Columns
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‘American Idol’ Ratings Woes: A Prescription for Recovery (Guest Blog)
Once TV’s No. 1 show, Fox’s singing competition needs to regain its emotional connection
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‘Penny Dreadful’ Review: A Lovely, Lurid Study of Life and Death
Showtime’s latest explores monsters, men and a very dangerous woman
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‘Chef’ Review: Jon Favreau Cooks for Himself, But Where’s the Flavor?
Leaving comic-book movies behind to write, direct and star in something smaller and more personal, the “Iron Man” director concocts a fairly bland stew of foodie fantasy
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‘Neighbors’ Review: Seth Rogen’s Suburbanites vs. Frat Boys Comedy Is an Instant Classic
This raucous but intelligent farce offers both rollicking laughs and interesting observations about college and gender dynamics
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‘Moms’ Night Out’ Review: Unfunny and Anti-Feminist
Patricia Heaton stars in a grinding comedy that ostensibly celebrates motherhood but ultimately yanks the carpet out from under its target audience
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‘Game of Thrones’ Finally Punishes a Rapist, Not That That’s a TV Show’s Job
“Game of Thrones” isn’t a show that makes us feel all is right with the world
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‘Belle’ Review: Jane Austen Would Swoon Over This Lustrous Romantic Drama
This biopic examines race, gender and class in 18th century England, but it’s also a sumptuous love story
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Pay Attention! DC’s New Crop of Plays and Films Are Powerful (Guest Blog)
From Jewish Community Center’s Theater J to FilmFest DC, one fan of the arts reviews the current slate of dramatic fare in our nation’s capitol
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Where ‘Game of Thrones’ Draws the Line: Sex With Kids
It’s nice to know one thing is off-limits in Westeros
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‘The Quiet Ones’ Review: Jared Harris Leads a Cast Too Good for This Demonic Nonsense
Things go bump in the classroom in this inane and clichéd horror movie where the coolest thing on display is the old-school 1970s gadgetry
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‘Brick Mansions’ Review: Paul Walker Outclasses the Script by Leaps and Bounds
The parkour is breathtaking and the plot twists are ridiculous in this U.S. remake of “District B13”
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How Our Dumb Celebrity Media Covered Lindsay Lohan’s Miscarriage ‘Confession’
PerezHilton.com: “Lindsay Lohan’s miscarriage confession! … Talk about going out with a bang!!!”
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‘Heaven Is for Real’ Review: Even Skeptics Can Find This Tale Humane and Even-Handed
A young boy claims to have glimpsed the afterlife during a near-death experience, and director Randall Wallace keeps his adaptation of the pop-religion best-seller on an even keel
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‘Game of Thrones’ Shocker: Is It Wrong That I Really Enjoyed That?
A very violent thing happens, and I am glad
