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‘Louie’ Contemplates Comedy as Art in Season Five Finale (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen May 29, 2015 1 Comment

If the road never ends, why not take the occasional detour?

‘Louie’ and the Perpetual Shedding of Baggage (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen May 23, 2015 1 Comment

We might risk the journey to shed our baggage, but we’ll simply just gain new baggage along the way.

‘Louie’ Lightens Up With Hilarious, Breezy “Sleepover” (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen May 15, 2015 No Comments

“Sleepover” offers a break from the (thoroughly enjoyable) onslaught of emotional, visceral messiness which defined the first chunk of Season Five.

‘Louie’ Stung By Surreal Nightmares in “Untitled” (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen May 10, 2015 1 Comment

‘Louie’ is plagued by surreal, Lynchian nightmares in “Untitled.”

‘Louie’ Stares Down Nameless Death in “Bobby’s Place” (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen May 1, 2015 No Comments

Whenever ‘Louie’ tackles the elusive concept of death, it broaches the subject with a peculiar – if not entirely skeptical – eye toward its more popular counterparts: life, rebirth, starting over.

‘Louie’ Stares Into Existential Abyss in “Cop Story” (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen April 24, 2015 No Comments

Loneliness without celebrity is just loneliness, and Louie seems to be at odds with both.

‘Louie’ Explores the Sobering Realities of Hierarchy With “A La Carte” (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen April 17, 2015 No Comments

Louie gives a young comic some valuable advice in this week’s episode.

‘Louie’ Begins Season Five With Brilliant, Low-Key “Pot Luck” (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen April 9, 2015 No Comments

After the experimental highs of ‘Louie’ season four, we are now in the throes of a character in some sort of recovery mode.

‘Mad Men’ Hits the ’70s With Mournful ‘Severance’ (TV REVIEW)

Trace William Cowen April 7, 2015 No Comments

“Severance” seems to suggest a slightly different Don Draper altogether — though still warring against himself, his past, and the illusion of the present.

‘Girls’ Breakdown: ‘Two Plane Rides’

Trace William Cowen March 25, 2014 No Comments

The season three finale asks just as many questions as it answers — which is to say, the lives of Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, and Shoshanna are as “up in the air” as ever.