Something I really enjoyed about the rather terrific season finale for The Americans is the way it ended its most obvious conflict about 2/3rds of the way through the episode, with plenty of time to find other ways to pull…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×12, “Operation Chronicle”
We are in the home stretch of The Americans, which, as I mentioned before, has been renewed for a third season, making me very happy, given the strength of this second season. As great as it is to see everything…
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Official Trailer!
One of 2014’s biggest blockbusters set for release in July just launched it’s official trailer. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the second film in the reboot ‘Apes’ franchise, following the events of 2011’s Rise of the Planet…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×11, “Stealth”
We have now gone through a complete reversal in this 3rd to last episode of a very strong season of The Americans. At the beginning of season 2, Philip and Elizabeth were hit hard by the murder of two of…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×10, “Yousaf”
Towards the end of this week’s episode of The Americans, we see two female characters strike up a cigarette, after completing their mission. While this is the kind of symbol that could suggest “job well done”, it comes at quite…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×9, “Martial Eagle”
At the end of the very first episode of the TV series Justified, another FX drama produced by Graham Yost, a character tells Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens character that she think he’s the angriest person alive. In this week’s episode…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×8, “New Car”
Early in tonight’s episode Philip asks Elizabeth, “Don’t you enjoy any of this?” which is met with a hazy acknowledgement that things are easier for her in America, but it ultimately does not matter, as the mission is what is…