Columns
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‘The Newsroom’ Review: Aaron Sorkin Drama Rises to the Occasion
HBO series ramps up the stakes for its final season in what should be an exhilarating conclusion
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The Fall of ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Is the Death Knell of Trashy Reality TV
Networks are starting to look up, instead of downmarket, for new programming
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Fox’s ‘Utopia’ Cancellation: What Went Wrong With the $50 Million Social Experiment
The short-lived reality show was plagued with high cost and low audience – what it means for network’s alternative chief Simon Andreae
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‘The Showrunners’ Review: Engaging Look Behind-The-Scenes With J.J. Abrams, Bill Prady and Co.
TV producers that run shows including “The Good Wife,” “House of Lies” and “The Big Bang Theory” share their insights
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‘Olive Kitteridge’ Review: Frances McDormand Battles Small-Town Saps in HBO’s Gloriously Flinty Mini
Miniseries also stars Richard Jenkins as her upbeat husband, and Bill Murray as a wealthy resident of their coastal Maine town
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‘The McCarthys’ Review: CBS’s New Family Comedy Is a Slam Dunk
Star Tyler Ritter is a breath of fresh air on the Boston-set series
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‘Nightcrawler’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Astonishes in Extraordinary Thriller
Actor exposes the lurid underbelly of TV news while seducing Rene Russo (sexually) and Riz Ahmed (financially) in Dan Gilroy’s merciless satire
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‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’ Review: Chloë Grace Moretz Voices Exquisite Animated Tour de Force
Hand-drawn animation from legendary director Isao Takahata and a voice cast that also includes James Caan make this a formidable Oscar contender
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‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ Review: Shailene Woodley, Eva Green Drama Loses Its Way
Stellar cast that includes Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane, and Christopher Meloni makes for a thoughtful dud that takes too long to take flight
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‘Eternity: The Movie’ Review: Musical 80s Sendup Falls Prey to the Earnestness It Parodies
Earnestness creeps into, and ultimately sinks, this goofy comedy, though not before the film gets in some very shrewd jokes and wonderfully delirious flights of fancy
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‘Laggies’ Review: Keira Knightley and Chloe Grace Moretz Star in an Exceptional Comedy
Sam Rockwell and Gretchen Mol co-star in what may be Lynn Shelton’s best film yet: a man-child comedy about women
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Woodstock Film Festival Opens Strong With ‘East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem’ (Guest Blog)
Writer shares her thoughts with TheWrap on the documentary about superstar Israeli musician/peace activist David Broza
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‘Dear White People’ Review: Critique of Race and Media Has More Than Satire On Its Mind
Tessa Thompson and Tyler James Williams headline a timely and important look at black identity and how it’s informed by by stereotypes in the media
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‘Marry Me’ Review: NBC Comedy Gets an Enthusiastic ‘I Might’
Pilot for “Happy Endings” creator David Caspe’s new series isn’t quite marriage material yet
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‘Interstellar’ May be a ‘Cli-fi’ Classic (Guest Blog)
Christopher Nolan’s new film is helping usher in a new and timely genre classification
