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Entertainment
TV review: 'Crossbones' is pretty bland summer filler
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 John Malkovich deserved so much better than this.
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Music
Appetite for repetition: Guns N’ Roses’ latest residency offers more of the same
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Axl Rose’s mysterious breaks can probably be credited for the top-notch condition of his voice, which remains GNR’s biggest draw.
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television
TV Review: 'Labyrinth' (sans David Bowie)
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 An international co-production, Labyrinth takes place in France in two different eras, as women in both 1209 and 2012 are drawn into the search for the Holy Grail.
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Film
Film Review: 'Belle' tells the story of an unusual heroine
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 A love triangle centered around a woman of means and stature who must choose between a proper gentleman and a passionate rogue ...
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Film
'The Normal Heart' muddles an important story of the AIDS epidemic
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 It’s more political statement than drama, a time capsule of a certain kind of political action that has changed and developed greatly over the past few decades.
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Film
The X-Men make a strong return in 'Days of Future Past'
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 The latest flick combines the casts of the first three X-Men movies and the 2011 First Class prequel to tell a genuinely entertaining story.
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Screen
Jon Favreau serves up platitudes in 'Chef'
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 There are plenty of loving shots of delicious meals being prepared, but not enough soul behind the story.
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Entertainment
The Weekly interview: GNR keyboardist Dizzy Reed
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 The band returns to Las Vegas for residency No. 2.
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A&E
'Godzilla' marks a solid return for the killer beast
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 It takes a while for the legendary monster to appear, but the final battle is awe-inspiring.
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A&E
Sci Fi Center owner picks Godzilla’s greatest hits
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 The movie monster certainly has a long history on celluloid.
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A&E
Film review: 'Locke' is 90 minutes of one man in a car
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 It's interesting, for a while.
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Film
Baseball drama 'Million Dollar Arm' fails on the follow-through
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 The inspiring true story falls back on sports-movie clichés.
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Music
Concert review: Jane's Addiction plays 'Nothing's Shocking' at Brooklyn Bowl
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 It was a treat to hear the entire album start to finish at Brooklyn Bowl on Friday, and the full-album conceit gave the performance a welcome focus.
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Music
Album Review: Lily Allen's 'Sheezus'
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Musically and lyrically, this album is all about Allen sticking to her own unique path.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Neighbors' is a high-concept failure
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 Way too much emoting, not enough laughs.
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Screen
Jack's back in '24: Live Another Day'
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 For better or worse, the producers of the new season of 24 are bringing back the exact same show.
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Screen
Film review: 'Bethlehem'
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Bethlehem starts out as a promising mix of espionage drama and social commentary.
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Entertainment
The Spider-Man universe is about to get a whole lot larger
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 To begin with, there are already two more sequels in the works.
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Entertainment
Film review: Spider-Man sequel comes up woefully short
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 It's little more than fodder for future Spider-Man movies.
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Film
Film review: ‘In Your Eyes’ is Joss Whedon at his weakest
Monday, April 28, 2014 It's a rare misfire from the prolific TV producer and filmmaker.
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Entertainment
TV review: 'Bad Teacher' was a bad movie -- and now it's a bad TV show
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 What exactly was the point of this?
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Screen
A cheater gets his due in 'The Other Woman'
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 What’s meant to be a story of female empowerment is instead a crass embodiment of battle-of-the-sexes stereotypes.
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Screen
'Jodorowsky’s Dune' is an entertaining look at thwarted plans
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 The hypothetical film described in this documentary probably would have been a disaster, but it sure is fun to hear about it.
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Entertainment
John Oliver joins the late-night landscape with HBO's 'Last Week Tonight'
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 It's a crowded field, but he should do just fine.
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Film
2014 Summer Movie Preview!
Thursday, April 17, 2014 Superheroes, sequels and a sex tape: Weekly's look at the upcoming season's flicks.
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Entertainment
Film review: For all its sci-fi posturing, 'Transcendence' is pretty dumb
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 An intriguing idea is completely discarded in favor of action sequences.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Dom Hemingway' is uneven, but Jude Law carries it
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 It's a comedy that isn't much fun.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'The Lunchbox' is a mostly satisfying meal
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 It sounds like a lame rom-com ... but it's not.
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Film
Film review: 'Le Week-End'
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 The drama focuses on a married couple spending a few days in Paris to celebrate their 30th anniversary.
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television
TV review: 'Fargo' takes its source material in a promising new direction
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Based on the Oscar-winning 1997 film, the new television series forgoes casting new actors as the same iconic characters.
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Screen
'Draft Day' is all negotiation and no action
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Looking for excitement? You'll have to wait until the last 15 minutes of the film.
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Screen
A haunted mirror is somehow pretty scary in 'Oculus'
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 A serious approach pays off with a creepy, well-acted take on some familiar horror ideas.
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Entertainment
Jennifer Nettles, Sheryl Crow and Keith Urban highlighted the ACM concert weekend
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 Three acts, three venues. Call it playing country connect the dots.
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Reviews
Film review: 'Winter Soldier' puts Captain America on top of the Marvel heap
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 The most effective standalone Marvel movie since the first Iron Man, and the most consistently entertaining since The Avengers.
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Reviews
What's next for Marvel's movie and TV universe
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 With Captain America on everyone's minds, a look at other heroes on deck.
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Reviews
Film review: 'In the Blood' thrives on action, not words
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Carano's fighting is still her best attribute onscreen.
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Entertainment
TV review: AMC's 'Turn' is occasionally entertaining, but ultimately dull
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 It's kinda like warmed-over Hell on Wheels.
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Entertainment
TV review: HBO's 'Silicon Valley' has great jokes--but a weak plot
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Mike Judge returns to workplace satire. We're in.
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As We See It
Weekly Q&A: Former MMA fighter Gina Carano on her career as an action-movie star
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 The UNLV alum talks her latest film, a possible return to MMA and more.
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Entertainment
Film review: ‘Noah’ is an ambitious, exciting adaptation
Friday, March 28, 2014 It's equal parts artistic statement and spectacle.
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Film
Schwarzenegger can’t quite pull off dark and serious in 'Sabotage’
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Arnold heads up a squad of badass DEA agents who steal $10 million from a drug cartel.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Cesar Chavez' is a shallow biopic
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 If you need to learn some history, check it out. Just don't expect entertainment.
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Music
CD review: Kylie Minogue's 'Kiss Me Once'
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Reinvention is for suckers.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Shirin in Love' is just a bland, flat rom-com
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 It's got Iranian-Americans! And it still sucks!
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Entertainment
Film review: Kermit and Co. deserved better than 'Muppets Most Wanted'
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Star cameos are fine, but what's the point of this movie?
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Entertainment
Film review: The ironically titled 'Divergent' feels a bit too familiar
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 This is just way too similar to The Hunger Games, people.
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Screen
Penn and Teller examine the artistic process in 'Tim’s Vermeer'
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Penn and Teller are process geeks, and this documentary is all about meticulous planning and the dedication to see something through.
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Entertainment
TV review: NBC has a crisis, and its name is 'Crisis'
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Not even a terrific cast can save this absolute mess.
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Screen
HBO's 'Doll & Em' is unnecessary and stale
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 The world does not need another self-deprecating comedy in which a celebrity plays a fictionalized version of him or herself.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Need for Speed' spends a lot of time idling
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Seriously, Aaron Paul: From 'Breaking Bad' to this?