Last Week Tonight, From Last Sunday, Today

Last Week Tonight, From Last Sunday, Today

Last Week Tonight, with John Oliver premiered Sunday evening on HBO, and the cable channel has kindly made the episode available in it...
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Bob Hoskins Has Died

Bob Hoskins Has Died

Bob Hoskins, has died at 71, having been suffering from pneumonia. The actor had announced his retirement in 2012 after being diagnosed ...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 20, "Nothing Personal"

[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 20, "Nothing Personal"

Courtesy of Marvel Television Studios On a weekly basis, this show rarely does itself any favours. This week is no different, but for...
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Will They Take Secretariat Out Back And Shoot Him?

Will They Take Secretariat Out Back And Shoot Him?

Last night, Craig Ferguson made the above announcement on his Late Late Show , of which he has been the host for ten years. After the sur...
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[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 4 Episode 4, "Oathkeeper"

[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 4 Episode 4, "Oathkeeper"

Courtesy of HBO I've long advocated for the television series Game of Thrones to differentiate itself from the novels on which it i...
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[Review] - Hannibal, Season 2 Episode 9, "Shiizakana"

[Review] - Hannibal, Season 2 Episode 9, "Shiizakana"

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television All this season, I've wanted to make a point of how well the production team on Hannibal has m...
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Think Of All The Dove Poop In His Sleeves

Think Of All The Dove Poop In His Sleeves

I'm a big fan of illusionists and magicians. I love the fact that there is entire profession out there that has been using methodical...
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[Review] - Particle Fever

[Review] - Particle Fever

Courtesy of Anthos Media It is possible to tell the story of the toaster without ever having to tell the story of bread. This is not tha...
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Trailers Used To Come At The End, So... Here Are Some Trailers

Trailers Used To Come At The End, So... Here Are Some Trailers

Listen, it's the end of a week, it was a short week and those always screw me up, I'm tired, and I've got a good weekend ahe...
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There's No Going Home Again

There's No Going Home Again

Last week, there was a brief tissy among Hobbit fans that the title of the forthcoming third film was going to be changed when Warner B...
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Clever Girl (This Quote Has Never Been More Appropriate)

Clever Girl (This Quote Has Never Been More Appropriate)

Do you want a raptor of you very own? Well, too bad, the last Dromaeosauridae died out 66 million years ago. What you can have is a compl...
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Suddenly Thrown Back Into The Mix Together

Suddenly Thrown Back Into The Mix Together

Filming is underway in Hawaii on Jurassic World , the probably unnecessary sequel to my favourite film, which frustratingly gets more in...
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[Review] - Fargo, Season 1 Episode 2, "The Rooster Prince"

Courtesy of MGM Television Last week, I was as impressed as I was confounded by Fargo . Impressed because of the way the series was abl...
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You're Going To Die Burning, And I'm Going To Watch

You're Going To Die Burning, And I'm Going To Watch

Today might be Shakespeare's birthday. It's almost certainly the day he died. And I cannot think of a better way to celebrate his...
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HBO Orders Some Lame Duck

HBO Orders Some Lame Duck

HBO knows when they've got a good thing going, and HBO is in a position to keep such things going. As such, the cable network has ord...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 19, "The Only Light in the Darkness"

[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 19, "The Only Light in the Darkness"

Courtesy of Marvel Television Studios And we're back to square one. What is it about this show that they can't seem to maintain ...
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The Hero We Deserve And The One We Need

The Hero We Deserve And The One We Need

Last week, we saw Bruce Timm's return to the world of the Animated Batman, in honour of the character's 75th birthday. Today, w...
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[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 4 Episode 3, "Breaker of Chains"

[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 4 Episode 3, "Breaker of Chains"

Courtesy of HBO Looking to deliver a eulogy/history lesson/birds-and-the-bees talk? Can't seem find an organic way to work all of th...
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[Review] - Hannibal, Season 2 Episode 8, "Su-zakana"

[Review] - Hannibal, Season 2 Episode 8, "Su-zakana"

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television Annnd we're back. And back to square one in the brand new, softly rebooted Hannibal . With Will...
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Satan, that Ol' Jokester

Satan, that Ol' Jokester

I've been loving the hell out of FOX's Cosmos series, but almost immediately there were calls of inequity from the more southern...
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[Review] - Fargo, Season 1 Episode 1,

[Review] - Fargo, Season 1 Episode 1, "The Crocodile's Dilemma"

Courtesy of MGM Television The new darling in the cable television family is the anthology series. It makes a certain kind of sense: ca...
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[Analysis] - Marvel, Phase 3, And The Known Unknowns

With the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is nearer to its end than its origin. ...
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Hello, Old Friend

Hello, Old Friend

It took three increasingly impressive trailers from X-Men: Days Of Future Past for them to just straight up sell the plot. Kind of seem...
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Oh, I Know This One! The One Armed Man Did It!

Oh, I Know This One! The One Armed Man Did It!

