Girls, Season 2, Episode 6: “Boys” Written by Murray Miller & Lena Dunham Directed by Claudia Weil Original Air date: 17 Feb 2013 A compelling follow-up to one of the more contentious episodes of the series, we move forward from Hannah’s realization that she wants the white picket fence to a cluster-fuck of characters in …
Girls, Season 2, Episode 5: “One Man’s Trash” Written by Lena Dunham Directed by Richard Shephard Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on HBO Hannnah Horvath can be a deeply tiring individual. She’s self-centered almost to the point of pathology, she has a probably-inflated sense of her own talent, and she has an infuriating tendency to reject …
Girls, Season 2, Episode 3: “It’s a Shame about Ray” Written by Lena Dunham Directed by Jesse Peretz Original Air Date: February 2, 2013 In Luis Bunuel’s 1962 film, The Exterminating Angel, some high society types have a party and inexplicably find they are incapable of leaving. As the days and weeks pass, their values, behavior and …
Girls, Season 2, Episode 3: “Bad Friend” Written by Lena Dunham and Sarah Heyward Directed by Jesse Peretz Airs Sundays at 9pm ET on HBO Filling in for Justine Smith, who shall return post-haste. “What does cocaine make you feel like? It makes you feel like having more cocaine.” – George Carlin Coke is …
Girls Season 2 Episode 2 Written by Lena Dunham & Jennifer Konner Directed by Lena Dunham Original Air Date: January 20 2013 In this episode of Girls we move into the consequences and effects of the season opener: Ray and Shoshanna get all cutesy, Marnie gets a pretty person job, Jessa is perfectly happy and …
This is 40 Directed by Judd Apatow Written by Judd Apatow USA, 2012 Over the past decade, Judd Apatow the writer has made a calculated effort to mature himself, while Judd Apatow the producer indulges in his childish side. The films he’s directed have gotten progressively less raunchy and more introspective, as he’s explored unexpected …
It’s been such a deathly slow year at the movies so far that attempting to list ten great TV series is far easier than naming ten great films. With the premieres of TV’s two best shows, Breaking Bad (July 15, AMC) and Louie (tonight, FX), imminent, it seemed as good a time as any to …
For an indie coming of age picture by a young director, Tiny Furniture is surprisingly unhampered by oppressive quirk or clumsy symbolism. Tiny Furniture Directed by Lena Dunham Written by Lena Dunham 2010, USA Before reviewing this film, I should provide a disclaimer: I am a recent college graduate, I majored in art, and I’m …
Tiny Furniture Directed by Lena Dunham Before reviewing this film, I should provide a disclaimer: I am a recent college graduate, I majored in art, and I’m still, you know, figuring things out. Disclaimer aside, I really, really enjoyed Lena Dunham’s new film about the difficulties of being a new college graduate with an unsteady handle …