February is really kind of a really busy month: Black History Month, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, and National Bird Feeding Month all in TWENTY EIGHT DAYS. You crazy for that one Pope Gregory XIII! Let’s try to fit in some entertainment too. Movies Cedar Rapids (Feb 11)- Ed Helms stars as a small-town [...]
And what a year it was! It has been a little Dickensian at Pop Ramblings’ headquarters regarding television, lots of “best of times, worst of times” action. We’ve seen a lot of ups and downs on the schedule, one of the stronger fall seasons ever last year has given way to one of the worst [...]
Dear FX Network, First of all, what really constitutes an Open Letter? Hopefully this does because I need it to be read by many people, especially those who make decisions at FX. Last night the Terriers season finale aired during its regular 10pm slot on your network, which has become one of the strongest networks [...]
OK, No Pete this week, so bear with me. It took me a bit longer to put everything together writing solo and the pictures offered by AMC were all of Will looking paranoid, so I skipped it. Recap of “Look at the Ant” We open on a gloved hand picking a lock. It turns out [...]
“Connect the Dots” Recap The episode opens with an exchange between Will and Bancroft, but not in the familiar environs of Bancroft’s home. Bancroft is out and about, which clearly startles Will. Bancroft asks Will about the 7 names and Will tells him of Donald Bloom’s brief history. Bancroft then tells him to go after [...]
What I want to talk about today really came to me on the way in while listening to the /Filmcast podcast. It struck me that one of the funnier, more bankable, and likable guys in movies today is in grave danger, and perhaps is already fallen prey to typecasting. And while I’m writing this I realize [...]
“The Outsider” Recap by Seth Will traveled to Washington, D.C. with Spangler, but not before encountering a mysteriously sexy new neighbor. In DC, Spangler reveals himself to be a rather idiosyncratic, eccentric man. However, we also see that he is rather brilliant remarking on ties, the nature of intelligence, and proper handbag choice. Their mission [...]
The 5th Leaf is going to be a weekly feature on AMC’s Rubicon. It will feature thoughts from myself and my buddy Peter Bonilla. More than likely, he will give you insightful, thoughtful prose and I will interject silly pictures and jokes. At least we know our places.
Seems like it’s been awhile which is a direct result of the fact that it has been awhile. Speaking of summer, these box office offerings SUCK. Just bottom line, stink. Lots of muck, muck, and more muck.There aren’t many original properties being produced this summer as big budget films (save for Nolan’s Inception) and almost [...]
The 5th Leaf is going to be a weekly feature on AMC’s Rubicon. It will feature thoughts from myself and my buddy Peter Bonilla. More than likely, he will give you insightful, thoughtful prose and I will interject silly pictures and jokes. At least we know our places.
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