Reviews
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‘Stalker’ Review: CBS Drama Does Not Hate Women, It Loves Torture
Stars Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott cannot save Kevin Williamson’s newest series from itself
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‘Manhattan Love Story’ Review: ABC Romcom Is Not an Instant Attraction
Analeigh Tipton and Jake McDorman star as potential sweethearts on the freshman series
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‘Selfie’ Review: Despite Its Awful Name, This Romantic Comedy Shows Surprising Promise
Actress Karen Gillan is a little too obnoxious as Eliza Dooley in ABC comedy, but shares real on-screen chemistry with John Cho’s Henry Higgs
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‘Dracula Untold’ Review: Too Restrained and Fatally Lacking in Thrills
Origin story wants us to know that Vlad the Impaler was really just a nice guy with his heart in the right place, unless you happen to put a stake through it
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‘Family Guy’-‘Simpsons’ Crossover Is Everything Fans of Both Shows Love
“Family Guy” season premiere is packed with jokes from both Fox shows, nods to their rivalry and cameos from other Fox animated series
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‘Once Upon a Time’ Premiere Review: Fairytale Drama Is ‘Frozen’ in More Ways Than One
ABC series borrows from Disney’s latest hit while consistenlty going back to old tropes season after season
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‘You Can’t Take It With You’ Theater Review: Rose Byrne Debuts, James Earl Jones Floats
The light airiness of Jones’ performance provides just the right launching pad for others to soar and bring down the rafters
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‘Men, Women & Children’ Review: Jason Reitman’s Stab at 21st Century Drama Becomes Unintentional Comedy
On-the-nose, obvious and overdone, this hysterical look at online suburbanites wastes performers like Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler and Rosemarie DeWitt
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‘The Equalizer’ WrapOff Review: It’s ‘Home Alone’ in a Home Depot (Video)
TheWrap’s film critic Alonso Duralde and film reporter Jeff Sneider debate the merits of the movie, including its cartoonish depiction of violence that recalls “Home Alone”
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‘Pride’ Review: Gay Activists, Striking Miners Unite to Fight the Power
Though slightly overstuffed, this British comedy-drama has the stirring power of a protest anthem — and it’s funny, too
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‘Gone Girl’ Reviews: Does David Fincher’s Thriller Make Ben Affleck a Critically Acclaimed Killer?
The film doesn’t open until Oct. 3 but a flood of early reviews is heightening anticipation
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‘Kill the Messenger’ Review: Jeremy Renner’s Muckraking Feels Half-Baked in This Biopic
Suspense and intrigue are replaced with sanctimony and cliché in this unsatisfying portrait of a reporter
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‘Good People’ Review: What’s James Franco Doing in this Ultra-Conventional Thriller?
Workaholic Franco delivers a forgettable performance alongside Kate Hudson and Tom WIlkinson in a B-movie far beneath his usual artistic or commercial ambitions
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‘Transparent’ Review: Jeffrey Tambor Will Break Your Heart in Amazon’s Binge-Worthy Show
Tambor’s kids find out about their father’s secret female identity in Jill Soloway’s new Amazon show
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‘The Equalizer’ Reviews: Critics Divided on Denzel Washington’s New Action Film
Some experts call the film “hilariously violent,” while others claim it’s “a bore”