Much Ado About Nothing finds Joss Whedon at his sharpest and most creative I have something to admit. The 1993 film Much Ado About Nothing is one of the movies that made me fall in love with cinema. Partially because it was the first film adaptation of a Shakespeare play that I watched, and partially because…
SPOILERS AHEAD! Breaking Bad's brilliant final season deserves all the accolades coming to it (see our Emmy predictions here), but why? Here are 11 reasons why Breaking Bad should win at the Emmys. So Hanks finds out about Walt in the premiere, but instead of lashing out, in true Heisenberg style Walt says: When Hank…
In Do the Shuffle, one of our team members puts their iPod on shuffle and makes a playlist out of the first ten songs that play. It’s a great way to find new music or rediscover the old stuff. Enjoy! http://open.spotify.com/user/smashcutreviews/playlist/3pbCQijWocfc5F1ub7NBbt
SPOILERS! It's ridiculous, unrealistic, and wonderfully dark, but also so entertaining. It probably won't win this year at the Emmys, but here are some reasons voters could cast their vote for House of Cards. "One heartbeat away from the presidency and not a single vote cast in my name..." Remember when Frank gave us this…
I don't want to say this was a filler episode of Masters of Sex, but this was a filler episode of Masters of Sex. That being said, it was a fairly good filler episode. Entitled "Kyrie Eleison", the episode dealt with a new nanny, a new hospital, a film crew, and a nymphomaniac. Yep, you…
Emmy favorite Allison Janney (Mom) has been the presumed frontrunner of this race from the beginning of the season. However, I wasn't totally buying that she could win based off name alone. However, the episode submissions have made it clear who this race comes down to. There are really only two viable contenders to win.…
Usually when I revisit a show, I begin to find flaws. It happens every time. Nearly every show feels perfect the first time around, but when you watch it again, you're paying more attention to the details, good and bad. The first time I watched Once the musical, I was putty in their Irish hands.…
[maxbutton id="3"] There's a tough two horse race in the works for the Emmy for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Although Mad Men has never won an Emmy for acting, after their surprising season finale it looks like Robert Morse is going to have a real shot at breaking that curse. His screen…
In Do the Shuffle, one of our team members puts their iPod on shuffle and makes a playlist out of the first ten songs that play. It’s a great way to find new music or rediscover the old stuff. Enjoy! http://open.spotify.com/user/smashcutreviews/playlist/7yF2Ow1Ko9j9KGONcXWRWF
It may be a bit early to write a definitive ranking of the best films of the year. Usually it takes a few viewings of the contenders before I can make a true decision on what should be on top. That's a mistake I made last year. When I did my rankings last year, I…