Posts by Tara Ariano
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Video on Demand Report: Spend Some Time in the Postapocalyptic Ruins of America With Tom Cruise and Oblivion
The Headliner Oblivion We all saw Wall-E, right? OK. Imagine that instead of a cute robot making towers of scrap metal, it’s Tom Cruise patrolling for scary monsters. Instead of rotund, useless humans left on the mothership, it’s sleek HBICs Andrea Riseborough and Melissa Leo. And instead of one last cockroach as the hero’s only […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Important Life Lessons on the Princesses: Long Island Finale
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Princesses: Long Island (Bravo) Who Is This Now? Ashlee. Why […]
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Video on Demand Report: G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Because It’s Been Like a Month Since You’ve Seen a Channing Tatum Movie
The Headliner G.I. Joe: Retaliation The first G.I. Joe film effort — G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra — wasn’t a title anyone was all that excited about, but it must have done well enough to merit a sequel. And because no one was that excited about it, producers thought it would be fine to […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Birth Control? What Does That Mean?
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Pretty Wicked Moms (Lifetime) Who Is This Now? Nicole […]
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Video on Demand Report: Watch Danny Boyle Keep Learning New Tricks in Trance
The Headliner Trance Once someone has not only won a Best Director Oscar but seen that movie go on to win Best Picture, it must be tempting to spend the rest of your career repeating the formula that resulted in such success and acclaim. Fortunately for moviegoers, Danny Boyle is making like the Coen brothers: […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Runaway Bridezilla
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Bridezillas (WE tv) Who Is This Now? Brian […]
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Video on Demand Report: Kick Off the Second Half of the Baseball Season With 42
The Headliner 42 The story of Jackie Robinson, and the integration of baseball, is undeniably important and inspiring and all the things we want a sports movie to be. And yet, when 42 hit theaters this spring, didn’t it seem like no one was really that excited about it? Even with a Jay Z song […]
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Freak Show & Tell: How Many Piercings Is Too Many Piercings?
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. My Teen Is Pregnant and So Am I (TLC) […]
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Video on Demand Report: Tina Fey and Paul Rudd Give You Another Chance to Get Into Admission
The Headliner Admission In this mild comedy, Tina Fey plays Portia, a Princeton admissions officer in the running for a significant promotion. When she goes on a recruiting visit to an alternative high school, its headmaster John (Paul Rudd) keeps pushing her toward one of his students. John knew Portia a little when they went […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Clownz 4 Lyfe
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Taboo USA (NatGeo) Who Is This Now? “Shivers” and […]
