Argo (Ben Affleck, 2012)

As a claustrophobic, I got tremendous discomfort from Argo 's crushed shots against throngs of hostile crowds packed so tightly that nav...

Capsule Reviews: While the City Sleeps, Cracking Up, The Kid, Rock of Ages

While the City Sleeps (Fritz Lang, 1956) Fritz Lang's underseen noir blends the yellowest of journalism with King Lear  in a prescient, ...

Breaking Bad — Season 2

*Warning – contains spoilers* Breaking Bad 's second season leaps so far above the bar it set for itself with the first seven episodes t...

Breaking Bad — Season 1

Breaking Bad has ridden such a tidal wave of critical adulation -- perhaps the most effusive since The Wire earned every plaudit under the...