Can it be? Do people criticize The Doctor for being silly? When that’s what makes him bearable to some, and lovable to so many? Silly critics.
Doctor Who: a celebration of silliness – by Andrew Blair
*This article contains Doctor Who spoilers (and one about the result of the Trojan War).*
We swear!
How HBO Made It Look Like Critics Liked ‘The Newsroom’, by Jeff Bercovici
Critical reception of “The Newsroom,” Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO series set in the TV news business, has been generally cool. On Metacritic.com, which averages out reviews from all over, its score is a distinctly mediocre 57. Even those critics who’ve embraced it have generally done so with considerable caveats.
As if writers didn’t have enough to worry about, now we have this excellent analysis to ponder:
The Avengers, Spider-Man, and Dark Knight Rises All Have Strangely Similar Climaxes – by Kyle Buchanon (Vulture.Com)
The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Dark Knight Rises have all offered distinctly different types of superhero thrills this summer: One’s a giant, crowd-pleasing mash-up of all of Marvel’s prior movies; one’s a rebooted origin story anchored by a tender teen romance; and one’s a dark, sprawling drama with Bat-trappings. So many different flavors to choose from … and yet, did you notice they all have weirdly similar third acts? What was that about?
We don’t know Jay McKinnon, but we’re rooting for him, thanks to this:
Batman Begins A Screenwriting Rewrite, by Jason McKinnon
I was channel surfing the other day and I stopped the second I spotted The Dark Knight. One of my favorite movies of all time…
No? Then we’re glad to introduce you:
Looking back at Ernie Kovacs
by Neil McNally