The fifth and final season of The Wire started on HBO last night. In case you don’t know, The Wire is the greatest television show ever. For those who’ve never seen it or never even heard of it, I’ll try to elucidate without spoiling anything. (read more…)

After extolling Casey Affleck’s performance in ‘The Assassination of Jesse James’ just a few days ago, today I watched him excel in the lead role of ‘Gone Baby Gone’, the directorial debut of his older brother Ben. The film is an adaption of the novel by Dennis Lehane who previously wrote ‘Mystic River’ and whose latest book, ‘Shutter Island’, will be given the Scorcese treatment next year. Lehane has also written for TV show, ‘The Wire’. (read more…)

Billed as a gangster epic, this film came as something of a disappointment. It seemed more like a summary of the important points in the lives of the two main characters rather than the detailed biopic it could have been. It’s still enjoyable enough as it is though. (read more…)