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Author: Mike Gray

Writer and worker from Lovelandtown, New Jersey.

10 Best Movies That Criticize Consumerism

Consumerism is the natural by-product of capitalism. Really, it’s the natural by-product of being alive: we all need things to … More

capitalism, capitalism in film, consumerism, consumerism in film

Perfect Directors: Robert Altman

I am an American. That is to say, I was born in, and have spent my entire life, in the … More

3 Women, analysis, Brewster McCloud, California Split, commentary, director, director Robert Altman, essay, film, Gosford Park, MASH, Nashville, O.C. and Stiggs, Perfect Directors, Popeye, Robert Altman, Short Cuts, The Long Goodbye, The Player

Perfect Directors: Jacques Tati

Directors don’t need to have a long list of movies on their resume to be considered great; in fact, it … More

director, film, French, Jacques Tati, Jour de fete, Mon Oncle, Mr. Hulot's Holiday, Parade, PlayTime, Trafic

Great TV: Mr. Show

Alternative comedy—a vague label affixed to any comedic material that seems unusual, iconoclastic, or transgressive—has gained incredible cultural cachet in … More

#mrshow #bobodenkirk #davidcross #altcomedy #90s #comedy #sketch

14 Forgotten TGIF Shows

While in a previous series of articles/recaps I hit all the major shows that aired on TGIF (well, and Camp … More

ABC, Aliens in the Family, Baby Talk, Billy, Brother's Keeper, cancelled shows, Family Man, Getting By, I Married Dora, nostalgia, Odd Man Out, Teen Angel, television, TGIF, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Thorns, Two of a Kind, Where I Live, You Wish

Great TV: The Prisoner

Who is Number 1? If you are Number 6 this is a serious question, since Number 6 asks Number 2 … More

cult classic, cult television, Great TV, influential, Patrick McGoohan, surreal, The Prisoner

Totally 80’s: Cartoons!

I spent the first half of my childhood in the 1980s, from 0 to 8, living a Totally 80’s lifestyle … More

80's cartoons, 80s saturday morning, ALF, C.O.P.S., Camp Candy, Care Bears, Denver the Last Dinosaur, G.I. Joe, He-Man, Jem, Muppet Babies, nostalgia, Punky Brewster, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, The Real Ghostbusters, ThunderCat, Transformers

Boy Meet World – “If You Can’t Be With The One You Love…”

  Boy Meets World is an inexplicably beloved show from the TGIF lineup, although I can’t see why: it’s cheesy, … More

"If you can't be with the one you love...", after school special, Boy Meets World, Corey, entertainment, humor, Mr Feeny, recap, Shawn, television, Topenga, TV, underage drinking

Cult Classics: Better Off Dead

Lane Meyer wishes he were dead. He tries over and over–self-immolation, carbon monoxide poisoning, jumping from a bridge, even hanging. … More

1980s, 1985, Better off Dead, comedy, cult, film, John Cusack, Savage Steve Holland, suicide, teen movie

Great TV: Parks & Recreation

There may be no more likable or positive show that has aired on television so far in the 21st century … More

Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, Chris Pratt, Great TV, Parks & Recreation, television, TV, TV shows

Cult Classics: Fateful Findings

Why do we like terrible movies? Not just bad movies or mediocre movies–those are depressingly common and a ton are … More

2013, Birdemic, cult classic, cult film, Fateful Findings, HDTGM, most secret government and corporate secrets, Neil Breen, The Room

10 Black and White Movies That Still Look Modern Today

Black and white films hold an important place in film history: before three-strip Technicolor was introduced in 1932, all films … More

A Face in the Crowd, All About Eve, Alphaville, Bergman, black and white, Classic films, filmmaking, godard, kazan, kubrick, movies, Paths of Glory, Persona, Sunset Boulevard, The Manchurian Candidate, The Night of the Hunter, welles

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