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Saturday, February 15, 2014

True Detective

If you haven't yet seen the HBO series True Detective, you really should. It comes compellingly close to the rarefied heights achieved by The Sopranos and The Wire, but appears to be much more finite in scope. The interplay between Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey (and the last couple years for McConaughey have been nothing short of spectacular) is outstanding, and the narrative taut and energetic.

Anyhoo, this extended piece rings eerily close to what True Detective is all about -- dead shithole towns, corrupt cops, the ability for the wrong person in the wrong place to get away with literally anything. Check it out.

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