Episodes: My So-Called Life's "So-Called Angels"
(Yo, this piece originally appeared on Tumblr. I am tired and don't want to write any more.)
The
Episodes: How to make a top 10 list
Few aspects of being a critic seem to fascinate readers more than the making of the annual top 10 list.
Episodes: I don't care what you think
Criticism is sleight of hand. It's three-card monte. It's whatever you call that game with the
Episodes: The fake Christmas Americans celebrate
Jaime Weinman has a strong piece today about how many of our Christmas songs take place in a version of
Episodes: The problem with top 10 lists
I went on a bit of a Twitter tear a week ago, spurred by the HitFix TV critics poll but,
Episodes: The Top 13 TV Shows I Just Didn't Watch in 2015
No TV critic watches everything. So when my top 30 shows on TV list is unveiled on December 21 at
Episodes: My top 10 TV shows of 2015
It's that time of year again! The time of year when I insert some platitudes about how the
Episodes: Guns
I grew up surrounded by two things: Republicans and guns. Thus, I don't particularly hate the former, and
Episodes: Nit-picking The Revenant for really stupid and petty reasons
WARNING: THIS IS THE DUMBEST INSTALLMENT OF THIS DUMB NEWSLETTER YET. TUNE OUT NOW! OR GO PLAY SOLITAIRE OR SOMETHING.
Episodes: All in the Family's "Everybody Tells the Truth" and the perils of the Rashomon episode
(My apologies for any details I get wrong. I had intended to revisit this episode before writing this, but life,