The Knick, “This is All We Are”
In the immortal words of Ron Burgundy: that escalated quickly. Last week, our mourning maniac Thack claimed he had some sort of non-surgical way to fix his rotten intestines; this … Continue reading
The Knick, “Do You Remember Moon Flower?”
It’s never been a secret that the main reason to watch The Knick is Steven Soderbergh. Usually, the writer/showrunner gets authorial credit (that is to say, they’re the auteur – both literally … Continue reading
The Knick, “Not Well at All”
The star of the show on The Knick is, of course, the medical innovation. Through trial and error, with blood and sweat and tears, these doctors are slicing and stitching their way … Continue reading
The Knick, “Williams and Walker”
I don’t claim to know the first thing about medicine, surgery, nursing, or anything like it. I’m pretty sure I would have failed out of any sort of medical school, … Continue reading
The Knick, “There Are Rules”
As has often been the case on The Knick, sisters are doing it for themselves. They’re trying to, anyway. Some of these women are trying to act on their own behalf; … Continue reading
The Knick, “Whiplash”
Sometimes, I wonder if Steven Soderbergh is trying to give me tomophobia. We’ve had some graphic stuff over the course of the series: placenta previa, skin grafted onto the nose … Continue reading
The Knick, “Wonderful Surprises”
My whole life, these men – who are supposed to show us how to live our lives – we are supposed to respect and trust and honor them. They’ve all … Continue reading
The Knick, “The Best With the Best to Get the Best”
Henry Robertson, Cornelia’s brother, surreptitiously cuts a check for $100,000 to his friend so that he can be an official investor in the New York subway system. When his friend … Continue reading
The Knick, “You’re No Rose”
This isn’t an original observation, but it is inescapable when watching The Knick: the (white) men on this show, in this place, at this time, can screw up over and over … Continue reading
The Knick, “Ten Knots”
Kino-eye = kino-seeing (I see through the camera) + kino-writing (I write on film with the camera) + kino-organization (I edit). Dziga Vertov, 1929, and probably Steven Soderbergh, 2015 Any … Continue reading
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