Through clever writing and atmospheric design, “Portal” managed to forward video gaming as a storytelling medium and as an art form, all in a three-hour, affordable package. Its sequel, “Portal 2” provides hours of clever and mind-boggling challenges. It also cleverly tells a wonderful story and lives up fully to the heavy expectations set upon it. […]
On April 14, ABC cancelled both “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” effectively ending the longstanding tradition of soap opera programming. This isn’t much of a shock, nor is it really a bad thing at all. It simply means that consumers have come to expect greater quality of and control over personal entertainment.
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“Scream 4” breaks the trend of long, over-exhausted horror franchises. Wes Craven’s fourth installment in the “Scream” series shows a return to the ironic clichés that made the first two movies successful. Despite obvious flaws, “Scream 4” is a treat to fans of the slasher genre with witty banter and buckets of blood.
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Explosions in the Sky, post-rock darlings since the universally-acclaimed third album, “The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place,” recently released their first effort since 2007. […]
Atmosphere is back from their recent tour with a new album, “The Family Sign,” on which the group delves into deeply personal and often dark subject matter with success. […]
Although “No Man’s Land” EP lacks the innovation that The Republic Tigers are capable of, it is undoubtedly a triumph for band. […]
American reality television pervades through modern popular culture with over-the-top drama and kitsch entertainment. Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution breaks this stereotype in a combination of spunky British fun and critical reform of school food throughout America. […]
People assume the songs playing from an iPod were bought on iTunes but recently, that’s not always the case. New websites, with free downloads of the latest hits and most loved mixtapes, are now up and running. […]
The sixth season of the British series “Doctor Who” began Saturday with the episode “The Impossible Astronaut.” The premiere gives longtime fans hope that showrunner Steven Moffat will continue the standard of quality he established after taking over last season. […]
Xavier Dolan’s French-Canadian film “Heartbeats” focuses on style over substance. This results in both exquisitely beautiful cinematography and, unfortunately, a contrived script with uninteresting characters.
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