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‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ Review: Getting Too Old for This Smurf

Philip Brown — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:00:08 +0000

Yes, another ‘Smurfs’ movie. No, it’s not good. I know that must come as a shock. At least this one is entirely animated, so it spares viewers the cringe factor of watching recognizable actors reach career lows while pretending to talk to Smurfs. Sadly, that’s the only improvement in this smurfin’ mess. The Smurfs are...

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‘Powerless’ Pilot Recap: “I Wish We Worked for Batman”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:00:33 +0000

Setting a workplace comedy inside the DC superhero universe, featuring regular human characters whose job is to deal with the fallout of supervillain battles, is kind of an ingenious idea. I just wish that NBC’s ‘Powerless’ were a lot less… I don’t know… sitcom-y. Credit where it’s due, Marvel Comics actually had the idea first,...

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‘Chuck’ 5.05 Recap: “Looks Like You Walked into the Wrong Cult”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000

‘Chuck’ is a fun show, but it’s also a frustrating one that too often relies on cheap gags and erratic, illogical plotting as narrative shortcuts. This past Friday’s episode featured some of both the best and the worst of the show’s qualities. ‘Chuck vs. the Hack-Off’ (the title doesn’t mean what it sounds like) feels...

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