"Premium Rush" is a very silly, very slight film that is invigorated by David Koepp's obvious fascination with how to capture the visceral thrill of being a bike messenger in modern Manhattan. It...
A quick review of tonight's "Louie" coming up just as soon as I speak Slovenian...
"She changed how I feel about everything, in one night." -Louie
"Louie" has always taken an ...
A review of the "Burn Notice" mid-season finale coming up just as soon as I use sparkplugs as a substitute for diamonds...
I hear all the time from fans of "White Collar" and "Sui...
Mike Birbiglia has gotten a surprising amount of mileage out of telling the story of his early days in stand-up comedy and the sleep disorder that forced him to take stock of his life. First, it was material for...
"Side By Side" is interesting because it is a snapshot of a moment, an attempt to capture an argument mid-stream, one that will be resolved at some point soon but which is, right now, one of the primary conv...
I watched the first episode of "The Week the Women Went" (Tues. 10 p.m. ET) days ago, but I'm still irritated, and for so, so many reasons.
On the surface, this seems to be a fairly strai...
Occasionally, if you write about movies for a living, you will come across one that will simply frustrate any and all attempts you make to write about it. "Cosmopolis" is one such beast, wild and ugly ...
Lately Cronenberg's most loyal onscreen collaborator (though he skipped “Cosmopolis”), Mortensen remains the only one of his actors ever to secure a leading Oscar nod. When you consider the deliciously sur...
A quick review of the "Bunheads" summer finale — which, thanks to the recent pick-up, will not be either the season or series finale — coming up just as soon as I call in The Ringer...
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When Owl City first swooped onto the pop scene with 2009’s “Fireflies,” he was frequently compared to The Postal Service with good reason: The synthesized pop sound and twee factor were s...
