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First episode impressions: ‘Revolution’ (TV review)

At first glance, “Revolution” (9 p.m. Central Mondays, NBC, starts Monday) can be safely categorized with “Dark Angel,” “Lost,” “Terra Nova,” “Falling Skies” and “The Walking Dead”

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First episode impressions: ‘Parenthood’ Season 4 (TV review)

“Parenthood” (9 p.m. Central Tuesdays, NBC) starts Season 4 with a combination of a pitch-perfect life threshold yarn (Haddie goes off to college), a funny family-dynamic

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Fall TV 2012: 5 new shows and 5 returning shows to watch (Commentary)

Ah, fall TV. And, in a nice old-school twist, the Entertainment Weekly Fall TV Preview issue highlighted a single show on its cover rather than

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Thrawn Trilogy Volume 2: Dark Force Rising’ (1992) (Book review)

Obi-Wan Kenobi’s offhand mention of the Clone Wars in “Star Wars” set off years of speculation that was finally, officially brought to rest with 2002’s

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‘Friends with Kids’ ’ strong premise doesn’t ring true on screen (Movie review)

“Friends with Kids” (now on DVD), one of those movies with a premise much better than its execution, has a great jumping-off point: Pals Julie (Jennifer

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‘The Possession’ is a stylish, if unsurprising, exorcism movie (Movie review)

“The Possession” doesn’t stand apart from its possession/exorcism genre brethren in any obvious way. It’s not even the first movie of this kind to be based

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Thrawn Trilogy Volume 1: Heir to the Empire’ (1991) (Book review)

I was able to find last year’s 20th anniversary edition of “Heir to the Empire” for about six bucks, so it gave me a perfect excuse to

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Chloe Grace Moretz’s ‘Hick’ wanders through a modern Wild West (Movie review)

As any fourth-grade teacher will tell you, kids are a direct reflection of their parents. On the other hand, it’s too simple to take all

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‘Margaret’ brings viewers into troubled characters’ worlds, and New York City (Movie review)

Ostensibly the story of a teenager (Anna Paquin) seeking justice for a woman killed in a bus accident that she feels partly responsible for, “Margaret” (2011) evolves

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John Jackson Miller tells a civilization’s whole fascinating history in ‘Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith’ (Book review)

John Jackson Miller, a historian and expert in Earth governments, has carved out a fascinating history of the Lost Tribe of the Sith in his

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