I'm a fan of David Fincher, though my personal taste tends to fall into an every-other pattern with him. Happily, his upcoming film f...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 18, "Providence"

Courtesy of Marvel Television Studios Well true believers, if you stuck with Agents of SHIELD this long, in hopes that you'd one d...
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It's A Bit More Than I Bargined For

It's A Bit More Than I Bargined For

I have said this before, and I will say this again many more times before I'm done: westerns are my favourite genre of film. Western ...
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[Review] - Continuum, Season 3 Episode 5, "30 Minutes To Air"

[Review] - Continuum, Season 3 Episode 5, "30 Minutes To Air"

Courtesy of Relativity Media Just when you thought that the Freelancers explaining in pretty clear detail who and what they were wouldn&...
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[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 4 Episode 2, "The Lion And The Rose"

[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 4 Episode 2, "The Lion And The Rose"

Courtesy of HBO Last week, to kick off another year of Game of Thrones , I spent most of my reviewing moaning and whining, "ugh, my...
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When You're Batman, Every Day Is A Strange Day

When You're Batman, Every Day Is A Strange Day

Beyond all attempts at argument, the best Batman is Bruce Timm's animated Batman. Better than any of the films, better than any vid...
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[Review] - Hannibal, Season 2 Episode 7, "Yakimono"

[Review] - Hannibal, Season 2 Episode 7, "Yakimono"

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television When discussing Justified , I noted that episode seven of a thirteen episode season is the fulcrum ...
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[Review] - I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions Of A Co-Star, By Judy Greer

[Review] - I Don't Know What You Know Me From: Confessions Of A Co-Star, By Judy Greer

If you've spent more than a little time on this site, you might have noticed I mention Judy Greer at a greater frequency than most ot...
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My Guest List Includes NOBODY

My Guest List Includes NOBODY

The Party might be a long commercial for Smirnoff, but that can be overlooked considering that it is a short film starring Adam Scott an...
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Itchy Armpit it Is

Itchy Armpit it Is

If you weren't excited about How to Train Your Dragon 2 , this trailer should convince you. If this trailer doesn't convince you...
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[Opinion] - Hannibal And Agents Of SHIELD: Compare And Contrast

On the surface, NBC's Hannibal and ABC's Agents of SHIELD are not similar series, and do not lone themselves to comparison. B...
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert [Updated]

Is something happening behind the scenes at Comedy Network that we don't know about. Because, first John Oliver ditches the Daily ...
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Guardians Guard A Little More Of The Galaxy, Everything Remains Awesome

Guardians Guard A Little More Of The Galaxy, Everything Remains Awesome

Get More: Movie Trailers , Celebrity News Now that The Winter Soldier has upended the MCU , we have to wait until next spring bef...
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[Review] - Justified Season 5 Finale, Episode 13, "Restitution"

[Review] - Justified Season 5 Finale, Episode 13, "Restitution"

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television There was a dichotomy at work in this final episode of Justified 's fifth season. In some res...
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At Disney World, The Pirates Of The Caribbean Don't Eat The Tourists

At Disney World, The Pirates Of The Caribbean Don't Eat The Tourists

The internet is occationally, mostly a horrible place. Full of the disappointed, disillusioned, and just plain dickish. But I've alw...
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First By Sea, Then By Land

First By Sea, Then By Land

I really have nothing to add to this extended look at Godzilla , other than I'm very much looking forward to this film. It's just...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 17, "Turn, Turn, Turn"

[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 17, "Turn, Turn, Turn"

Courtesy of Marvel Television Studios So... Sitwell really wasn't the Clairvoyant. This week, SHIELD finally accomplished what w...
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Don't Thank Me Until You See It

Don't Thank Me Until You See It

There are other films coming out this year that I'm looking forward to seeing, but maybe none that I'm more interested in than C...
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[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 4 Episode 1, "Two Swords"

[Review] - Game Of Thrones, Season 4 Episode 1, "Two Swords"

Previously on Game of Thrones ... And now, on Game of Thrones ...
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[Review] - Hannibal, Season 2 Episode 6, "Futamono"

[Review] - Hannibal, Season 2 Episode 6, "Futamono"

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Television I watched two films last Friday. One was Captain America: The Winter Soldier , the other was the ne...
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[Review] - Captain America: The Winter Soldier

[Review] - Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Courtesy of Marvel Studios Consider this the dissenting opinion: I didn't like The Winter Soldier . Or rather, more about it bothere...
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John Pinette Has Died

John Pinette Has Died

John Pinette has died at the age of 50, in Pittsburgh. Natural causes have been confirmed as the cause. Pinette was best known for his fr...
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Outlaw Dinosaur Country

Outlaw Dinosaur Country

Dammit, Jurassic World , stop becoming increasingly interesting! The Hollywood Reporter reports that Archer 's Judy Greer, and Mer...
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Angry Is As Angry Does

Angry Is As Angry Does

Robin Williams has a new movie coming out, and that's always a time to pause and wonder if it'll be good or if it really won'...
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Seven Minutes In Fargo

Seven Minutes In Fargo

FX has released the first seven minutes of their new limited series, Fargo . Just enough to establish the tone, a couple of the character...
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Aardman Still Does It Better

Aardman Still Does It Better

Shaun the Sheep is tehnically a spinoff from the Wallace and Gromit short, A Close Shave . Like everything Aardman does, the series is...
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This Is Funko's Design

This Is Funko's Design

I've appreciated Funko's POP! Vinyl line of licensed characters from a distance. The sheer range of the collection is inspiring, ...
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[Review] - Justified, Season 5 Episode 12, "Starvation"

[Review] - Justified, Season 5 Episode 12, "Starvation"

Courtesy of Sony Picture Television The penultimate episodes of Justified tend to be doozies. Not that the finales don't pack punch...
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Something's Hickey

Something's Hickey

This isn't news, but this past weekend I was watching Airplane! (because you don't need an explanation for doing so), and was s...
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[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 16, "End of the Beginning"

[Review] - Agents of SHIELD, Season 1 Episode 16, "End of the Beginning"

Courtesy of Marvel Television Productions A new episode of SHIELD , you say? And a good one to boot? What trickery is this? Where is the...
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