Author Archives: Chi

YOMYOMF Channel: Week One (Take Two)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Chi

Shots fired! I tend to agree with Brian’s clear-eyed, full-hearted take on why the YOMYOMF YouTube channel feels like a watered-down version of the take-no-cultural-prisoners approach that we’re used to, though I do think there isn’t quite enough “there” there … Continue reading →

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Best of 2010: 5 reasons ESPN’s 30 for 30 were must-see TV

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Chi

2010 gave us David Simon’s follow-up to The Wire, a resurgent, refocused Mad Men, as well as other top-shelf home entertainment like Breaking Bad, Louie, and lest we forget, Andy Samberg’s Mark Wahlberg skit. Cue the “television is the new … Continue reading →

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Yo. Yao. (We hardly knew ya)

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Chi

Dear Yao, I know it hurts right now. Once again, your feet, those feet that have giveth us fans so much, have taketh so much away. There will be time for condolences, time to burnish your off-the-court legacy once more, … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Expo(sed)

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Chi

An Expo salute of sorts, in the Huffpo. Yes, it’s been a sloooow couple of weeks. But fear not — the breach will return, as brazen and bonkers as ever.

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O Brother, where art thou?

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Chi

Editor’s note: We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled VIFF programming soon, but first, an appreciation of ESPN’s excellent Once Brothers… Like every other self-abusing sports junkie, I watched ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 installment, the Vlade Divac-narrated Once Brothers, … Continue reading →

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VIFF 2010 (day 6): Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Chi

For many cineastes, a new Apichatpong Weerasethakul is nothing short of a spiritual awakening. That is, if you can actually manage to stay awake. Like many of his like-minded contemporaries — Tsai Ming-liang immediately comes to mind — Weerasethakul’s pacing … Continue reading →

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