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Daredevil, Ep. 1.07 to 1.13: A confident first season that flirts with greatness
Daredevil is not just a good series within a popular genre. Daredevil is an openly great series in its own right. Marvel couldn’t have asked for a more surprising and successful addition to its universe More
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Daredevil, Ep. 1.01 to 1.06: The best start to any live-action comic book adaptation
Daredevil is not only the best debut for a live-action comic book series. It might also finally be that series that wins over the viewers who are naturally against these kinds of stories… More
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‘Daredevil’ goes dark in trailer for Netflix original series
IGN has the exclusive first look at the trailer for Netflix’s original series Daredevil, a dark and gritty reimagining of the Marvel comic book adaptation that first hit the big screen with the campy, much maligned version in 2003 starring Ben Affleck. Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire) now takes on the role, losing the signature red […] More
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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. More
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First official images from Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’, plus casting news
It’s been a little while since Marvel dropped some info about Daredevil, their first Netflix series, but this weekend’s New York Comic Con gave fans a little something to chew on. First up is some official concept art by Joe Quesada, which is a beautiful and moody piece. The panel also revealed that Rosario Dawson […] More
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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 […] More
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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 […] More
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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 […] More