Mike White

‘The Good Girl’ (2002) illustrates danger of obsession with one person

“The Good Girl” was my No. 1 movie of 2002 because I admired how writer Mike White and director Miguel Arteta captured how depressing the

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It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is

“Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000, NBC/Fox Family) took TV from the Nineties to the Aughts as it chronicled kids moving from the Seventies to the Eighties.

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‘Dawson’s Creek’ Season 1 (1998) an all-time great teen romance

If “Dawson’s Creek” had lasted only through its first 13-episode season (1998, WB), it would be considered an all-time great one-season wonder and would be

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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ reviews

Michael’s “Pitch Perfect 3” review, Dec. 30, 2017 John’s “Pitch Perfect 3” review, April 4, 2018

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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ is completely off key in formerly fun franchise’s finale (Movie review)

“Pitch Perfect 3” (2017), now available for home viewing, is an unfortunately perfect example of a franchise that keeps going after it has run out

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‘Pitch Perfect 3’ ends the franchise on a low note (Movie review)

“Pitch Perfect 3” is far and away the weakest film in the franchise. It feels incomplete yet somehow oddly overstuffed, with some story elements that

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‘School of Rock’ review

My “School of Rock” review, Brainerd Dispatch, Oct. 9, 2003

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‘The Good Girl’ review

John’s top 10 movies of 2002, NDSU Spectrum, Dec. 13, 2002

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‘Orange County’ review

NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Black and White can’t save ‘Orange County’ By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 11, 2002 Somehow Jack Black has become one of today’s

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Lohman breaks out in Mike White’s ‘Pasadena’ (2001-02)

One of the TV-watching projects I’m currently slogging through is the second season of “Twin Peaks.” The show’s mix of a murder mystery with quirky

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