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‘The Theory of Everything’ or The Theory of Biopics and why they’re all the same

As a humble film critic, one can’t pretend to guess at the theory of everything in respect to the physical forces of the Universe. However, there may be a theory of everything concerning biopics, since, as The Theory of Everything demonstrates, they can’t help but all seem exactly the same. Surely, the uniform execution of tropes in storytelling, production, and acting across disparate movies point to the presence of some law underlying reality. Either that or biopics just make people really, really lazy.

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Boardwalk Empire Ep3.10 ‘A Man, A Plan’: Farewell Charlie

Boardwalk Empire Episode 3.10 “A Man, A Plan” Written by: Dave Flebotte Directed by: Podeswa Airs Sunday 9.00pm EST on HBO This show featured beaches. The same beach, three ways. First we got the kind of set piece for which the series is rightly famous: bathers clad in vintage knitted swimsuits discover whisky bottles washing …

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Boardwalk Empire, Ep 3.02, “Spaghetti and Coffee”: As unappetizing as the title

Boardwalk Empire Review, Season 3, Episode 2, “Spaghetti and Coffee” Directed by Howard Korder Written by Alik Sakharov Airs Sundays at 9pm (ET) on HBO I knew this episode of Boardwalk Empire was in trouble before it even started and that was because of the length of the recap. We’re only two episodes into the …

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Boardwalk Empire, Ep. 2.08, “Two Boats and a Lifeguard”: Calm waters with a storm on the horizon

Boardwalk Empire, Season 2, Episode 8, “Two Boats and a Lifeguard” Written by Terence Winter Directed by Tim Van Patten Airs Sunday at 9pm ET on HBO Recovering from an assassination attempt, King of the Atlantic City boardwalk, Nucky Thomson, takes stock. His common-law wife Margaret wants him to treat his lucky escape as an …

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