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The Giver: For a Movie About Feelings, It Left Me Cold
Let's start out with the all-important confession: No, I have not read The Giver. In all honesty, I probably would have, had I ever even known what it was about, but I didn't. I find it a bit baffling,...
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Veronica Mars And The Movie That Should Have Been
When you make a sequel, or a revival, or a new anything, there’s always a careful line to walk. On the one hand, you want to make fans of the original happy. These are your most dedicated fanbase, and...
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What's On My Pull List? (Hawkeye, Chew, Bodies, and More!)
Also Gwen as Spiderman is coming up in Edge of the Spiderverse!This is now the thirdinstallment in the ongoing series of articles where I tell you what comics I pre-order at my local comic book shop. I...
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The Inescapable Goodness of Teen Wolf's Scott McCall
If you’re not currently watching Teen Wolf, then I’d like to take a minute and suggest that you start. Not because it’s an amazing show and you’re missing out on world-class storytelling, or even...
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RECAP: Outlander 1x05 - Claire of the Wild
First, I should probably address my lingering absence from this blog. It's nothing to worry about, not really, it's just that last week I moved into a new apartment, and the internet won't be hooked up...
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RECAP: Orphan Black 2x09 - What Kind Of Mother Am I?
It’s been a while since I recapped episode eight, and even though I did finish watching the second season of this show, I found myself incredibly reluctant to finally finish recapping it. I couldn’t...
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RECAP: Outlander 1x06 - "A Delicate English Rose"
If last week’s episode bothered me with how dull it managed to make the actually pretty interesting source material (Claire’s journey through countryside in the company of a bunch of MacKenzie fighting...
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The Maze Runner Is Still Confusing, But Now It's Boring Too
In general, I don't believe that objective reporting is a thing that can happen. I don't believe it's actually humanly possible to be completely objective about, well, anything. As humans we always...
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RECAP: Outlander 1x07 - A Consummation Devoutly To Be Avoided
Finally, finally, finally, it's the episode that I, at least, have been waiting for since the show began! I'm really not kidding about that either. The show has really surprised me with how high...
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Pilot Season: Selfie (Terrible Premise, Great Actors)
Well, having now seen the first episode of Selfie, ABC's blatant attempt to reach a Millennial audience by pandering to what they think we like, I can confirm that yes, it is exactly what you think it...
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Pilot Season: Gotham (A Show With Everything But Yul Brenner)
In news completely unrelated to Gotham, I've been listening to the Chess soundtrack a lot lately, and as you can tell, it's kind of stuck in my head.But in more related matters, there's a new show...
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Returning Shows: Brooklyn 99 (It's Out of Your Control, Jake)
If I have to put my finger on the theme of last night's episode, and what will probably be the general theme of season two, I'm gonna go with control. Or, more accurately, a lack of control. From Jake...
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Pilot Season: Forever (The Weird Grandpa We All Wish We Had)
I have a guilty confession to make. Out of all of the new fantastic shows that are premiering this year, by far the one that I am enjoying the most, the one that I actually kick my roommates off the TV...
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Gone Girl Subverts the "Woman in Peril" Genre. I Love It.
I would like, for a moment, to transport you all back two days to Saturday, when I was leaving my local movie theater and walking the fifty feet to my car after having seen Gone Girl. As I gently...
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Pilot Season: How to Get Away With Murder (Anti-Heroines FTW)
Look, we all know it's true. Television - good, buzzy, high quality television - is populated almost entirely by male anti-heroes, usually white and middle-class, revolting against the strictures...
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Think of the Children! Tuesday: Amelia Bedelia and Neuroatypicality
Man. It's been a while since I got around to making a kids' media post. For a minute there I thought that I might have said all of the things about kids' media that I had to say. But I was wrong! Of...
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Returning Shows: Sleepy Hollow (Still Bonkers, Thank Goodness)
This show is absolutely bananas. I can think of no other way to explain it. Last night my roommate walked into the room while I was watching the latest episode (third episode of season two), and I made...
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Pilot Season: Mulaney (Standup Comedy Makes Bad Sitcoms)
About six months ago, while scanning randomly through Netflix on a quest to watch something funny and enjoyable that I wouldn't have to think about too hard, I ran into John Mulaney's standup special,...
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Returning Shows: Supernatural (Wheezing Towards Bethlehem)
So this is a thing that happened.Oh man. So, as some of you may remember, Supernatural really used to be my favorite show. It feels weird to type that now, but it's the truth. Way back in 2008 I...
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Geek Girl Con All Weekend Pass, Baby!
Image shamelessly stolen from GeekGirlCon.comYeah, that's right. This weekend, as in Saturday and Sunday, I will be at Geek Girl Con in Seattle. I will be wearing a series of striped dresses, a press...
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