‘Mad Men’ Season 7 Episode 10 Recap: “The Forecast”
This week’s “The Forecast” has no mention of weather, but it does give us a great view of where the characters of Mad Men see themselves in the coming years and whether the future America will support...
View Article‘Mad Men’ Season 7 Episode 11 Recap: “Time & Life”
Last night’s episode of Mad Men “Time & Life” lies squarely in the middle of the second half of the seventh season, which might be one reason it orients itself around the concept of “transitions.”...
View Article‘Mad Men’ Season 7 Episode 12 Recap: “Lost Horizon”
Last week on Mad Men, Don had to step in and comfort an office on the verge of mutiny after the McCann acquisition announcement, but this week I don’t think there is anyone optimistic enough to even...
View Article‘Mad Men’ Season 7 Episode 13 Recap: “The Milk and Honey Route”
The title of this week’s episode, “The Milk and Honey Route,” has obvious connotations to prosperity from our good ol’ friends Moses and the burning bush. Obviously on a grand scale the Mad Men focuses...
View Article‘Mad Men’ Series Finale Recap: “Person to Person”
So what’s the moral of Mad Men’s story? Even without some distilled lesson, we should be able to chart a few transformations under the auspice of the American Dream where, at least ostensibly, an...
View Article‘A Deadly Adoption’ Is A Savvy Satire That Still Bores
I know Lifetime movies and by all indications A Deadly Adoption is the Lifetime movie. Seriously, it is the prototypical The post ‘A Deadly Adoption’ Is A Savvy Satire That Still Bores appeared first...
View Article‘Trainwreck’ Allows Amy Schumer’s Charm To Shine
I recommend seeing Trainwreck – as long as you don’t go in with a rabid Inside Amy Schumer obsession and The post ‘Trainwreck’ Allows Amy Schumer’s Charm To Shine appeared first on Pop Insomniacs.
View ArticleNew Promotional Posters for Upcoming British Film ‘Suffragette’
America’s getting a woman on the $10 bill and England’s bringing us a movie about the women a century ago The post New Promotional Posters for Upcoming British Film ‘Suffragette’ appeared first on Pop...
View ArticleReview: ‘Arrival’ is a 21st century alien movie and it’s damn good
Arrival should draw more than just science fiction diehards with an engrossing movie that burns both slow and deep. Far from the us-versus-them alien movies of yore, say Independence Day, director...
View ArticleReview: Natalie Portman’s ‘Jackie’ delves past the image, and into the person
The depth and range of Natalie Portman’s portrayal of our nation’s 35th First Lady will likely carry Jackie to the Oscars this winter. Introverts rarely get their due on screen because reserved folks...
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