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'Chef' Review: Jon Favreau's Delicious Return to the Small Movie
J on Favreau’s Chef is something of a unicorn: a very modern, non-sci-fi, small(ish) movie. That last bit takes the director-writer-producer-star back to the earliest days of his popular career, when his low-budget flicks Swingers...
Game of Thrones - ‘The Watchers on the Wall’: Not a bleedin’ poet
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . What did “The Watchers on the Wall”, the ninth and penultimate installment of this fourth season of Game of Thrones, give its viewers? Some obvious...
Game of Thrones - ‘The Mountain and the Viper’: A smashing success
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . When any kind of scuffle goes down in Westeros, it’s safest to bet that everyone involved is going to die. Last night, Game of Thrones’...
The First Peek at "Mulaney": A Study in Disappointment
John Mulaney, a name you probably have never heard of if you’re not an avid stand-up fan, should be considered one of the funniest comedians in American. You might not know his name, but you...
Movie Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Brought to you by our friends at Reel Worth . Movie Info Director: Bryan Singer Genres: Action , Drama Rating: PG-13 Release Date: 23 May 2014 Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg Starring: Hugh Jackman , Ian Mckellan...
Game of Thrones - ‘Mockingbird’: This is the story of a champion
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . When Game of Thrones first took over our DVRs, it was marked by its gleefully impatient execution of the story’s plot, an intolerance for putting...
Game of Thrones - ‘The Laws of Gods and Men’ : The monster you think I am
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . What Westerosi cultural and karmic lesson was most reinforced in “The Laws of Gods and Men”, the sixth episode of this fourth season of Game...
Game of Thrones: ‘First of His Name’ Recap: Hodor SMASH!
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . “First of His Name” featured two big breaks: one of some shocking news that rewrites the audience’s understanding of the actions that set the series’...
Game of Thrones - ‘Oathkeeper’ Recap: Loyal to death
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . There are so many forms of capital in Game of Thrones. Whether it be the traditional form, of which the Lannisters have plenty, or certain...
Game of Thrones - ‘Breaker of Chains’ Recap: We’re All Liars Here
Brought to you by our friends at Talk Thrones . At the core of Game of Thrones, behind the dragons, the sex, the violence, the cruelty, the accents, the sex again, and CGI, the series...