TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 12 – “Chapter 25”
“‘Cry havoc,’ said he who fought chaos with chaos, and let slip the dogs of war.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 25
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 11 – “Chapter 24”
“Lie after lie. First to a prosecutor, then to a president. I feel exposed, like the skin where my ring used to be.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 24 We’re coming up on the end of the season now and some of the bigger pieces are starting to fall into place. Doug is getting […]
TV Review: Bates Motel – 207 – “Presumed Innocent”
You can read my review of every Bates Motel episode here! How about that? For a change, I’m not posting this review on Monday, mere hours before the next episode airs. I’m kind of proud of that but that’s neither here nor there. Some big things happened this week that will usher in the end of the season in a […]
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 10 – “Chapter 23”
“It’s not beginning the story that I fear. It’s not knowing how it will end. Everyone is fair game now. Including me.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 23
The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 49 – Captain America 2, 47 Ronin, Grand Budapest Hotel and The Returned
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV49 – Captain America 2, 47 Ronin, Grand Budapest Hotel and The Returned This week the guys gush over the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They discuss their favorite things about the movie and ponder the bigger picture of Phase 2 as a whole. […]
“42” Review – Hollywood’s Capable But Unfocused Look at Baseball History
I would love to call baseball my favorite sport, if I were a sports enthusiast. Being that I’m an obsessive viewer of movies and TV, though, I don’t have the time to become a sports fan. It’s all well and good because I can live vicariously through one of my favorite genres of movies: the sports movie. Now that Spring […]
TV Review: Bates Motel – 206 – “Plunge”
You can read my review of every Bates Motel episode here! Before I get to my (late again) review, I want to mention that Bates Motel was officially renewed by A&E for a third season. As with the first two seasons, I’ll probably review each episode. For now, let’s get to this week’s review.
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 9 – “Chapter 22”
“The road to power is paved with hypocrisy…and casualties. Never regret.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 22 Chapter 22 (directed by Jodie Foster) takes the war between Frank and Tusk to personal levels. The Underwoods deal with scandal from an enemy unwilling to back down. Even when the couple deals with an aggressive offensive […]
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 8 – “Chapter 21”
“Dogs are so predictable, aren’t they?” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 21 Chapter 21 proves that House of Cards knows how to handle a bridge episode. Despite nothing truly substantial happening in this installment, the show still managed to create an engaging episode that promises to yield dividends in the coming episodes.
The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 48 – Gap Movies Part II
This week we’re giving you a special 2-part episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast! For this episode, we each chose a movie we haven’t seen yet but the other two have. Mike chose 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tiny chose A Nightmare on Elm Street and I picked The Karate Kid. In part one, we tell why we haven’t seen our gap movies and share our expectations for when we see it. Part two was recorded 3 weeks later and includes our reviews of our gap movies. We hope you like it. Don’t forget to rate us and review us on iTunes as well!
The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 47 – Gap Movies Part I
This week we’re giving you a special 2-part episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast! For this episode, we each chose a movie we haven’t seen yet but the other two have. Mike chose 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tiny chose A Nightmare on Elm Street and I picked The Karate Kid. In part one, we tell why we haven’t seen our gap movies and […]
TV Review: Bates Motel – 205 – “The Escape Artist”
You can read my review of every Bates Motel episode here! I apologize for the lateness of this post. I’ve been on a tear rewatching Game of Thrones, watching/reviewing House of Cards and editing some recent (and future) podcast episodes. Nevertheless, I’m here now with my latest Bates Motel review and I’m just in time for tonight’s all new episode.
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 7 – “Chapter 20”
“Dismiss me or keep swinging, Mr. President.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here! Chapter 20 In this episode of House of Cards, Frank discovers who’s providing money to the Republicans for a scathing midterm election smear campaign. Meanwhile, Doug takes a trip to China and the Underwoods switch communications directors.
Finale Review: The Walking Dead – 416 – “A”
Last Sunday night, The Walking Dead concluded its fourth season with a finale that was a marked improvement over last season’s lackluster conclusion and overall better than some of the dull episodes we were subjected to throughout the season. The Walking Dead is a show that above all else is about inconsistencies in the quality of the writing. For me, […]
The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 46 – Bonus Ep – How I Met Your Mother Series Finale
RIGHT CLICK IMAGE, SAVE AS TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE… OV46 – Bonus Ep – How I Met Your Mother Series Finale In a special bonus episode of the podcast, the guys share their feelings about the controversial series finale of How I Met Your Mother. Runtime: 54:44 Direct Download Link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/obsessiveviewer/OV46-HIMYMBonus.mp3 RSS Feed: http://obsessiveviewer.libsyn.com/rss
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