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Why You Should Start Watching: Fargo
The idea of doing a TV show inspired by the Fargo film is one that could have gone wrong in so many ways, but miraculously Hawley did everything right in the first season. More
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Week in Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’ adds Paul Rudd, Martin Freeman, Emily VanCamp
We’re just a week removed from The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and already people are moving on to talk about the next one. Captain America: Civil War is the next chapter (after Ant-Man) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and this one, (really, you guys) is the one you’ve been waiting for, not the one […] More
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‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ is a fitting farewell to Middle-Earth
To fully appreciate Peter Jackson’s last foray into Middle-Earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, one must understand it’s actually two separate movies. The first movie is a sour, pseudo-Shakespearean morality play that has nothing to do with Hobbits. The second movie is a heartfelt rumination about friendship and self-sacrifice. For those willing to overlook the sour for the sweet, there are great treasures to be found, as Jackson brings his trilogy to a suitably-epic conclusion. More
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‘The Hobbit’ meets ‘The Office’ in inspired ‘SNL’ sketch
Saturday Night Live may have out done themselves on the nerdy quotient this weekend. Martin Freeman hosted SNL Saturday to promote the final chapter of The Hobbit, and in the spirit of the season, Freeman portrayed Bilbo Baggins in a mashup with the BBC version of The Office. Freeman initially portrayed Tim on the Ricky […] More
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Saturday Night Live, Episode 40.09: “Martin Freeman/Charli XCX” brings unmemorable sketches, shoddy music
Not every episode of SNL is going to make an imprint on the viewer of the culture. It’s in these so-so episodes that we really find what interests the cast and the writers because they are the talents’ base level of ability. “Martin Freeman/Charli XCX” has the cast engaging almost entirely original sketches that have much of the cast riffing off central concept of the sketches with middling results. More
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Watch the epic new trailer for ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’
Peter Jackson’s epic journey through Middle Earth is coming to a close this December with The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, but before then, Warner Brothers has released an epic trailer for the film. Right off the bat the trailer has much more emphasis on drama and melancholy than the previous film in […] More
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Beautiful first teaser trailer for ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies’
The final chapter of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy has its first teaser trailer and it is fantastic. The Battle of Five Armies promises to be an epic conclusion to the story of The Hobbit, while also being a transition to Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, some of the greatest films of all time. […] More
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Video of the Day: Watch the first seven minutes of the FX series ‘Fargo’
Over the course of their career, the Coen Brothers have received critical acclaim for many of their cinematic endeavours, up to and including their 1996 feature Fargo, which earned the brothers a Best Original Screenplay Oscar as well as a Best Actress Oscar for Frances McDormand. Fans of the filmmakers were curious when it was […] More
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‘Fargo’, the newest series executive produced by the Coen Brothers, releases three new trailers
Over the years, the Coen Brothers have made a name for themselves in the film community with numerous critically acclaimed features to their name, including the 1996 feature Fargo. When news of a tv series loosely based on the movie surfaced, many fans of the film were curious as to what path it would take. […] More
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Sherlock, Ep.3.02, “The Sign of Three”: the most heartfelt episode of all three seasons
Sherlock, Season 3, Episode 2, “The Sign of Three” Directed by Colm McCarthy Written by Steve Thompson Aired Sunday, 5th Jan 2014 on BBC1 Considering last week’s amazing episode, trying to top last week’s exciting season opener of Sherlock seems like a daunting task. But co-creators Gatiss and Moffatt have taken a slightly different turn in the latest […] More
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Sherlock, Ep. 3.01, “The Empty Hearse”: The mystery is solved
Sherlock, Season 3, Episode 1, “The Empty Hearse” Directed by Jeremy Lovering Written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffatt Aired Wednesday, 1st Jan 2014 on BBC1 It has been almost two years since Sherlock Holmes was seen faking his death, leaving his faithful companions John Watson and Mrs. Hudson to grieve his unfortunate passing. In […] More
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‘Sherlock’ releases a mini-sode ahead of its season 3 premiere
One of the most popular series to emerge out of British television over the past few years has been the BBC series Sherlock. A modern day re-imagining of the iconic detective, the series co-created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss has garnered a number of fans, despite having only six episodes over two seasons, with […] More
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