TV Review: Woodley, Episode 4
Written by James Madden Originally published 15 March 2012 Episode 4 once again increases the simple premise of a naïve and bumbling individual (Frank…
TV Review: Smash, Episode 4
Written by James Madden Originally published 14 March 2012 “The Cost of Art” finally moves the new NBC series Smash into the rehearsal space….
TV Review: The Straits, Episode 7
Written by James Madden Originally published 9 March 2012 Perhaps a normal series may mark important revelations and cliffhangers at one a piece per…
TV Review: Woodley, Episode 3
Written by James Madden Originally published 8 March 2012 ABC’s new comedy series Woodley seems to be getting more confident each week. And it’s…
Thievish Thursdays: The Sopranos
Written by James Madden Originally published 8 March 2012 From the first episode, The Straits has been compared to David Chase‘s landmark HBO series…
TV Review: Smash, Episode 3
Written by James Madden Originally published 7 March 2012 Enter Mr. DiMaggio, the third episode of NBC’s Smash, starts off with a literal playful…
Film Review: The Birds (1963)
Written by James Madden Originally published 6 March 2012 Having previously adapted Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca (1940) to triumphant acclaim, Alfred Hitchcock took on…
Film Review: Coriolanus (2011)
Written by James Madden Originally published 5 March 2012 Power corrupts man. It is an age-old tale. Perhaps power also corrupts filmmakers to adapt…
Film Review: John Carter (2012)
Written by James Madden Originally published 5 March 2012 Oh, what could have been… Had production been indeed productive, John Carter might have been…
TV Review: The Straits, Episode 6
Written by James Madden Originally published 2 March 2012 After last week’s kidnapping of Marou (Jim Bani), The Straits continues the family fight for…