Reviews
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‘Game of Thrones’ Review: ‘The Watchers on The Wall’ and The Monsters at The Gate
HBO This review of Game of Thrones is intended for those who are show watchers and not book readers. Please refrain from putting spoilers in…
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‘Orphan Black’ Review S02E08: “Variable and Full of Perturbation”
BBC America It seems like only last week that I was mildly decrying Orphan Black’s habit of tossing new, important characters into the mix late…
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‘The Sacrament’ Review: Ti West’s Latest Chooses the Path Most Traveled
The past is no guarantee of the future, but it’s often a fairly good guide. A new film from Ti West, for example, offers the…
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‘Orange is the New Black’ Season 2 Binge-Blog Review
Netflix Hopefully you’re ready to go back to prison. Orange is the New Black has returned in all of its shower shoe glory (and in…
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‘Obvious Child’ Review: Jenny Slate Shines in the Subversive Rom-Com You’ve Been Wanting
Editor’s note: Our review of Obvious Child originally ran during this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but we’re re-running it now as the film opens in…
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‘I’ll Follow You Down’ Review: The Sins of the Father and All That
Well Go USA Entertainment Erol was just a boy when his father, Gabe (Rufus Sewell), left for a conference at Princeton and was never seen…
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‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Review: This Is a Real Summer Blockbuster
Warner Bros. Too many blockbusters mistake moroseness for seriousness, often forgetting the key ingredient for a great summer movie: actual fun. Until now, this summer…
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‘The Fault In Our Stars’ Review: Cancer Has Never Been So Romantic
20th Century Fox We’re told from the very beginning that this is a different kind of cancer story. There will be no Hollywood fluff or gloss…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Review: Never Forget ‘The Mountain and The Viper’
HBO This review includes details up to and including Game of Thrones season four, episode eight, “The Mountain and The Viper.” It does not include…