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Mission: Impossible – Fallout Review: Go Ahead and Accept

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:00:40 +0000

Like The NeverEnding Story before it, Mission: Impossible continues to dominate the field of inaccurately named movies. Unlike The NeverEnding Story, Mission: Impossible keeps its high quality consistent into the sixth entry of this summer staple. This year’s contribution is Mission: Impossible – Fallout. I am incredibly tempted to make a pun about all of...

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‘9-1-1’ Pilot Recap: “Get the Hell off My Line!”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:00:38 +0000

For their new Fox series ‘9-1-1’, prolific producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (‘Glee’, ‘American Horror Story’, ‘American Crime Story’, ‘Feud’, etc.) try their hands at a genre they’ve never tackled before – the straightforward procedural drama. They should not do this again. They are very, very bad at it. ‘9-1-1’ isn’t just a cop...

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‘American Horror Story’ 6.01 Recap: “I Love the Country Life”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:00:22 +0000

For months, the sixth season of ‘American Horror Story’ was shrouded in secrecy. The FX network did not reveal the season’s theme ahead of time, and even went so far as to run fake and conflicting promos to throw fans off. Now that the premiere episode has finally aired, it seems that the theme is...

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‘London Has Fallen’ Review: Bigger, Dumber, Not Better

Philip Brown — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:00:31 +0000

In the great battle of “Die Hard in the White House” movies of 2013, ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ emerged as the unlikely victor. That was mostly because it was released before the similarly themed and titled ‘White House Down’, but mostly because it was less overblown (i.e. no Roland Emmerich) and more fun. Now we’re treated...

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‘American Horror Story’ 5.12 Recap: “We Started with Such High Hopes”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 18:00:29 +0000

The ‘Hotel’ season of ‘American Horror Story’ finally closed its doors last week. Like many seasons of the show, this one started out with great promise but petered out over time. Also like many seasons of the show, the finale went off in a weird direction that doesn’t entirely work. Considering that she was the...

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‘American Horror Story’ 5.11 Recap: “Guns Blazing and Don’t Stop”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:00:11 +0000

‘American Horror Story’ didn’t take much of a break over the holidays at all. The show only had two weeks off and is already back with a new episode. Then again, considering that the finale is coming right up, there’s no sense prolonging the inevitable. It’s just about time to wrap this thing up. To...

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‘American Horror Story’ 5.09 Recap: “A Woman Can Only Be Pushed So Far”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:00:31 +0000

After the previous episode devoted its whole hour to revealing the identity of the Ten Commandments Killer, ‘American Horror Story’ basically forgets about that in the follow-up and doesn’t mention him at all. Instead, Angela Bassett returns to remind us that she’s still supposed to be on the show this season too. Two episodes ago,...

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‘American Horror Story’ 5.06 Recap: “This Is No Place for Children”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:00:58 +0000

In a trend that only started last year, the producers of ‘American Horror Story’ decided that all of the wildly different seasons of the show need to tie together as if they all took place in the same continuity. While I’m still not sure how I feel about that, I will admit that I enjoyed...

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‘American Horror Story’ 5.03 Recap: “Killing Is Awesome!”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:00:59 +0000

The latest episode of ‘American Horror Story’ brings back one of the bigger stars from the last couple seasons while also adding a new famous face to the cast. One of them is a good actress. The other… well, less so, but she tries. ‘Mommy’ is another extra long episode. It clocked in around 75...

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‘American Horror Story’ 4.12 Recap: “She Had It Coming”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:00:30 +0000

It’s the penultimate episode of ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’, which can only mean that the plot twists and character deaths are coming at a rapid pace now. Episode ‘Show Stoppers’ opens with a farewell feast held in Elsa’s honor. After allowing new owner Chester (Neil Patrick Harris) the chance to make a toast where...

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‘American Horror Story’ 4.10 Recap: “Come for the Freaks, Stay for the Star”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:00:21 +0000

Admittedly, I’m a little late in writing a recap for an episode of ‘American Horror Story’ that aired back on December 17th. The holidays were a busy time and I’ve only just now gotten around to watching it. In my defense, the show went on break for the rest of the month afterwards anyway. Since...

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‘American Horror Story’ 4.05 Recap: “Whatever Magic Happens, Happens”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 20:00:49 +0000

Following a two-parter of episodes that disappointed me greatly, ‘American Horror Story’ returned to its tried-and-true formula of freaks and psycho killers. Although an improvement, is this episode too little too late? The primary focus of episode ‘Pink Cupcakes’ is the con man formerly known as Mansfield, now calling himself Spencer (Denis O’Hare). Pretending to...

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