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Of the five episodes of Star Trek: Discovery presented thus far, the most recent, "Choose Your Pain", felt probably the most Star Trek-y of them all, and a little of that could be because the series has introduced classic Trek ...
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The newest episode of The Orville is the sixth episode in this short season and I’m realizing that I’m really enjoy the show. It’s a show that balances drama with comedy and has some impressive makeup work and fun characters ...
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Did we seriously just banish Nathan Riggs to the parking lot of no return? Hold-up a minute, and forget about Amelia and the brain tumor (and the totally cool callback to the “stand like super-heroes” pose thing from Nicole Herman’s ...
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I always say you have to give a new show at least three episodes before it really finds its footing as far as the acting, writing and production go and that has held true with Law & Order True Crime: ...
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Welcome back to Riverdale! Last season's mid-season hit for The CW is back and we're right where things left off with Fred Andrews just having been shot and Archie rushing him to the hospital while the rest of the town ...
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The CW has had some success rebooting classic Aaron Spelling shows in the past (90210) and some failure (Melrose Place). They're dipping into the Spelling vaults again to bring the classic, campy primetime soap Dynasty back to life, but the ...
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There are a handful of people and companies that churn out low budget horror films. James Wan, Jason Blum and his Blumhouse productions, and the folks at Platinum Dunes are the most prominent, and of that group and their high ...
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Denis Villeneuve has directed some of my favorite movies in the last few years. With his big breakthrough, Prisoners in 2013, Villeneuve has since gone on to solidify himself as one of the best directors working today. Last year’s Academy ...
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We really try to keep politics out of things here at Hotchka but it's getting nearly impossible with this season of American Horror Story which is just hitting a little too close to real life with its political storyline and ...
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Every once in a while, a small, artsy film comes along that is embraced by critcs, for the most part, and divides paying customers. A Ghost Story is one of those films. If you missed it in theaters, now is ...
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In this week's installment of Star Trek: Discovery, Klingon L'Rell explains to Voq that they need to build a bridge between themselves and the 24 houses of the Klingon Empire in order to survive. This episode also serves as a ...
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Off the heels of last week’s episode of Fox’s The Orville, I was expecting another step in the right direction for the new show. The previous episode centered around an intriguing plot of Mercer and his crew discovering a vessel ...
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