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What They Had Review: I’m Sure It’s Fine

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:00:20 +0000

Repetition in film fascinates me. I love seeing emerging patterns and repeated phrases as a way for filmmakers to call our attention to certain details. I wish I had the foresight to count the number of times the word “fine” is said during What They Had, because they are most certainly not fine. The film...

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‘I’m Dying Up Here’ Pilot Recap: “It’s All About the Climb”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 12:00:23 +0000

For a TV show about comedians that’s executive produced by Jim Carrey, Showtime’s new series ‘I’m Dying Up Here’ takes a surprisingly dramatic bent, leaving the laughs only for the scenes of performers on stage. Does this look back at the L.A. stand-up scene of the 1970s kill, or does it bomb? At the moment,...

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‘Twin Peaks’ 3.03 & 3.04 Recaps: “It’s Not About the Bunny”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 24 May 2017 12:00:42 +0000

In addition to the two-hour premiere, Showtime has also made the following two episodes of ‘Twin Peaks’ available early via On-Demand. Assuming you weren’t turned off by the premiere enough to give up, these two are a decided improvement, especially Episode 4. Of course, an argument can be made that taking nearly four hours to...

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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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‘Survivor’ Review: Bourne on a Budget

Philip Brown — Fri, 29 May 2015 15:00:41 +0000

Here’s the peculiar thing about ‘Survivor’: It’s an action movie both too somber to offer much fun and too stupid to ever take seriously. The folks involved clearly thought they were going to kick off a new Jason Bourne-like political action series, only this time from an anti-terrorism perspective. Then they changed their minds and...

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‘Intruders’ Pilot Recap: More Than One Way to Drown a Cat

Wayne Rowe — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:00:47 +0000

Do you like British thrillers with birthday candles? Lots and lots of slo-mo birthday candles? Maybe a few grossly over-dilated pupils? How about a hand cannon with two barrels and dual-ejection ports? Count me curious! So, what’s this show about? Lemme see if I get this straight. There are beings that are “Immortal,” in that...

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‘Alcatraz’ 1.05 Recap: “You Don’t Belong Here”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:00:08 +0000

Once again, I’ve almost fallen behind in my coverage of ‘Alcatraz’. I’d like to throw together another recap before the new episode airs tonight, because last week’s ep had some important developments for the show’s mythology story arc. I’ve been wondering what happened to Robert Forster. His character Ray (Rebecca’s mentor and surrogate father figure)...

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