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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Nikita”

With its endless governmental and quasi-governmental conspiracies and its sci-fi technology, NIKITA has always flirted with sheer silliness, and in its Season 3 finale the show went all the way. Its ratings have also f...

by Mitch Salem

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Another Earth” – Deep Space

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

by Mitch Salem

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PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Last Resort”

LAST RESORT: Thursday 8PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert The strangest new show on any network this season may be LAST RESORT, created and written by the man behind The Shield, Shawn Ryan, with Karl Gajdusek. The pro...

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COUNTING TO 10: Best Spielbergs

> On the occasion of Super 8‘s release, the Top 10 movies directed by Steven Spielberg: 10. THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (1974): His first feature film, it suggests that had he never touched a special effect in his life, S...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Men In Black 3”

MEN IN BLACK 3: Watch It At Home – $250M Worth of “OK” After years of development, a famously troubled production, untold rewrites and a budget that even Sony admits is around $250M (meaning $400M+ wi...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Green Lantern” – Shining Not So Bright

> Watch It At Home: For Fans of Florescent Green Another summer weekend; another superhero epic. What used to be an extravagant event genre is now hard-pressed to muster more than a yawn. What is there to say ...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Another Earth”

ANOTHER EARTH – Worth A Ticket: Tiny Story With Big Ambitions For ANOTHER EARTH, the Sundance Film Festival went exactly the way it’s supposed to. The low-key picture was made on a miniscule bud...

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THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Eureka”

EUREKA, while never a breakout hit, was a sturdy performer for 5 years on Syfy–and one of the increasingly small number of shows on its air that was actually science-fiction, as opposed to superhero fantasy, horror...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Purge”

THE PURGE: Watch It At Home – Dopey, Violent Allegory Nevertheless Packs a Punch THE PURGE is heavy-handed, borderline reprehensible nonsense–but that’s not to say it doesn’t work. James DeMon...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Alphas”

Like its central hero, Dr. Lee Rosen (David Strathairn), ALPHAS spent most of its Season 2 finale staggering about in a daze, apparently bleeding to death. And–SPOILER ALERT— also like Rosen, as well as eve...

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THE BIJOU: “SUPER 8” – Spielberg Much?

> Watch It At Home: That’s MR. Spielberg To You JJ Abrams’ SUPER 8 is the Beatlemania of Steven Spielberg movies. Abrams is no doubt absolutely genuine in his reverence for classics from the 1970...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Cowboys & Aliens” – Circle the Spaceships!

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES – Worth A Ticket: Simian Power Although it’s positioned as the last big adventure epic of the summer, for most of its length Rupert Wyatt’s RISE OF THE PLA...

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THE SKED PREMIERING TONIGHT: ABC’s “The River”

> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Nikita”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Another Earth” – Deep Space

PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Last Resort”

COUNTING TO 10: Best Spielbergs

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Men In Black 3”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Green Lantern” – Shining Not So Bright

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Another Earth”

THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Eureka”

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Purge”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Alphas”

THE BIJOU: “SUPER 8” – Spielberg Much?

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Cowboys & Aliens” – Circle the Spaceships!

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

THE SKED PREMIERING TONIGHT: ABC’s “The River”

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