Posted by moviegeek916 on July 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Oldboy (2013) – I have gone on record many times saying I am not against remakes. I do, like many people, bemoan the sheer quantity of them because Hollywood studios have become so risk-averse that they don’t want to take chances on anything that doesn’t have an established brand or other proven performance record… but … Continue reading →
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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 June 6, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Wire – Season 1 When I started this blog the idea was for it to be about movies AND television. For a while, and by a while I mean maybe the better part of a month, I maintained the TV blog writing about what shows I deemed worthy of writing about. However I am … Continue reading →
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Persistence of Vision 