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Now Streaming: Eli

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:00:51 +0000

Eli, the latest streaming horror movie on Netflix, both asks and answers the question, “What’s creepier than a hospital?” It starts with young Eli (Charlie Shotwell), who’s very sick. He’s basically a “bubble boy” who cannot deal with the toxins and allergens of the open air and must live his life behind a protective film...

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‘Leatherface’ Review: The Chainsaw Franchise, Massacred

Philip Brown — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:00:24 +0000

All horror franchises that last long enough tend to deliver diminishing returns to the point of pure garbage. ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ has had a particularly painful road. Aside from the original masterpiece, goofy sequel, and surprisingly decent remake, every movie made under this brand is a disposable turd distinguishable only by how smelly it...

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‘Gotham’ 1.02 Recap: “You Are a Very Naughty Little Girl”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:00:02 +0000

Although I liked it well enough, last week’s premiere of ‘Gotham’ received a very mixed reaction from many viewers, especially regarding the performances of stars Ben McKenzie and Jada Pinkett Smith, both of whom I singled out for praise. Some people just can’t stand one or the other of them. I find this puzzling, personally....

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‘Almost Human’ 1.05 Recap: “On Good Days, I’m a Petit Psychic”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:00:25 +0000

You know, it’s a very good thing that the cast chemistry on ‘Almost Human’ works as well as it does, because the plotting in this week’s episode is totally hare-brained. On the plus side, the episode features full-frontal nudity! Sadly, it’s a robot that gets naked, and as detective Kennex notes, he has the anatomy...

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‘Almost Human’ Pilot & 1.02 Recap: “The Synthethic with the Bleeding Heart”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:00:29 +0000

How many times has Fox greenlit a new sci-fi show only to cancel it within one season? Too many to count. Yet the network keeps trying to court that audience. One of the few to last a reasonable length of time was ‘Fringe’. With the demise of that series earlier this year, creator J.H. Wyman...

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Now Playing: ‘Conjuring’ Up Some Scares

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:00:56 +0000

It’s been a couple of years since we’ve had a really great and pure horror film, capable of producing genuine scares. ‘The Conjuring’ may just re-vitalize the genre this summer. Filmmaker James Wan brought us ‘Saw’ and ‘Insidious’, which both changed the horror genre when they were released. With this one, Wan set out to...

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