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Reviews Archive

Archives for May 2015

Culture
Tech drama Halt and Catch Fire’s second season is perfect summer televisionTech drama Halt and Catch Fire’s second season is perfect summer television
Culture

The AMC show was a dud in season one, but it sizzles in season two. Time to set a season pass.

By Emily St. James
Culture
NBC strands David Duchovny in new ‘60s cop show AquariusNBC strands David Duchovny in new ‘60s cop show Aquarius
Culture

The show awkwardly stitches together a police drama and a show about serial killer Charles Manson.

By Emily St. James
Culture
I thought Entourage was going to be the worst movie of summer. Aloha might prove me wrong.I thought Entourage was going to be the worst movie of summer. Aloha might prove me wrong.
Culture

The baffling whitewashing of Hawaii in Aloha is just one of its many problems.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
San Andreas is the hardcore disaster porn movie we deserveSan Andreas is the hardcore disaster porn movie we deserve
Culture

Disaster movies are the empty-calorie fare of cinema. But San Andreas isn’t satisfied with being just another treat on the menu.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The new reality show The Briefcase pits the debt-ridden against each other. No. Really.The new reality show The Briefcase pits the debt-ridden against each other. No. Really.
Culture

It has them compete to see who has had the hardest time of it. It’s awful.

By Emily St. James
Culture
5 reasons you might like Tomorrowland, even though it’s a mess5 reasons you might like Tomorrowland, even though it’s a mess
Culture

It’s got solid acting and great direction, but no real story.

By Emily St. James
Culture
The violent, beautiful world of the must-see new movie Mad Max: Fury Road, explainedThe violent, beautiful world of the must-see new movie Mad Max: Fury Road, explained
Culture

This is going to be a movie people talk about for a long, long time. Here’s your primer for getting caught up.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Pitch Perfect 2 doesn’t hit the same notes as the first film. And that’s okay.Pitch Perfect 2 doesn’t hit the same notes as the first film. And that’s okay.
Culture

While Pitch Perfect 2 isn’t perfect, it’s funnier, weirder, and more daring than its predecessor.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Netflix’s Grace and Frankie is great TV to nap to. That’s sort of a compliment.Netflix’s Grace and Frankie is great TV to nap to. That’s sort of a compliment.
Culture

Here’s a hangout sitcom like Friends or New Girl, just for older people.

By Emily St. James
Movies
Fifty Shades of Grey is brilliantly hilarious. But it’s not clear if this was intentional.Fifty Shades of Grey is brilliantly hilarious. But it’s not clear if this was intentional.
Movies

Fifty Shades of Grey might be greatest bait and switch ever perpetrated on Americans.

By Alex Abad-Santos