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Win The Secret Life of Pets Blu-ray/DVD Combo Package
In their fifth fully animated feature-film collaboration, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures present The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the lives our pets lead when we leave for work or school. Max, voiced by Louis C.K., is a ...
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When is a crossover episode not a crossover episode
The CW has made quite a bit of noise with their four night superhero crossover event, and so far the term "crossover" can be used very loosely. The event began with the Supergirl episode "Medusa", if you want to call ...
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The Flash REALLY gets things going with the crossover event!
Superheroes are all the rage right now and as a card carrying nerd, I am undoubtedly here for it. The most epic of comic book rivalries has always been the friendly competition between Marvel and DC – and I’ve been ...
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Where the Gilmore Girls lead, I will follow
Where the Gilmore Girls lead, I will follow. I've been waiting for the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Netflix revival series for so long that I knew it could not possibly meet all of my expectations. However, it ...
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Frozen fans, it’s time to let it go and get on board Moana’s boat
Before we dive into Moana’s depths, a quick aside for the short film that precedes it. Inner Workings is that film and come on, by now if you’ve been watching these, you know Disney’s shorts are just fantastic. That being ...
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War Dogs fires home on Blu-ray
War Dogs has made its way onto Digital HD and is released on Blu-ray and DVD November 22nd. While we reviewed the film in depth upon its theatrical release, let’s take a second look as we give the home release ...
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Nocturnal Animals collapses under an unwieldy metaphor
I do hope this is the year of Amy Adams. Right now, I think her work in Arrival is award worthy, but you really never can tell.Nocturnal Animals comes from writer/director Tom Ford, based on the 1993 novel "Tony ...
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Dramatic thriller Elle ups the Frenchness by twenty
I’ve called myself a fan of director Paul Verhoeven, but I’ve only seen some of his movies. The triple sci-fi brilliance of Total Recall, RoboCop, and Starship Troopers is a great resume if he didn’t do anything else, but I ...
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Did the American Horror Story: Roanoke finale satisfy?
Well that was some season finale, wasn't it? I suppose your tolerance for the last episode of American Horror Story: Roanoke will be based on how much you enjoyed the previous nine episodes that lead us on a dizzying ride ...
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Arrival is a beautiful, superbly emotional sci-fi story that’s unafraid to be different
It’s getting near the end of the year, so we should probably start thinking about our favorites. Before I saw Arrival, I really felt like Deadpool was my favorite of the year. There are some things left to come out, ...
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14 Minutes from Earth :: Trailer
This film chronicles the incredible secret journey to launch Google Executive Alan Eustace higher into space than any human has ever gone without a rocket.Imagine you're Alan Eustace. You're in your 50's, you've got two young daughters and a loving ...
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Doctor Strange brings the Marvel Universe into New Realms
Psychedelic. Trippy. A real mind-bender. All these things just begin to describe Doctor Strange, the newest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and their first foray into magic. Doctor Strange is the story of Doctor Stephen Strange, world renowned surgeon ...
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