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Month: June 2013

  • TV Episode Review: “Breaking Bad”-“Say My Name” (05.07, 2012)

    “Say My Name” (05.07, 2012) Written by Thomas Schnauz (Previous Episodes: “One Minute,” “Abiquiu,” “Shotgun,” “Bug,” and “End Times”) Directed by Thomas Schnauz (No Previous Episodes) Once again, a longtime Breaking Bad writer gets a shot behind the camera in this one, and Thomas Schnauz turns out to be up to the task. This episode…

  • TV Episode Review: “Breaking Bad”-“Buyout” (05.06, 2012)

    “Buyout” (05.06, 2012) Written by Gennifer Hutchison (Previous Episodes: “I See You,” “Cornered,” and “Salud”) Directed by Colin Bucksey (Previous Episodes: “Phoenix,” “I See You,” and “Bullet Points”) Colin Bucksey, another veteran Breaking Bad director, follows first-timer George Mastras here, and the difference is stark. It’s a beautiful episode, filled with thoughtful, careful textures and…

  • Movie Review: “The Master” (Paul Thomas Anderson, USA 2012)

    A note: I need to polish up the last few “Breaking Bad” reviews, so I sneaked in a couple of others. This one is a repost of a review I wrote on Facebook back when the film first came out. Paul Thomas Anderson is still probably best known for his film Magnolia (USA 1999), a…