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'Wilfred' Returns With More Dark Comedy About Man's Best Friend as a Possible Sign of Mental Illness
You can find Elijah Wood in theaters this weekend playing a compulsive killer of young women in Franck Khalfoun's remake of "Maniac," offering a physically dissimilar and more angsty take on the crazed character originally dreamed up by Joe Spinell. But on the small screen he's playing a very differ...
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Is 'Mad Men' Recent Addition Bob Benson Just a Newer Version of Don Draper?
Check out our recap and review of "The Quality of Mercy," the June 16th, 2013 episode of "Mad Men."
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'Game of Thrones' 3.10 Recap and Review - 'Mhysa'
No more shrieking reaction videos on YouTube until at least 2014, as "Game of Thrones" ends season three on a forward-looking note.
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An In Flagrante Discovery and a Meaningful Knee Touch Bring Some Awkwardness to 'Mad Men'
Check out our review and recap of "Favors," the June 9 episode of "Mad Men."
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Review & Recap: 'Game Of Thrones' Season 3 Episode 10, 'Mhysa' Draws Things To A Close (For Now)
Well, after last week's horrible trauma, which I'm not sure everyone has gotten over, "Game of Thrones" returns with a final episode of the third season, "Mhysa," that lets us lick our wounds and offers some uplifting moments to temper all that violence and nihilism (don't worry, there's still plent...
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'In the Flesh': BBC America Finds a New Approach to the Zombie Genre By Taking the Undead Point of View
"In the Flesh," the three-part supernatural miniseries premiering on BBC American tonight, June 6, at 10pm, begins with a scene that recalls a famous entry in zombie movie canon -- "Dawn of the Dead," when a group of survivors initially takes giddy joy in the post-apocalyptic freedom they have to en...
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'Game of Thrones' 3.9: 'The Rains of Castamere' - No Recap = No Spoilers
No spoilers of any kind in this small contribution on the single most significant "Game of Thrones" episode to date. Recap write-ups from the East Coast were posted hours ago, and HBO has been sending out screener discs not in advance but days or even weeks after episodes are shown, which makes it t...
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A Culture, A Country and an Ad Agency Divided on 'Mad Men'
Check out our review and recap of "A Tale of Two Cities," the June 2, 2013 episode of "Mad Men."
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Review & Recap: 'Game Of Thrones' Season 3 Episode 9, 'The Rains Of Castamere' Is A Shocker
So is everyone as horribly traumatized by episode 9, "The Rains of Castamere" as I am? We can work through this together. Recap therapy. We can do it. Yes, once again "Game of Thrones" lived up to its Penultimate Episode Promise of being bananas batshit crazy insane! We now must always fear episode ...
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Netflix's Revived Cult Favorite 'Arrested Development' Brings Baggage
"Arrested Development" is not a sitcom that suits TV-love-at-first-sight. Like many of the better television shows, it's based on layers. Any series that rewards serious, devoted, eagle-eyed fans would bring an onslaught of criticism upon its return. Is the wrath that has met Netflix's revival of...
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