Political Drama

‘Parks and Recreation’ adds another comedy element by jumping to 2017 (TV review)

“Parks and Recreation” (7 p.m. Central Tuesdays on NBC) isn’t the first show to do a time-jump. Off the top of my head, “Dawson’s Creek” jumped

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First episode impressions: ‘24: Live Another Day’ (TV review)

“24: Live Another Day” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on Fox) comes along four years after the eighth season, but Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub slip

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WikiLeaks drama ‘The Fifth Estate’ not quite as great as the ideas in it (Movie review)

“The Fifth Estate” is the liberty-themed movie I was most looking forward to this year. But while it is too loaded with important ideas to dismiss

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‘Won’t Back Down’ a rousing underdog tale about the fight for better schools (Movie review)

Being both an “important” movie and a “feel-good” movie, right off the bat “Won’t Back Down” is in danger of being filled with cartoon villains that you

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First episode impressions: ‘Parks and Recreation’ Season 5 (TV review)

“Parks and Recreation” (8:30 p.m. Central Thursdays, NBC) started off its fifth season this week with an episode that was ambitious in terms of setting (Washington,

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‘The Campaign’ earns this filmgoer’s vote (Movie review)

I was a bit on the fence about seeing “The Campaign,” simply because it’s about a political campaign, and who wants to pay money to see more

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In ‘The Dictator,’ Sacha Baron Cohen makes another awful person rather likable (in the context of the film, at least) (Movie review)

“The Dictator” is one of those comedies where you like a despicable main character simply because he’s the main character. This works only in the movie

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Ron Swanson: TV’s greatest libertarian character ever? (Commentary)

Since I’m venturing into politics with this post (which will eventually be about television), I’ll admit my bias up front: I’ll be voting for the Libertarian Party

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First episode impressions: ‘Parks and Recreation’ Season 4 (TV review)

“Parks and Recreation” (7:30 p.m. Central Thursdays on NBC) is my pick for best network comedy. It still ranks fourth on my overall list because while

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War: It’s not so fantastic, even in ‘Star Wars’ (Movie commentary)

Is the killing of a human being ever a cause for celebration? That question came to mind when I saw sports fans celebrating the death of 9/11

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