Given that Whiplash was my favorite film of 2014, I was delighted when I pressed play on “Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen” and was immediately reminded that J.K. Simmons basically plays his Whiplash character in this episode of Party Down. Like Terence Fletcher, Leonard…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×05) “Sin Say Shun Awards Afterparty”
“Sin Say Shun Awards Afterparty” is not one of my favorite episodes of Party Down. Much of the episode is reliant on the obvious, juvenile jokes that come naturally along with a sitcom episode set at the afterparty of a pornography…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×04) “Investors Dinner”
“You know what they say about a gun in the first act.” – Casey Things get pretty crazy in this week’s episode of Party Down. More so than the previous three episodes, “Investors Dinner” demonstrates just how far Rob Thomas,…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×03) “Pepper McMasters Singles Seminar”
In “Pepper McMasters Singles Seminar,” things are settling into a rhythm. The format of Party Down is becoming clear–every episode takes place over the course of a Party Down-catered event. Henry settles into the tedium of bartending, Casey argues with…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×02) “California College Conservative Union Caucus”
In last week’s “Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party,” the perceived failure of Henry Pollard is contrasted with the perceived success of Gordon McSpadden. In “California College Conservative Union Caucus,” the innate laziness behind Henry’s decision to quit acting is examined…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×01) “Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party”
“Do you know what you get when you hire a Party Down catering team?” Conventional wisdom would suggest that if you were to begin a Party Down retrospective series with a quotation, you’d go with “Are we having fun…
‘Black Mass’ trailer shows an unrecognizable Johnny Depp
Just when you thought about putting your Oscar-radar down for a few weeks, a new trailer comes out and shakes it all up. Which trailer is that you say? Why, Scott Cooper‘s (Crazy Heart, Out of the Furnace) Black Mass,…