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On Friday, Amazon Instant Video countered video streaming rival Netflix with the premiere of its first original series, Alpha House. Alpha House is a political comedy starring John Goodman, Clark …
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What drives you to watch a new show? Is it seeing similar concepts done differently? Watching a completely different idea and hoping the ratings are good enough that it can …
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The Coen Brothers’ latest film, Inside Llewyn Davis, perfectly emulates their signature style of ultra-realism mixed with ridiculous comedy.
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Over a year ago, before Netflix became known for its original content as much as its back catalog, before House of Cards turned into a critical success, before networks and …
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This review is spoiler-light because ruining an experience of Thor would be terrible. For the record, when I originally saw Thor in summer 2011, I really didn’t enjoy it. For …
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With all the movies coming out this holiday season, here’s a guide to what’s worth getting excited over and what’s not.
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Few can deny that AMC has done an exceptional job of establishing itself as one of television’s major power players. Between Mad Men and Breaking Bad, AMC has not only brought a new …
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Glory is the story of an entirely black unit of the Union army during the Civil War, told from the point of view of its white commanding officer. Mississippi Burning …
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IFC has made a reputation for itself as a hip network, giving a home to some niche comedies with high nerd-cred while airing reruns of beloved cult shows. At any …
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The BU Arts Initiative in collaboration with Barnes and Noble at BU hosted a celebration of published BU authors Saturday afternoon, attracting BU students, faculty, and alumni.
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Take one part civil rights, another part I Love Lucy, a pinch of drunken decisions mixed in with a self-aware sense of humor and emotional resonance where you least expect …
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Sigmund Freud once theorized that sex is one of the primary driving forces behind all human behavior. After all, whether two people have sex in order to produce a child, …
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