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Alcatraz Recap: Kit Nelson (Season 1, Episode 3)

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January 24th, 2012

A recap/review of Alcatraz- Season 1, Episode 3: Kit Nelson

House Recap: ‘Better Half’ (Season 8, Episode 9)

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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.

Movie Review: Haywire

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January 21st, 2012

Having already dominated the world of female mixed martial arts (MMA), Carano easily assumes the role of ass-kicking special operative Mallory Kane. Almost like a 21st century “Man With No Name,” Mallory only speaks when absolutely necessary. Carano is surprisingly convincing given she has no acting experience prior to this film.

The Weekly Listicle: Shameless Oscar Bait

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January 20th, 2012

If Oscar bait works on you, then you’ll treasure the film all your life and hate anyone who speaks a word against it. If not, you will enjoy bitter self-satisfaction every chance you have to snipe at it.

The Office Recap: Pool Party (Season 8, Episode 12)

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January 20th, 2012

A recap/review of The Office: Pool Party (Season 8, Episode 12)

100 Greatest Gangster Films: Year of the Dragon, #93

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January 19th, 2012

Somewhere in the middle of this overwrought and overwritten gangland shoot-’em-up, there is a decent story. But we’re never quite able to get to it. Michael Cimino’s direction of a screenplay that he cowrote with Oliver Stone is full of action. But it’s built around a narrative that makes little sense.

Alcatraz Recap: Pilot and Ernest Cobb (Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2)

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January 17th, 2012

A recap/review of FOX’s new series Alcatraz and its first two episodes, Pilot and Ernest Cobb

The Best And Worst Movies Of 2011

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January 13th, 2012

A look back at the best and worst movies of 2011 from Brett Davinger and Dan Fields

The Office Recap: Trivia (Season 8, Episode 11)

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January 12th, 2012

A recap review of The Office, Season 8, Episode 11- Trivia

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