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First episode impressions: ‘Nikita’ (TV review)

Here are my first impressions of “Nikita,” which airs at 8 p.m. Central Thursdays on The CW. (more…)

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First episode impressions: ‘Hellcats’ (TV review)

As the new shows roll out, I’ll be doing “first impressions” reviews of some of the debut episodes. First up is “Hellcats,” which airs at 8 p.m.

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Fall TV opening day is here; ‘Hellcats’ throws out the first pitch (Commentary)

Welcome to opening day of the fall TV season, a day traditionally filled with hope and trepidation. Although there are four returning series that I absolutely adore

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Fall TV: ‘The Event’ is almost here. But what the heck is ‘The Event?’ (Commentary)

So what’s the next “Lost?” I’ve argued in the past that it’s “Fringe,” but I recognize there’s apathy toward it from the public rather than

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‘Machete’ an over-the-top parody that still packs a punch (Movie review)

I always say that “Dumb & Dumber” is a dumb smart movie, and I’ll say the exact same thing about Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete”: It’s very stupid,

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Sean Williams carves out his ‘Star Wars’ niche in ‘The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance’ (Book review)

George Lucas conceived the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” so that “Star Wars” — like “Lord of the Rings”

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‘The Last Exorcism’ probably won’t be the last exorcism film (Movie review)

The Devil always makes a great villain. That’s part of why M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie about people trapped on an elevator when weird things

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Unrecorded cover songs you’ve heard live that blow away the original version (Music commentary)

What is the best cover song you’ve heard performed live by a band that has never recorded that song? (more…)

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Golden keeps ‘Star Wars’ galaxy grounded in reality in ‘Fate of the Jedi: Allies’ (Book review)

With the prequels and a lot of the fiction that has come out since the prequels, we’ve been conditioned to think that anytime a Jedi

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You’ll get a few chuckles out of expendable action flick ‘The Expendables’ (Movie review)

Nowadays, it’s not unexpected to see fight scenes that are edited at such a rapid-fire pace that it’s almost impossible to tell what’s going on,

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