the Philip Marlowe character

‘The Bling Ring’ vapid and entertaining

Kyle Lambert’s Incredible ‘Toy Story/The Shining’ Mash-Up

‘There She Is’ explores a pageant for the other half

EIFF 2013: ‘Breathe In’ is a compelling, quietly breathtaking drama

Ranking the Films of Director Richard Linklater

Discovering Luther

Richard Donner’s ‘Superman,’ the definitive comic book superhero origin story

Veep, Ep 2.09: “Running” illustrates what a polar opposite Selina Meyer would be like, as the administration falls into deeper trouble

Female-Driven Comics and the Problem they Face

Mad Men, Ep. 6.12, “The Quality of Mercy”: Monster Movies

Why the Emmy Nominations Will Make You Mad, and Why That Might Be A Good Thing

‘The Truman Show’ an intellectual and emotional masterpiece

Boys of Summer: ‘Mud’, ‘The Kings of Summer’, and Coming of Age Cinema in Summer 2013

Graceland, Ep. 1.02 “Guadalajara Dog” remedies what pilot lacked–quality character development

‘Man of Steel’ renders the red-and-blue hero in dull grey

‘Brothers Five’ forgets about brotherly love amidst some brilliant set pieces

Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem #1 is a Slow-Paced, Atmospheric Look at the Homefront in WWII

Astro City # 1 Feels both Familiar and Fresh

Lone Wolf and Cub is a Landmark Comic Worthy of its Praise