This year sure has been kind to the horror genre. With Mama, Warm Bodies, Evil Dead, World War Z, The Conjuring, and You’re Next, we fans have never seen so many theatrical horror films in a span of mere months — let alone such quality. Director James Wan (The Conjuring) …
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'Trios' is what jazz radio should be playing today. It is contemporary, yet acknowledges the rich history of the music all at once. It is a marvelous album.
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A play that awakens our empathy and opens our minds and hearts to the torment of these wonderful creatures.
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Anybody who liked the characters on the pages of the books will take great pleasure in these adaptations.
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It's just heartening to see effort put into an inventive, smart idea.
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Longtime fans of The Fly, and fans of the David Cronenberg remake, will find lots to love with the Blu-ray release.
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The music is as powerful and passionate as it ever was, just being delivered in a different package.
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On levels of evil we have Heisneberg and then we have the white supremacists – as if creator and executive producer Gilligan is saying there is breaking bad and then there is really breaking bad.
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The veteran jazz pianist's latest album focuses on his original compositions.
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'To The Wonder' is not the near-masterpiece Roger Ebert thought it was, nor is it the meandering, incomprehensible mess others claim.
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