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‘The Change-Up’ delivers lots of crude laughs, but it’s mostly a throwaway (Movie review)

“The Change-Up” has many of the things I look for in a blockbuster comedy: Jokes involving poop, pee, genitals, breasts and sex, plus copious dropping of

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First episode impressions: ‘Friends with Benefits’ (TV review)

As far as I can tell after two episodes, “Friends with Benefits” is a good show for people who think the main purpose of romantic relationships is

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The top 10 episodes of ‘Millennium’ Season 2 (1997-98)

The second season of “Millennium” (1997-98, Fox) is some sort of flawed masterpiece. Given heft by the performances of Lance Henriksen (as Frank Black), Terry

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‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’ And ‘cute’ and ‘smart’ and ‘funny’ (Movie review)

I love a lot of scenes, a lot of moments, a lot of lines from “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” the best movie of 2011 so far. But one

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Allston’s ‘Conviction’ gives momentum to ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’s’ final leg (Book review)

In researching for my blog post on the “Luke Skywalker Must Die” controversy awhile back, I was surprised to find out that the “Star Wars:

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First episode impressions: ‘Awkward.’ (TV review)

Lots of TV shows have shown the awkwardness of high school, those moments where if the poor kid only had a “How to Navigate High

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Fond farewell: ‘Friday Night Lights’ (TV review)

I’m not married and I know that if I ever lived in Texas I’d die from the heat, yet I always respected “Friday Night Lights,” TV’s best

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Final ‘Harry Potter’ film ‘Deathly Hallows Part 2’ stylishly, bleakly goes through the motions (Movie review)

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was my least favorite of J.K. Rowling’s books because the goal-oriented plot left little room for surprises: Harry and

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SyFy’s ‘Alphas’ is just another superhero show

I’m on the fence about superhero shows. On one hand, there’s something inherently cool about the concept that can’t be dismissed; on the other hand,

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‘Horrible Bosses’ a humorous escape from behind the desk (Movie review)

The new classics of 2011 aren’t as elaborate as the great comedies of years gone by; rather, the joke tends to be right there in

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