Eastbound & Down Recap: Chapter 12
At its heart, Eastbound & Down is about the redemption of Kenny Powers. On the surface he’s vulgar, crude, and clearly delusional. But deep down there is kind of a decent person Kenny can drag out...
View ArticleEastbound & Down Recap: Chapter 13
Another season of Eastbound & Down wrapped up, and this week we leave Mexico. Kenny, Stevie and his new wife Maria are headed back to North Carolina so Kenny can reclaim April, but a lot has...
View ArticleJulianne Moore Channels Sarah Palin
When I first heard that Julianne Moore had been cast as Sarah Palin in an upcoming movie, I rolled my eyes so hard they almost got stuck. She looks nothing like her. However, take a look at this photo...
View ArticleCurb Your Enthusiasm Recap: ‘Palestinian Chicken’
It’s an unspoken law of Curb that Larry’s powers can never be used for good, and any attempt to break that law carries an alarmingy high penalty. I have a soft spot for episodes like this, because more...
View ArticleCurb Your Enthusiasm Recap: ‘The Smiley Face’
I know there’s a lot of ladies reading this, so I’m going to start out with a question: Significant other aside, would you date/make out with Larry? He doesn’t strike me as the world’s most gorgeous...
View ArticleCurb Your Enthusiasm Recap: ‘Vow of Silence’
I wrote two weeks ago about the fact that Jeff and Susie’s kid Sammy has grown up, and this time we see (well, not actually “see”) the aging of another character: the Greens’ semi-beloved dog Oscar,...
View ArticleCurb Your Enthusiasm Recap: “The Hero”
Any episode that begins with Jeff and Susie giving Larry the visual “go ahead” when an attractive woman is seated next to him on the plane gears itself up to be a stellar installment. Add to that Larry...
View ArticleCurb Your Enthusiasm Recap: ‘The Bi-Sexual’
Okay, okay, I get it—Larry’s “juicin’” (is this actually a legitimate term for taking Viagra?), and that upsets his girlfriend because they’re at the Baseball Hall of Fame. I still don’t quite buy it,...
View ArticleCurb Your Enthusiasm Recap: ‘Car Periscope’
I don’t know if Judge Horn was actually a real show, but I really wish it were. According to Larry, he’s a real judge, so it may not be the Perry-Mason-style show I was hoping it to be (and more likely...
View ArticleCurb Your Enthusiasm Recap: ‘Larry VS. Michael J. Fox’
Over the weekend, I rewatched the 1967 Bedazzled, which, if you’re unfamiliar, features Dudley Moore and Peter Cook retelling the story of Faust, or at least using it as a springboard for a series of...
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