Okay, so I haven't posted in months, but here are some quick hits of stuff you should check out:
The Walking Dead (AMC / Amazon Download / Itunes)
Okay, so you can pretty much get any content in a variety of ways. That said, please check out the 6 part Walking Dead series from Frank Darabount based on a great graphic novel. It's a great show, the zombies and situations would make George A. Romero proud, and it's just been renewed for at least 2 more seasons. This was simply one of the best plesures of the entire year in television.
Grade: A (Despite a weak final episode)
Sons Of Anarchy (F/X)
Usually a monstrous fan, but thought the 3rd season went far astray in the trip to Ireland searching for Jax's kid. If the convuloluted plot didn't throw you, we're sure Charlie Huhan's fading accent did. The season somehow ended on a high note, but boy did this feel like a wasted season.
Grade: C -
Tiny Furniture (MOVIE - NOT OUT YET)
I was lucky enough to see a xcreener of this family drama about a SoHo NYC family that reeks a bit of money and their inate dysfunction. The lead actress was a bit plump, and everything else about this was also right on the money and seemingly real. One of my very favorite films of the year.
Grade: A
THE FIGHTER (In Theaters)
Based on a true story (HBO did a documentary that included the drug-addicted brother now played rather broadly by Christian Bale) this rousing fight drama stars Mark Wahlburg as an up and coming fighter constantly undone by his dope-addicted brother, played well by Christian Bale. Great story but too much of this play strictly by the numbers and so it never trancends itself to become great, it's merely very good.
Grade: B -
More to come!
