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Breaking Bad – Granite State and the Death of Walter White

Posted on September 23, 2013 by mfinocchiaro

Last night’s penultimate episode of Breaking Bad was another breathless adventure laced with symbolism. In this article, I want to focus on some of the symbolism that I found particularly telling. Starting with the episode title, superficially “Granite State” refers … Continue reading →

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TV Series: Family Tree (2013) – A pleasant and occasionally hilarious British comedy

Posted on July 13, 2013 by mfinocchiaro

I never heard of Chris O’Dowd before watching The IT Crowd a few weeks ago. I loved the  acting particularly of Richard Aoyade (side note: I tried watching the cult show that Aoyade did “Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace” but couldn’t get … Continue reading →

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NSFCCDP Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness – Where did all the good writers go? POLLS AT END!!

Posted on June 21, 2013 by mfinocchiaro

This was truly one of us geek’s most anticipated films this year. Well, this and Man of Steel I suppose. Well, I am afraid to say that for the 4 geeks last night, it was a disappointment. I’ll say that … Continue reading →

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TV Series: Star Trek Enterprise S03 – The Xindi: My Enemy is My Friend

Posted on June 6, 2013 by mfinocchiaro

Wow, I really enjoyed Star Trek Enterprise S03. And yes, I know that this is a decade old but as I previously explained, I am just catching up. This season featured a relatively constant storyarc around the conflict with the … Continue reading →

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TV Series: Star Trek Enterprise S02 – T’Pol’s alliances shift and Archer proves his mettle

Posted on May 25, 2013 by mfinocchiaro

Season 2 of Star Trek Enterprise was as good or better than S01. It was pretty action packed where some of the new villains from S01 like the time-travelling lizard-like Suliban are back and loads of new species are discovered. … Continue reading →

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NSFCCDP Vintage Movie Review: Star Trek II – The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by mfinocchiaro

In keeping with the sophomore series I started last time with Empire Strikes back, I decided to look back 31 (oh god!) years back to Wrath of Khan to see how it too stood up to time. I have such … Continue reading →

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NSFCCDP Movie Reviews – Star Trek XI and Terminator Renaissance

Posted on June 10, 2009 by mfinocchiaro

Last month, we inaugurated a group called “Nerd SciFi CinéClub De Paris” NSFCCDF among a few friends and despite being a little late, here are some quick reviews of the two films we’ve seen so far: Star Trek XI – … Continue reading →

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