TV Recap: Silicon Valley, S02E03, Bad Money
bySometimes in business it’s not about the numbers or the metrics, about what looks safe or right, or about what should be done. It’s…
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TV Recap: Louie, S05E03, Cop Story
byLouie takes places in a world like ours, but not. Even though it’s full of the confusion and frustration of the real world it’s…
TV Recap: Silicon Valley, S02E02, Runaway Devaluation
byOne of the best parts of the first season of Silicon Valley was watching the main cast bounce off each other in the close…
TV Recap: Louie, S05E02, A La Carte
byLast week’s episode of Louie appeared to herald a return to an earlier form of the show, and ‘A La Carte’ continued that theme,…
Film Review: While We’re Young (2015)
byWhile writer-director Noah Baumbach brought to us the wistfulness of youth in Frances Ha, this time he has chosen to take a step back from this…
TV Recap: Silicon Valley, S02E01, Sand Hill Shuffle
byThe return of Silicon Valley and Veep on HBO marks Sunday as one of the sharpest nights of satire on TV. While the latter…
TV Recap: Louie, S05E01, Pot Luck
byLouie is unlike any other sitcom on TV, if it can even be classed as such. Its creator, the eponymous Louis C.K., breaks traditional sitcom…
MIFF14: Mommy (2014)
byI’ll admit it now, I’m a Xavier Dolan novice. Mommy is only the second film that I’ve seen of this French/Canadian wunderkind, and the…
Film Review: Pride (2014)
byAs Tony Abbott’s approval rating continues to plummet, Pride is set to become increasingly relevant. Set in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain in the mid-1980s, the…
Film Review: Get Hard (2015)
byAny film that alludes to an erect penis in its title is not likely to win favour with critics. It is, however, likely to…