Tom Nix

Tom Nix is a media enthusiast currently living in Memphis, TN. He is the primary content provider and editor-at-large for The Red Circle dot Com. When not contributing to the site, he enjoys an unfortunately expensive DVD and Blu-Ray collection, arguing film and music as often as possible, and tearing through Rock Band drumsets like butter. One day he will amount to something. Wait for it.

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Flip/Side 03: The Bad Movie Breakdown

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Flip/Side 03: The Bad Movie Breakdown

In this week’s Flip/Side column, Tom Nix defends the integrity of bad movies everywhere as the bastions of entertainment that they are

Album Review: Them Crooked Vultures

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Album Review: Them Crooked Vultures

The self-titled debut album from THEM CROOKED VULTURES releases, Tuesday, November 17th. Tom Nix has several reasons why this record is worth plunking down cash for. Click through to read more

INSTANT GREATIFICATION: The Prisoner

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INSTANT GREATIFICATION: The Prisoner

During the run of the reboot, AMC is hosting the entire original series for on demand viewing. This is the easiest way to catch yourself up on this television classic

No Longer a Number Part I: The Revolution of The Prisoner

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No Longer a Number Part I: The Revolution of The Prisoner

The AMC Reboot of The Prisoner airs tonight. In Part I of our in-depth look at the classic television show, Tom Nix discusses the significance of the original series as both televised entertainment and revolutionary propaganda

Become A Prisoner

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Become A Prisoner

AMC’s reboot of the classic BBC televison series from the 1960’s begins its 6 episode run tomorrow night (11/15). In anticipation, The Red Circle is taking a look back at what we consider to be the pinnacle of televised entertainment

The Long Good Friday 007

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The Long Good Friday 007

The Long Good Friday is a continuing weekly column that tries to thematically or tangentially link together three varying films that would make one hell of an evening at the home theater. Most of these flicks are readily available from Netflix, Blockbuster or Amazon, and some are even available on demand. This is our attempt at a gateway drug to irresponsible movie-watching

You’re Doing It Wrong: Hollywood Netflix Us Off

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You’re Doing It Wrong: Hollywood Netflix Us Off

There’s a lot of talk about the looming 30-Day Rental window being thrown around by the major Hollywood studios. This would see discount or subscription based rental companies, specifically RedBox and Netflix, have to wait a month to receive day-and-date DVD and Blu-Ray releases. Tom Nix discusses how this could impact both Netflix and its 11,000,000 subscribers

Flip/Side 02: When Was the Golden Age of Gaming?

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Flip/Side 02: When Was the Golden Age of Gaming?

The new edition of the Flip/Side tackles old school versus new school video games. Tom Nix, being the old one, sticks up for the beauty of barebones gaming

Kind of a Big Deal: 50% Off Criterion Sale at B&N!!

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Kind of a Big Deal: 50% Off Criterion Sale at B&N!!

The Criterion Collection is a continuing series of fucking amazing. And now they can be yours for less than half of the MSRP. Go! Now!

You’re Doing It Wrong: EW’s Oscar Coverage

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You’re Doing It Wrong: EW’s Oscar Coverage

EW should be pronounced phonetically. I’m aware its not cutting-edge criticism to call out Entertainment Weekly’s lack of journalistic ability, but their pre-Oscar Buzz piece consists only of the laziest writing achievable. This coverage gets an F courtesy The Red Circle

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