The second episode, a marginal improvement over the first, has the benefit of playing with what the first episode strenuously lays out. It’s looser, more unpredictable and explores character in-depth. The title (“The Principle of Restricted Choice”), a reference to…
TV Review: Fargo 3×01 “The Law of Vacant Places”
Noah Hawley’s Fargo once again opens under the dubious guise of being a “true story,” a subheading, perhaps the most abused in modern entertainment, which seems only to redefine the “truth” than embrace it. Yet, the episode “The Law of…
Movie Review: ‘Hail, Caesar!’
Every year that the Coen Brothers release a new movie, I treat it like an event. The duo’s glorious, genre-busting brand of filmmaking has made them one of the best auteurs working today, and they surprise me time and time again for…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Unbroken” Is Inherently Damaged
This month’s films are all about those unspoken heroes. The ones who have undergone tremendous, and often times near-unbeatable odds only to emerge triumphant on the other side of all of that adversity. I really enjoy how these unsung heroes…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ is a chord of sad tones, but no sour notes
Folk music is often confused for country music, which is like comparing planets to oranges. The only thing they have in common is the shape, but the content of each differs completely. While country music deals with pick up trucks,…
The Top 10 Reasons To Look Forward To The Upcoming Films of 2013
Now that the Summer blockbuster season has been laid to rest, the Fall awards-focused season is taking over. Studios looking to win Oscars for their films like to bundle up as many of their movies late in the year so…