TV Without Commercials: Boardwalk Empire 3.11

The second to last episode of a season is usually a disappointment.  It consists mostly of build up to lead into the season finale that will soon be following and therefore lacking in excitement.  This week’s Boardwalk, however, was nothing of the sort.  From the very beginning it was full of action and the excitement was constant. [Read more...]

TV Without Commercials: Boardwalk Empire 3.10

Well, it’s been a while (once again) since I’ve written about this season of Boardwalk but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been watching (once again).  Last week we saw Nucky in a way we have never seen him before, severly concussed.  Not only was he in a terrible state of mind from his injuries, but he is still coping with the fact that Lillian is now dead and he is alone.  No one is supporting him in his attack against Joe Masseria and now those closest to him are also planning to leave him.  Time, and hope, are dwindling for Nucky and moves will have to be made soon in order to maintain not only his status and fortune, but his survival as well. [Read more...]

TV Without Commercials: Boardwalk Empire Season 3 Premiere

The third season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, started off with a bang…or better yet a whack.  Several whacks to be exact, Gyp Rossetti.  Gyp, from New York, and Dean O’Banion from Chicago, are two new mobsters we have already been introduced to this season, and based on the premiere alone this season practically guarantees to deliver drama and excitement equal to its predecessors.   [Read more...]

Film Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

tinkertailorsoldierspy2Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is the English language debut for Tomas Alfredson and the result is a marvelously acted and meticulously directed and plotted spy film that will reward those who give themselves over to the plot as it unfolds its twists and turns. [Read more...]