The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
November 24, 2014
‘The Walking Dead’: Three Indispensable Survival Lessons We Learned From ‘Crossed’
Let’s remember that this plague-riddled world is a dangerous place, and that we have to heed the lessons they’re trying to teach us if we hope to make it to next week. ‘The Walking Dead’ is not all hugs and smiles and delicious turkey dinners. It’s a practical blueprint for survival.
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American Music Awards 2014: J.Lo, Lorde, 5SoS, Taylor Swift, and Apple-Murders
Check out what you missed at the AMAs.
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Who Is Winning the Hunger Games of the Young Actors in ‘The Hunger Games’?
Eyeing the Hollywood futures of Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, and Josh Hutcherson.
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Straight to Video: ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Foxcatcher,’ and ‘The Theory of Everything’
Chris Connelly and Wesley Morris review ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Foxcatcher,’ and ‘The Theory of Everything.’
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How Would ‘News Night With Will McAvoy’ Cover the Events of This Season’s ‘Homeland’?
The best coverage of real-world events doesn’t come from the “lamestream media” anymore. The only people qualified to report on Carrie Mathison’s exploits are Aaron Sorkin’s intrepid reporters.
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Weekend Box Office Winners & Losers: The Disappointingly Huge Opening of ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Pt. 1’
Let’s cut to the point. There’s only one movie you cared about this weekend, because there’s only one movie Hollywood dared to release.
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The Right Reasons Podcast: ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ ‘The Real Housewives,’ and Chocolate
Juliet and Jacoby wonder what Tom from ‘Vanderpump Rules’ DVRs, discuss why the ‘Housewives’ franchise can be a bummer, and eat some chocolate.
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Mike Nichols, 1931-2014
The director of ‘The Graduate’ made movies that made the stars shine.
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The Bill Cosby Issue: Processing the Fall of an Icon
An honest conversation about Bill Cosby and the allegations against him.
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Lemony Snicket and a Series of Unfortunate Remarks: A Brief History of Racism and Literary Awards
The “humor” is an attempt to acknowledge a changing social reality, but these jests also have the sinister effect of trying to put black writers in their place.
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Young Consenting Adults: Is the PG Movie Dead?
Has the movie for the pre-teen completely disappeared?
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Songs of the Week: NICK JONAS? DAMN.
You knew he could write a decent song, but you didn’t know he could write a dance groove.
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Grantland Reality TV Fantasy League: Hide the Children
This week’s lowbrow TV highlights included the return of ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’ the announced return of ‘The Osbournes,’ and numerous instances of questionable fashion choices from the “SURvers” on ‘Vanderpump Rules.’ Hide the children.
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The ‘Homeland’ Milk Carton All-Stars: Where Are Chris Brody & Co. Now?
There’s a veritable graveyard of ‘Homeland’ characters who have just dropped off the map, even thought they could theoretically still be integral to the plot.
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The Revolution Will Be … Prolonged: The Enjoyable, Frustrating Third ‘Hunger Games’ Installment, ‘Mockingjay — Part 1’
Girl, interrupted: Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen becomes a leader, but is cut off before she can lead.
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