Comedy

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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‘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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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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‘Young Adult’ deliciously sad, but it’s not for everyone (Movie review)

“Young Adult” (2011) might be the most depressing movie ever made, but despite that high praise, I have to caution that it’s not for everybody. About

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‘Comic Book Men’ opens up the 4-color world

As a TV geek, I respect and revere comic book geeks. Pop into any decent comic shop and those rows upon rows of long-boxed back

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‘The Descendants’ another low-key masterpiece from Alexander Payne (Movie review)

I just got done reading Chuck Klosterman’s novel “The Visible Man,” which deals with the nature of reality. In a wider sense, all pop entertainment

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‘Dating Rules from My Future Self’ makes web TV cool again (Review)

My top show of 2007 was a web series — “quarterlife” — and three of my top 10 of 2008 were web series, headlined by

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First episode impressions: ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ (TV review)

“Napoleon Dynamite,” the 2004 movie, hit a sweet spot of comedy that no previous movie had even aimed for, let alone achieved. Not everyone understood

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Midseason TV preview: The momentum continues? (Commentary)

Fall 2011 served up so many good shows, and so few of them have been canceled, that it’s easy to overlook the midseason premieres. Yet

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