Film on the Disc: S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. came in the wake of two early-2000s developments; the rise of writer David Ayer,…
The Greatness of THE SHIELD (with a Brief Review of the Pilot)
Apparently, the A. V. Club will be migrating from DISQUS to Kinja this summer (2017),…
THE SHIELD, season 1, eps. 4-5: “Dawg Days”/”Blowback”
“Blowback” sees The Shield’s style nearly fully developed. If you put Clark Johnson’s first three…
THE SHIELD, season 1, eps. 2-3: “Our Gang”/”The Spread”
Watching these two episodes, you can see the style developing. The camera perspective becomes more…