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Joker Review: Empty Jesters

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:00:05 +0000

Few films this year have gotten as much pre-release buzz as Joker. After all that speculation, we can finally see the already-laureled movie and it’s mostly fine. The DC Comics villain’s latest iteration comes to screen from the director who also brought us Old School, Road Trip, and all three parts of The Hangover saga....

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‘The Mist’ Pilot Recap: Under the Dome… of Fog!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:00:14 +0000

The Spike network’s ‘The Mist’ is the latest attempt to turn a Stephen King story into a serialized television drama. With that in mind, most fans of the author (or of quality television) must surely be questioning whether the show will be as awful as CBS’s ill-fated ‘Under the Dome’. Sadly, it’s too soon to...

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‘American Horror Story’ 4.08 Recap: “Look Who Ain’t Dead… Yet”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:00:47 +0000

Perhaps I was just in a better mood and more receptive to the show than I’d been recently, but as soon as I saw that last week’s episode of ‘American Horror Story’ was titled ‘Blood Bath’, I had a feeling that I’d enjoy it more than most this season. I’m still not sold on making...

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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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‘American Horror Story’ 4.01 Recap: “There Is No Normal for Us”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:00:00 +0000

With a completely new storyline and set of characters every season, FX’s ‘American Horror Story’ is a series in a constant state of reinvention. Even if you don’t like a given season, you never know what the next one will bring. This year is called ‘Freak Show’, and that title explains the theme pretty clearly....

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‘American Horror Story’ 3.04 Recap: “Who’s the Baddest Witch in Town?”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:00:10 +0000

‘American Horror Story’ and Halloween make a delightful combination. While last week’s Halloween-eve episode may not have pulled out all the stops (topping some of the craziness this show has previously unleashed is a difficult task), it sure did pull out a lot of them. Did you realize that the creepy long-haired butler who’s stood...

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‘American Horror Story’ 2.12 Recap: “I’m the Queen of Candyland”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:01 +0000

This may seem like a self-evident statement, but ‘American Horror Story’ can be a very pessimistic show. I’m not even referring to the general dread and depravity on display any given week. The message imparted by the season’s penultimate episode seems to be that there’s no way to escape a cycle of terror, and one...

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‘American Horror Story’ 2.07 Recap: “Death Might Be Better”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:00:24 +0000

‘American Horror Story’ is really cooking now. This past week’s episode brought back another first season cast member and piled on more delicious craziness. In ‘Dark Cousin’, Frances Conroy, who played the creepy maid Moira in Season 1, stops by Briarcliff in the form of a (literal) Angel of Death who appears when inmates beg...

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‘American Horror Story’ 1.02 Recap: “Do You Believe in the Devil?”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:00:19 +0000

I’m almost nervous to proclaim ‘American Horror Story’ my favorite new show of the season. I fear that it’s doomed to sputter out eventually. The question is how soon that will happen. But the pilot episode was sooooo good, and honestly, the second episode is right up there with it. From what I can tell...

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‘American Horror Story’ Pilot Recap: “The World Is a Filthy Place”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:00:46 +0000

I’ve got to give Ryan Murphy (creator of ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘Glee’) credit where it’s due. The guy may not have yet figured out how to sustain a TV show in the long run (though he’s certainly tried), but he sure knows how to start one off with a bang. The producer’s latest series ‘American Horror...

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