Tag: TV

  • Going Negative:

    Going Negative:

    The Social Ramifications of Media Criticism Shortly before Birdman won best picture, I was ranting on Facebook about how I find the films of Alejandro Inarritu to be pretentious and self-serious. I also used the word bloviated. This provoked some ire amongst my friendly acquaintances, and some playful verbal fencing online. A couple of wasted…

  • SUCCESSION ’80

    SUCCESSION ’80

    RECASTING THE STARS OF THE HIT HBO SHOW WITH THEIR APPROPRIATE COUNTERPARTS FROM THE YEAR 1980.