Posted by moviegeek916 on July 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Wire (2002-2008) – Okay, so I’ve tried to do this TV Blog a couple times… When I started up the blog I was writing about every episode of most shows I watched. It was a pain in the ass and was sapping the enjoyment I get out of television. I decided to abandon it … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Footloose (2011) – Okay, I know I frequently talk about the 80s like it’s the greatest period of history ever and that every movie made in that decade is a classic worthy of your reverence and adoration, so it might come as a bit of a surprise that I consider the 1984 Kevin Bacon dance … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Angels in America (2003) – For a while, the premium cable network Home Box Office had the slogan “It’s not TV, it’s HBO.” This mainly reflected the artistically challenging shows they aired like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, and The Wire (of course they also ran Sex and the City, so I guess it … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on October 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Dexter – “Once Upon a Time…” So I didn’t do any blogging last week so I’m kind of doing double-duty this week to catch up. So first I’m going over last week’s episode before moving on to this week’s. Dante Terrell Smith, better known as Mos Def, recently announced he will be rapping under the … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Winter’s Bone (2010) — Well I don’t think I really needed a movie to tell me this, but after watching Winter’s Bone I know I definitely do not want to ever live in the Ozarks. Jennifer Lawrence plays Ree, a 17-year-old who pretty much raises her younger brother and sister as their mother is near-catatonic … Continue reading →
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
It Might Get Loud (2009) — It’s hard to tell how much of me liking this movie was the film-making itself and how much was just my endless love and fascination for the electric guitar (not learning to play being the great regret of my life, but luckily it is one that can easily be … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 