This week’s premise – “A Different House,” in which we see House caring for a patient as he never has before – is a bit oversold. Pretty much, House stands up for a teenage runaway’s right to hate her pill-popping mother and make a life without her. Though, to the writers’ credit, the parallels with House’s own father issues aren’t pushed too hard.
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House Recap: ‘Runaways’ (Season 8, Episode 10)
by Holly Hunt
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by Dan Fields
January 30th, 2012
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by Julia Rhodes
January 28th, 2012
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by Matthew Newlin
January 28th, 2012
The heist movie is one of the most beloved genres in cinema and its great legacy is tarnished by films like Man on a Ledge.
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by George Anastasia, Glen Macnow
January 26th, 2012
But there’s a lot of energy and creativity in El Mariachi. Rodriguez has gone on to become a popular and successful director. Watching this film gives you the sense of watching a rock star back when he was in a neighborhood garage band.
The Mid-Weekly Listicle: Oscar Nominations 2012
by Brett Harrison Davinger
January 25th, 2012
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Alcatraz Recap: Kit Nelson (Season 1, Episode 3)
by Brett Harrison Davinger
January 24th, 2012
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House Recap: ‘Better Half’ (Season 8, Episode 9)
by Holly Hunt
January 24th, 2012
So, here we are, back at Princeton-Plainsboro. House still has an ankle monitor, Dr. Chi Park still has an interestingly spiky personality, Dr. Jessica Adams still doesn’t have much personality at all. Taub is absent this week, attributed to a sick daughter. House makes a Taub-is-short joke about how he’s got Taub in his backpack.
Movie Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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January 21st, 2012
But when you wear your heart on your sleeve, you risk the audience recognizing that it’s as fake as the Tin Man’s, and Loud goes so far in the wrong direction that it almost becomes a comedy. By the halfway point, you’re no longer watching the magic act, you’re enjoying the magician fumbling with the deck of cards.

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