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December 2013

December 13, 2013

Review: Sweet ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Will Please the Entire Family (Bring Kleenex)

Walt Disney and P.L. Travers collaborate on "Mary Poppins" in this lovely story.

December 13, 2013

Review: Exciting ‘The Hobbit: Desolation’ of Smaug Loses Tone of Book

Romance? In a J.J.R. Tolkein adaptation? Blasphemy!

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Review: You Will Not Regret a Trip to “Nebraska”

A funny love song to the Midwest and the baffling people who live there.

November 20, 2013

Review: Let the Revolution begin! “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Inspires

This is a movie that makes you believe in revolution.

November 13, 2013

Why Did we Tweet Outrage at Miley Cyrus but Ignore Justin Bieber’s Prostitutes?

I know as a middle aged, Christian mother of a teenage daughter, I’m not supposed...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

“Breaking Bad” Review: “Felina” Redeems Walt… Or Does It?

The series finale seems clean-cut, but it’s actually more ambiguous than you might think.

September 27, 2013

Review: ‘Rush’ Takes its Time Building a Smart, Masculine Story

It's nice to see a film for the guys that doesn't feature anorexic chicks in...

September 25, 2013

“Breaking Bad” Season 6 Episode 7: Stuck In A “Granite State”

Walt hits rock bottom, but he still can't overcome his addiction to pride.

September 16, 2013

“Breaking Bad” Season 6 Episode 6: The Fall of “Ozymandias”

As Walt's empire comes crashing down, his dual natures collide.

September 09, 2013

“Breaking Bad” Season 6 Episode 5: Showdown At “To’hajiilee”

There aren’t just two sides to this battle of wits.

September 02, 2013

“Breaking Bad” Season 6 Episode 4: Curing the “Rabid Dog”

While one character finds salvation, others reveal their true spiritual sickness.

August 2013

August 31, 2013

“Broadchurch” Review: Back to Basics

The show can't decide just how different it wants to be.

August 26, 2013

“Breaking Bad” Season 6 Episode 3 “Confessions”: Unleashing Chekhov’s Arsenal

As some guns are fired, others are introduced.

August 26, 2013

Breaking Bad: Anna Gunn Speaks Out on Skyler-Hate

Why can't a woman have as powerful a story arc as her onscreen husband?

August 26, 2013

“Broadchurch” Review: Everyone Is Guilty

Episode Three finds grief transforming into self-loathing.

August 20, 2013

“Breaking Bad” Season 6 Episode 2: Nothing Stays “Buried” Forever

The truth may set you free, but it also hurts. A lot.

August 15, 2013

“Broadchurch” Review: Healing Is Hard To Do

The second episode explores life after death, in more ways than one.

August 12, 2013

Review: This “Low Winter Sun” Has Already Set Once

AMC’s remake of a British miniseries is a stale copy of familiar tropes.

August 12, 2013

How Matt Damon’s ‘Elysium’ Pays Tribute to George W. Bush (Spoilers)

Does the kind of socialism shown in the movie really work in the fight against...

August 12, 2013

“Breaking Bad” Recap: The Beginning of the End

We have met the devil.

August 09, 2013

Review: Insipid ‘Planes’ Doesn’t Rev Engines

Don't waste your time on this 'Cars' wannabe.

August 09, 2013

Review: After Watching Matt Damon’s ‘Elysium,’ You’ll Want to Register as a Republican

Thanks, Matt Damon, for the morality play showing us EXACTLY what we don't want.

August 08, 2013

Review: ‘Broadchurch’ Like ‘The Killing’ Without the Rain

We’ve seen this before, but there’s potential in this new BBC murder mystery TV show.

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Shocking Story of Hollywood’s Collaboration with Nazis During 1930s

Why did Hollywood stay silent on the plight of Jews in Nazi Germany? There was...

July 07, 2013

Review: ‘Nicky’s Family’ Tells True Story of “Britain’s Schindler”

A moving documentary about the man who rescued train-loads of Czech children from Adolph Hitler.

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Interview: Sean Astin on Who Told Him “Every Human Interaction is Sacred”

Sean Astin has acted in some of the most beloved and successful films of all...

June 13, 2013

Review: ‘Man of Steel’ a Much-Needed Superman for 2013

Will the new Superman make you believe?

June 11, 2013

Giveaway: ‘Man of Steel’ Tickets and T-Shirts

Superman is coming to theaters, and if maybe your T-shirt drawer.

May 2013

May 10, 2013

Review: ‘Great Gatsby’ Still Beats On Against the Current

I'm not sure I understood the book until I saw this movie. Yeah. I said...

May 02, 2013

Review: Fun ‘Iron Man 3’ Still Suffers Sequelitis

Tony Stark is all grown up. Darn.