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Nov
Posted by Tim in Mere Anachrony, On the Long Side, TV. Tagged: anna karenina, bart, bart the general, bart the genius, call of the simpsons, dr. marvin monroe, homer, homer's night out, homer's odyssey, jacques, krusty gets busted, leo tolstoy, life on the fast lane, lisa, local boob, maggie, marge, moaning lisa, review of the simpsons, season one of the simpsons, sideshow bob, simpsons roasting on an open fire, some enchanted evening, the crepes of wrath, The Simpsons, the telltale head, there's no disgrace like home. Leave a Comment
“Sometimes I think we’re the worst family in town.”
“Maybe we should move to a bigger community.”
“Dad, the sad truth is all families are like this.”
This short conversation among Homer, Marge, and Lisa Simpson is, in so much as the longest-running comedy series in television history has one, The Simpsons’ thesis statement. In fact, the episode [...]
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3
Nov
Posted by John S in Film, Mere Anachrony. Tagged: bloody endings, colorful monikers, Harvey Keitel, hero walk, Inglourious Basterds, Kill Bill, Mexican standoffs, Michael Madsen, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. White, nonideal viewing experiences, pulp fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, sprained ankles, Steve Buschemi, the crazy 88, Tim Roth, torture scenes. 2 Comments
WARNING: This post contains spoilers. You should only read it if you’ve seen Reservoir Dogs, or if you have no interest in seeing the movie but for some reason want to read a review of it.
I was not a fan of Reservoir Dogs when I first saw it.
The first time I saw it was at [...]
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26
Aug
Posted by John S in Mere Anachrony, TV. Tagged: David Chase, Dr. Melfi, effusive praise of the already effusively praised, HBO, James Gandolfini, Livia Soprano, Mafia stories, Nancy Marchand, psychiatry, the 1990s, the college admissions process, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, TV cliches. 4 Comments
It’s been over two years, now, since The Sopranos ended its run on television with one of the most cryptic endings in television history, leading to weeks of debate over whether or not Tony was dead, who killed him, and why Meadow was such a bad parallel parker.
For many people, that ending is the most [...]
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8
Aug
Posted by Tim in Culture, Film, Mere Anachrony. Tagged: be prepared as best disney song, fine i'll admit: the effectiveness of peter stuyvesant's rule is historically controversial, hyenas as racist, jeremy irons, mufasa as aslan, nala, rafiki, scar, simba, simba as hamlet, the lion king, the lion king and hamlet, viewing kids' movies with an adult disposition. 5 Comments
In “Mere Anachrony,”–the title of which is derived from a play on words of this–we review non-contemporary works of culture.
From its opening scene of a yellow incandescent sun crawling above a reddening horizon to its thematically circular culmination, The Lion King tries hard to emerge from the mold of other Disney animated films. Released [...]
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