New Girl was….okay! Like, you could be watching much worse sitcoms I guess? Continue reading Ranking the New Girl Seasons
Author: Michael Thomas
The NBA Book Canon
Okay, I am cheating here. This is a film and television website/blog. BUT HEAR ME OUT. NBA books are the essentially this long informal serialized series that reminds me of A Song of Ice & Fire (only if they were written better than what Martin puts out). The Palace Intrigue dynamic is just electric. The catty drama is insane. So, in honor of the HBO ’80s Lakers Series that is inspired by Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, I figured I would begin this project.
(Now, amusingly enough, said book on the Lakers is not now, nor scheduled to be included. It is frankly quite mid. As you will see, a single volume on a franchise meant to cover many years is often an inadequate combination.)
***LIKE ALL LISTS ON THIS WEBSITE: THIS LIST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED AS I READ MORE NBA HISTORY***
Ranking the Terence Davies Films
Terence Davies is one of the great directors that I overlooked for far too long. I am not really sure why. He is clearly one of the vest best to ever do it. Continue reading Ranking the Terence Davies Films
Ranking the Hollywood Oral History Books
THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT WILL BE SPORADICALLY UPDATED AS NEEDED
Hollywood oral history books are getting cranked out fairly quickly right now relatively speaking. I like reading them because they are mostly easy to read and fascinating regardless of how good they are.
Future Updates: Twin Peaks, Top of the Rock
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Ranking the John Wick Films
The John Wick movies (no matter if they descend into a period of total mediocrity or not) will always have a special place in my heart for being a big part of restoring Keanu Reeves’ status as a big star in Hollywood. Here is how I rank the films (so far). Continue reading Ranking the John Wick Films
Ranking the John Carpenter Films
UPDATED: 10/24/2022
There is nothing I could say about John Carpenter that could be better put than what Martin Scorsese said about him:
Still Need to Watch: Dark Star, In the Mouth of Madness, Memoirs of an Invisible Man
6 Takeaways from House of the Dragon: Season 1
I could not help myself. I swore up and down I was not going to get sucked into another Game of Thrones show. But I did. Here are my big thoughts on it. Continue reading 6 Takeaways from House of the Dragon: Season 1
4 Takeaways from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Evil billionaire, Jeff Bezos, wanted “his Game of Thrones” and spent a billion dollars or whatever on this Lord of the Rings show. So obviously it does seem unethical to watch this show.
Between that dynamic and being a big fan of Peter Jackson’s LOTR film adaptations (but definitely not the Hobbit films) and an admirer of Tolkien in general, it seemed like I was just gonna pass on this show altogether. Life is simply too short.
Alas. I could not help myself. Continue reading 4 Takeaways from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Ranking the Noah Baumbach Films
Still Need to Watch: Mistress America, White Noise
Still Need to Rewatch: Greenberg
Noah Baumbach has evolved over the last three decades into one of the best modern writer/directors in the United States. He knows his voice. He knows his lane. He knows what he knows. And he does it all very well.
Ranking the Game of Thrones Seasons
Game of Thrones was a genuine cultural phenomenon. Given how badly it ended, you might forget there was a point when it was perfectly fun genre television. I would even say it’s worth going back and watching some of it. Find out which seasons were worth the time. Continue reading Ranking the Game of Thrones Seasons
The Reel World 