Author Archives: Nick Lay

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Review: House of Cards S03 E01

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It’s a big FU.

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SceneKid#4: The Wave Speech

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Dir: Terry Gilliam
Original Release Date: 22 May 1998

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SceneKid#3: Jazz Drummin’

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
s01 e02
Dir: Debbie Allen
Original Air Date: 10 September 1990

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Review: Birdman

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Beautiful. Ugly. Funny.

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Review: Whiplash

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Rushing. Dragging. Banging.

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SceneKid#2: “We’re running out of runway!”

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Thunderbirds
s01 e01
Dir: Alan Pattillo
Original Air Date: 30 September 1965

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A Response to Stuart Heritage, RE: Thunderbirds

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A journalist said something bad about ‘Thunderbirds’.

Naturally, such action demands a retort.

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Review: Inherent Vice

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Cool. Calm. Confusing.

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SceneKid#1: The Monster at the End of the Dream

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True Detective
s01 e03
Dir: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Original Air Date: 26 January 2014

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Review: The Hobbit Trilogy

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Lengthy, bloated, frustrating.

And as for the films…

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