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Watching Pitch Perfect is like watching a regurgitation of Glee and House Bunny, with a dash of Bring it On and Mean Girls, minus the pom-poms and the beloved Regina George. …
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Showtime struck gold this year at the Emmys. Homeland brought the network home its first Best Drama Emmy ever. But outside of Homeland, Showtime has struggled in terms of creating …
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Let’s face it–no matter how hollow the reward, no matter how cliché the production, no matter how asinine the direction–vocal competition shows aren’t going anywhere. They make a ton of …
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I won’t pretend I understood The Master. I can’t tell you exactly what it was about, and I’m not sure I would recommend it to most people. But when I …
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Like with any other season, fall’s new shows present some of the best of TV and some of the worst. Pilots usually aren’t the best indicator of the tone to …
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Last year, a Twitter account (and resulting YouTube video) changed the lives of women forever. “Shit girls say” held a mirror to the female population and said, “This is what …
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It can be hard to really dislike a work of art or piece of media if it’s well-intentioned. But at some point, a viewer has to draw the line even …
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Ever since Lost first came on the air and became a hit, networks have been scrambling to recreate that kind of success. A parade of serialized ensemble dramas with elaborate …
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Shut Up and Play the Hits does not portray its rock-star subject as any sort of extraordinary person. He’s just a regular dude who made a few cool albums. While we see the banality of his daily life, we also get a top-quality concert movie—just not quite enough of each.
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The House I Live In is a dark, fascinating, upsetting documentary that digs deep into the drug war in America. Because of its in-depth interviews, masterful editing, beautiful camerawork, and rock-solid research, it may just be the best documentary I have ever seen.
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Safety Not Guaranteed is a unique low-budget sci-fi adventure with very little sci-fi. Aubrey Plaza’s slight break of type allows her to shine in a role that really could not be played by anyone else. It has a bit of action, lots of laughs, and even some awkward sexual encounters.
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Liberal Arts is a heartfelt comedy with a great cast and a plot to breakdown any current undergrad with a soul. It is cute without being schmaltzy (most of the time), and puts a new spin on the “attractive sad boy meets attractive sad girl” story.
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