THE BIJOU RETROSPECTIVE: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “CSI”
CSI: Wednesday 10PM on CBS WHERE WE WERE: This time, as they say, it was personal. In last season’s finale, imprisoned former Las Vegas Undersheriff and more recently mob boss Jeffrey McKeen (Conor O&#...
SHOWBUZZDAILY Film Review: “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit”
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Bourne Legacy”
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”
If Ryan Murphy’s goal with the second season of AMERICAN CRIME STORY was to demonstrate the breadth of the show’s anthology branding, not just in subject matter but in style and structure–unlike the rel...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Joel Schumacher’s “Batman & Robin”
And then this happened. With BATMAN & ROBIN, the franchise that had been reclaimed for adults by Tim Burton in 1989 was turned back over to children (and not bright children) by Joel Schumacher in 1997. Schumacher ...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Expendables 2”
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Walking Dead: World Beyond”
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
Whatever one can say about Chris Columbus–and there’ll be plenty of less than glowing words about him below–he’s the man who cast Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as the leads in 200...
SHOWBUZZDAILY MOVIE REVIEW: “Star Trek: Into Darkness”
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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Law & Order: Organized Crime”
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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Part 2
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