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Review'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'

This vampire phenomenon finally has some bite

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The Twilight Saga is perhaps the most polarizing film series of this generation, but regardless of its many critics, one fact is unavoidable. The series, based on the novels by Stephanie Meyer, is a veritable cash cow, with 2008s Twilight and 2009s New Moon having earned a combined domestic box offi ...

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Review'True Blood' - It Hurts Me Too

Up for a night at a werewolf bar?

First of all -- how is it that Sookie (Anna Paquin) gets the handsomest men to protect her? Sure shes cute and blond, but Ive been to Louisiana and the men there dont all look like Bill (Stephen Moyer), Eric (Alexander Skarsgard), Alcide (Joe Manganiello), Sam (Sam Trammell) or her brother Jason (Ry ...

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ReviewThe Gates- What Lies Beneath

Second episode is slow out of the gate, but picks up speed near the end

As might be expected, the second episode of ABC series The Gates suffers from a bit of a sophomore slump. The pilot introduced the larger mysteries of the series, and now viewers are expected to patiently watch them unfold. That is not to say we didnt get any answers this episode. On the contrary ...

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Review'True Blood' - Beautifully Broken

Carbonated blood, Nazi werewolves and rotten shape-shifting little brothers?

Who wants to go to dinner at the King of Mississippis house? With a menu of carbonated blood, blood bisque and blood gelato -- who wouldnt be hungry? The creativity in the menu was fantastic -- almost as great as seeing Lorena (Mariana Klaveno), Bills maker, walk into the room at the end of the show ...

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ReviewThe Gates- Pilot

New ABC series takes a bite out of suburban life

The pilot episode of ABCs The Gates reveals a seemingly quiet community harboring a number of dark secrets. We begin in a voyeuristic fashion, peering over the walls of this community called The Gates. Inside are well-manicured lawns, joggers, lemonade stands, children playing, life as usual. Eve ...

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Review'True Blood' - Pack of Wolves

A jam packed episode kick starts Season 3 of HBO's hit vampire series

The show returns with a jam packed episode, but was it too many jagged plot lines for one episode? The third season started off right where Season 2 ended, with Sookie (Anna Paquin) searching for her kidnapped boyfriend, Bill (Stephen Moyer), who is on his way out of Bon Temps with his junkie kid ...

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Review'Splice'

Oedipus and Mary Shelleys bastard child

By TJ Rosene One does not have to stretch the imagination far to see the Oedipal and Frankensteinian influences in "Splice," Vincenzo Natali's recent film starring Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody and Delphine Chanéac. The film is about two romantically inclined scientists and their somewhat acciden ...

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ReviewSupernatural- Swan Song

Perfect ending for a show that isnt ending

By Dan Compora A few years ago, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was finishing its run on the now defunct WB network. The fifth season had a terrific season finale that was clearly intended to wrap up the entire series. Buffy moved to the UPN network (also now defunct) for a couple more seasons, but the ...

ReviewThe Vampire Diaries- Founders Day

A villain slips into town unseen as the series concludes on a strong note

While the wicked witch may not have been so wicked after all, a truly evil villain arrived to bring Mystic Falls to its knees. After slaying the competition, Katherine (Nina Dobrev) casually stole Elenas (Nina Dobrev) dress, strolled up to her front door, melted Damon (Ian Somerhalder) with a good-n ...

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ReviewSupernatural- Two Minutes to Midnight

Superb penultimate episode sets up what should be an excellent finale

By Dan Compora "Supernatural" didnt really inch towards its season finale -- it rushed full steam ahead. Death (Julian Richings) finally makes his appearance, and he did not disappoint. As a result, Supernatural delivered one of its most unsettling episodes in its five-year run. By the end De ...

ReviewThe Vampire Diaries- Isobel

Mommy dearest is one conniving, back-stabbing bitch

Family reunions are not Mystic Fallsstrong suit. If anything, it specializes in fragmented families and tearing families apart. This week introduced Isobel (Mia Kirshner), Elenas (Nina Dobrev) long-lost birth mother who is nothing like what a mother should be. Shes self-obsessed, needlessly cruel ...

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ReviewSupernatural- The Devil You Know

While good, this episode is nothing more than late season filler

By Dan Compora Coming off a string of excellent offerings, Supernatural offered up a respectable yet unspectacular episode. Clearly, they are holding back for the season finale, which cant come soon enough as far as I am concerned. Supernatural has been excellent most of this season, but quite si ...

Review'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (2010)

Remake successfully returns villain Fred Krueger to his sinister roots

When "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors" hit theaters in 1987, the film marked a turning point for its iconic dream-slashing villain Fred Krueger. Up to that point, he was a vile, sinister force who seemed to revel in terrifying his victims. But "Dream Warriors" added a new dimens ...

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ReviewThe Vampire Diaries- Blood Brothers

Is the price of love too high and does one have to suffocate beneath the weight of it?

This weeks episode revealed how Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) became tortured creatures doomed to walk the Earth for eternity together. It was a sobering lesson that too much love can be a bad thing. Stefan and Damon loved the same woman and she loved them too much to let them die ...

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ReviewHappy Town- In This Home on Ice

Mixing 'Life On Mars' with 'Twin Peaks'? Were still not quite sure on this one

Well this is a different experience -- writing about a show from the very beginning. In general, most pilot episodes are very exposition-heavy and tend to work as character (and plot point) introductions, so you cant really go be too hard on them if they dont live up to expectations. But if Happy ...

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