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Tolkien Review: An Expected Bio

Jason Gorber — Fri, 10 May 2019 12:00:55 +0000

From his birth in Southern Africa, the loss of his mother, his academic rise, his service during the Great War, and his subsequent fame, the story of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s life is nearly as adventurous as the characters he invented. The bio-pic Tolkien merges all these aspects to show how they echo with the...

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‘The Journey’ Review: Irish Tete-a-Tete

Philip Brown — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:00:14 +0000

“The Troubles” that plagued Ireland for decades are one of the darkest and most fascinating periods of that storied land’s history. The fact that peace was reached at all was remarkable and how it happened is an intriguing question. ‘The Journey’ hopes to provide answers through a fictionalized conversation between the two leaders on both...

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‘Hell on Wheels’ Series Finale Recap: “The Truth Is Carved in Steel Across This Nation”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:00:58 +0000

For a series that essentially started as a watered-down, basic cable knockoff of ‘Deadwood’, AMC’s Western ‘Hell on Wheels’ eventually forged a path to its own manifest destiny, so to speak. After five seasons, the show drew to a close this past weekend with an ending that was, if not perfect, at least fairly satisfying....

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‘Hell on Wheels’ 2.01 Recap: “If You’ll Excuse Me, I Got a Train to Rob”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:00:10 +0000

AMC’s Western drama ‘Hell on Wheels’ was one of the most ambitious, if also inconsistent, new TV series to premiere last season. Fortunately, after taking a while to find its footing, the show ended its first season on a decided upswing. By the finale episode, I was fully on board this train. Now it’s back...

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‘Hell on Wheels’ Pilot Recap: “We Opened a Dark Door, and the Devil Stepped In”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:00:20 +0000

After showing us how the world will end in a zombie apocalypse, the AMC network has decided to travel back in time a bit for its next new drama series, the Western ‘Hell on Wheels’. The pilot episode premiered earlier this week. Could this be the next ‘Deadwood’, or is the show… well… mostly dead...

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