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R.I.P. Dick Clark. And I miss ‘American Dreams’ (TV commentary)

I was shocked — pleasantly so — to find the first reference to “American Dreams” only five paragraphs into the Associated Press’ feature obituary on Dick Clark,

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‘Cabin in the Woods’ an original reconstruction of horror genre, but it falls short of its potential (Movie review)

I’m currently finding myself disappointed with the end of “Angel” Season 4 in my “Rewatching and reviewing the classics” project, because the story of a

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‘Star Wars’ flashback: Marvel’s ‘Ewoks’ and ‘Droids’ (1985-87) (Comic book reviews)

Ask “Star Wars” fans to list notoriously bad “Star Wars” yarns through the years, and No. 1 will of course be the 1978 “Star Wars

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First episode impressions: ‘Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23’ (TV review)

“Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23” (8:30 p.m. Central Wednesdays on ABC) — which unfortunately really is titled that way, with the “B—-” pronounced “Bee”

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What moment in ‘Titanic’ makes you lose it? (Movie review)

Sometimes it takes a while to appreciate perfection. Don’t get me wrong; I thought “Titanic” was a great movie the first time I saw it, and it

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‘American Reunion’ doesn’t alter the recipe much, but it’s still a sweet slice of pie (Movie review)

I distinctly — and fondly — remember how shocking “American Pie” was when it came out in 1999, starting with Jim’s dad (Eugene Levy) walking

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‘21 Jump Street’ the funniest movie in a long time (Movie review)

Don’t let the fact that it’s based on an ’80s TV series you’ve probably never seen turn you away; “21 Jump Street” is, rather inexplicably, the funniest

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First episode impressions: ‘The Killing’ Season 2 (TV review)

“The Killing” (8 p.m. Central Sundays on AMC) continued to unfold like a great page-turner in its two-hour Season 2 premiere on Sunday, delivering a lot

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Who’s that girl? It’s Jess; and ‘New Girl’ is getting better (TV commentary)

The idea of getting a weekly dose of the girl from “(500) Days of Summer” was irresistible when “New Girl” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on Fox) debuted

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‘Hunger Games’ presents a dystopian future that’s too distressingly plausible (Movie review)

How in the world does one explain the huge popularity of the “Twilight,” “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and “Hunger Games” book/film series? I mean,

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