Category: Verdict: 3.5

The piece makes for solid entertainment, but only fans of the genre are likely to appreciate it.

Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

Haywire (2012)

Ever noticed how quickly the words “Tarantino rip-off” come out whenever a filmmaker pays homage to B-level action thrillers from the seventies, has hardboiled…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

Seeing as the original went out of its way to rip off the wave of American slashers spawned from John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

Here Comes the Boom (2012)

Remember that awesome subplot in Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior (2011) wherein a high school teacher tries to make ends meet by entering the UFC, and…

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Posted in Heroes Verdict: 3.5

Heroes 4.12: Upon This Rock

Hiro: “A Jedi’s work is never done.” I kind of like this one. Heroes is a peculiar show in that most of it consists…

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Heroes 4.15: Pass/Fail

Ando: “You are Super-Hiro!” As its title indicates, “Pass/Fail” is all about being put to the test: Hiro’s resolve is tested in his coma…

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Heroes 4.16: The Art of Deception

Claire: “You have to take responsibility.” Oh, I get where they’re going with this. Except for the first, every season of Heroes so far…

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Hit and Run (2012)

It’s rare for me to find a couple to which I relate in mainstream Hollywood pictures, rarer still for me to find one in…

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House at the End of the Street (2012)

To me, House at the End of the Street comprises two distinct cinematic experiences. One pertains to the thoughtful horror flick intended by director…

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Posted in Miscellaneous Show Verdict: 3.5

House MD 8.22: Everybody Dies

I don’t envy the minds behind “Everybody Dies”, who, after eight seasons, had to come up with a definitive end for a series that’s proven largely directionless since its sophomore year. I don’t mean

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How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

I don’t think anyone could have predicted just how smart and engrossing How to Train Your Dragon (2010) would turn out. It had, after…

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