June 2010

Another reason this weird crime film works is that it’s a heist flick that awkwardly gives its viewers some moral advice. The awkward part comes as a result of the character that levies wisdom on us, but is subsequently shown to be daft enough to off himself.

Ryan Hurst’s Lump Hudson character isn’t full on retard, although, it’s close. But after the heist is all said and done, there’s a murder that needs to be taken care of. Lump just doesn’t want to be a part of it and instead preaches that a properly lived life is what all involved should be aiming for. Of course, moments later he shoots himself in the face. So either the Coens’ realize what a fantasy world the character is describing or they just find self inflicted pain to be hilarious. Maybe it’s both.

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When Doctor Who returned to the airwaves after an exile of seventeen years, the show was spearheaded by two men who had made significant names for themselves in British television: Russell T. Davies as executive producer and lead writer, and Christopher Eccleston as the mysterious and iconic Doctor. However, while Doctor Who easily re-established itself as an entertainment powerhouse, Eccleston was gone by the end of the first season. His replacement was the media darling David Tennant, who championed the show for the next five years, but Eccleston's departure remained a sore, if rarely-talked about, blip on the otherwise magnificent radar of Doctor Who.

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