Sundance 2012: Smashed
So many addiction narratives make it easy to say, "That's not me. I might drink a lot, but it's not that bad." Smashed acknowledges why anybody drinks in the first place: because it's fun.
So many addiction narratives make it easy to say, "That's not me. I might drink a lot, but it's not that bad." Smashed acknowledges why anybody drinks in the first place: because it's fun.
Posted 03.27.2012
On AMC's hit drama "Breaking Bad," Jesse (Aaron Paul) and Walter (Bryan Cranston) are the perfect poisonous pair. Walt needs someone to look down on, ...
Posted 03.10.2012
It can't be all that bad for "Breaking Bad"'s Aaron Paul, who reportedly got engaged to girlfriend Lauren Parsekian on New Year's Eve while leisuring ...
Posted 11.21.2011
Aaron Paul's current gig has him cooking up crystal meth, but it looks like he'll be making a little detour for alcoholism. Variety reports that the ...
Posted 10.18.2011
The Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope is well-worn territory at this point, but it hasn't stopped movie after movie from rolling off of the Hollywood conve...
Richard B. Woodward | Posted 09.19.2011
By now it's clear that Breaking Bad is mixing together a couple of familiar genres -- the horror novel and gangster movie -- and that the catalyst for this unique experiment in American television will be the metaphor of chemistry.
Cynthia Ellis | Posted 09.15.2011
Giancarlo Esposito's performance in Breaking Bad's fourth season premiere was so electrifying that, as Woody Allen once said, "All the blood went out of my face and went to my brother."
Richard B. Woodward | Posted 09.07.2011
One of many reasons to watch this ultra-dark and gripping series is that the characters face murky ethical quandaries all the time. How one unlawful action inevitably leads to another is at the heart of the show.
Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011
Slate writer Sara Dickerman observed that "The Tea Party Is Giving Tea Parties a Bad Name," so it's refreshing to see an actual garden tea party make ...
Heather Donahue | Posted 04.02.2012