Teen Drama

‘Hunger Games’ presents a dystopian future that’s too distressingly plausible (Movie review)

How in the world does one explain the huge popularity of the “Twilight,” “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” and “Hunger Games” book/film series? I mean,

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What happened to ‘The Walking Dead’s’ Sophia? (and 6 other burning TV questions) (Commentary)

Part of why it’s been a great TV season is that there are so many compelling questions that keep us watching from week to week.

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Is ‘The Secret Circle’ secretly one of TV’s best new shows? (Commentary)

With a great midseason finale this week, “The Secret Circle” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on The CW) put itself in the company of the best new shows.

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The new fall shows — not too shabby so far (TV commentary)

I’ve done “first episode impressions” of the noteworthy new shows this season, and many TV critics have done the same. We do this because it’s

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First episode impressions: ‘The Secret Circle’ (TV review)

I like just about everything about “The Secret Circle” (8 p.m. Central Thursdays on The CW) except the fact that — I am stifling a yawn just

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‘Blue Valentine,’ ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story,’ ‘Cedar Rapids,’ ‘Hobo with a Shotgun,’ ‘Hall Pass,’ ‘Skateland’ (Movie reviews)

With a few days off from work and a couple weeks to go before the fall TV season, I took the opportunity to rent some

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First episode impressions: ‘I Just Want My Pants Back’ (and thoughts on TV’s rare 20-somethings) (Review)

I spent all of my 20s waiting for a hit show about 20-somethings. I don’t mean that I was staring at my TV, waiting for

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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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One-season wonders: ‘Privileged’ (2008-09) (Review)

Like all TV fans, I’ve been known to complain when a show I like gets canceled. I’ve been doing less complaining in recent years, partly

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