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Movie Review: Chronicle

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February 4th, 2012

So if you want to try a telekinetic tragedy for today’s times, your only real option, at least for now, is Chronicle. It may be a bit predictable and a bit clichéd, but so is Oedipus, that doesn’t make either any less engaging or heart rending by the end.

Movie Review: The Woman in Black

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February 4th, 2012

And what better place for sustained periods of quiet dread than an abandoned child’s nursery, truly the most powerful asset of a Victorian horror story. In between these extremes of suspense and shock are several surprisingly vivid moments of horror, as the curse manifests itself well outside the bounds of the haunted house.

The Weekly Listicle: Giants v. Patriots

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February 3rd, 2012

The Weekly Listicle focuses on movies with giants AND patriots.

The Office Recap: Jury Duty (Season 8, Episode 13)

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February 2nd, 2012

A recap/review of The Office: Jury Duty (Season 8, Episode 13) as well as thoughts on the potential Dwight spin-off.

100 Greatest Gangster Films: Gloria, #91

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February 2nd, 2012

This is a gangster movie without a memorable gangster. But it has one of the all-time great underworld molls in film history. Gena Rowlands, in the title role, is the movie. And that’s both a blessing and a curse.

San Francisco Ballet’s Dazzling Onegin Opens the 2012 Season

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February 1st, 2012

From the luscious Santo Loquasto sets and costumes, to the Tchaikovsky musical pastiche, and the brilliant dancing by the principals and the corps — it works. There is no question about it, no waiting to see how it all gels. San Francisco Ballet has a resounding hit on its hands.

Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

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January 31st, 2012

This exhibition of the works of Henry Ossawa Tanner is the first major reappraisal of the great African-American painter in a generation. On display in the PAFA exhibit are over 100 of Tanner’s works, including twelve paintings never shown in a previous retrospective. Drawings, photographs, prints and the only two surviving sculptures created by Tanner are featured, along with his paintings.

House Recap: ‘Runaways’ (Season 8, Episode 10)

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January 31st, 2012

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.

Alcatraz Recap: Cal Sweeney (Season 1, Episode 4)

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January 31st, 2012

A recap/review of Alcatraz, Season 1, Episode 4, Cal Sweeney

Oscars 2012: Slighted Soundtracks And Fantasy Scores

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January 30th, 2012

Acting, directing, and writing awards are the most popular targets for discussion, but there were more very creative folks left off the roll this year. Two aggressively original outsiders are out in the rain, peeping in at the Best Original Score category without so much as an acknowledgment.

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