Reviews
Movies
Alice in Wonderland
Hollywood's king of kook delivers a visually stunning yet wildly uneven fantasy adventure.
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Cop Out
Cop Out is a disaster; a buddy movie with no spark, a comedy with no laughs.
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Valentine's Day
A sickly-sweet, cynical exercise in star power for the sheer sake of it.
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The Wolfman
del Toro and Hopkins handily claw this one back from the brink of disaster.
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Shutter Island
Scorsese on three cylinders is still better than most directors fully firing.
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Frozen
Sub-zero scares aplenty in this low budget, indie chiller.
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When In Rome
Why not add a little vanilla to your date night?
TV
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Southland
Those pining for a suitably gritty replacement for The Shield could do a lot worse.
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The Bachelor - Season 14
TV's biggest dating game wraps up another drama filled season.
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American Idol - Season Nine
Paula may be gone, but the show, it must go on.
Music
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Love By Angels & Airwaves
The Blink 182 side-project soars with this free album.
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Soldier of Love By Sade
Beautiful but uninspiring background music.
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Who I Am By Nick Jonas And The Administration
Nick Jonas breaks away from his brothers to make impressive music.
Books
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I Hate You, I Love You, I'm Hungry By Bruce Eric Kaplan
The pencil is mightier than the sword.
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The Tyranny of Email By John Freeman
The Oppression of the digital age.
DVD
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The September Issue
Behind the velvet rope at fashion's premier publication.
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Flashforward: Vol One
The post-Lost era beckons with ABC's high-concept, sci-fi drama.
Stage
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Race
Trademark 'spitfire' dialogue amps up David Mamet's tense race relations drama.
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Streetcar Named Desire
Cate Blanchet delivers a might memorable Blanche.
Games
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Aliens Vs. Predator
You'd have thought a decade to think about it might have generated more fresh ideas.
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Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 3: Minis March Again
As always, stick with Mario as he never lets you down.
Ublog Reviews
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Is 'Lost' Lost? This Had Better Come Together!
By Natasha Alloway 03/04/2010
I’ve been an avid follower of Lost from the beginning. It's unlike any other show out there and truly pushes its viewers to use their brains. Lost is one of the few shows that I’ve been known to stay home for - gladly bearing with the commercials. -
Top 10 Predictable Movie Plot Twists - And How To Twist Them Again!
By Kadeen Griffiths 03/02/2010
Let’s face it, Hollywood: Every story has been told and, in all likelihood, told better than anyone else could probably tell it. However, that doesn’t stop Hollywood from trying to surprise their audience. -
Undercover At The Actor's Studio
By Joe Galbo 02/22/2010
Contentment Thy Name Is Cameron When I was offered the chance to go to a taping of Inside the Actors Studio with James Cameron, it took all of me not to wet myself and start convulsing. James Cameron has done hundreds if not thousands of interviews over the course of his career, but there is no interview like The Actors Studio interview and no interviewer in Hollywood as revered as James Lipton. -
It Ain't Great, But I'm Still 'Desperate'!
By Natasha Alloway 02/19/2010
We’re in Season 6 of Desperate Housewives and some feel as though it’s losing hope. I’ll admit a couple of things. First of all, while it did prove to be a shock when Edie Britt was killed off the show, she took a piece of Housewives with her. -
Who Should Replace Simon Cowell?
By Meghan Grosso 02/15/2010
Rumors have been swirling about who should replace Simon Cowell ever since the sharp-tongued Brit announced he was leaving American Idol for a US-version of X-Factor, and Howard Stern has been the focus of those rumors recently. -
The Bachelor: The Worst Show Ever!
By Natasha Alloway 02/05/2010
The Bachelor somehow succeeds in becoming more ridiculous each year – to the point now that it is undoubtedly, the worst show ever created! In the beginning, I thought of it as being solely degrading to women, and a direct reflection of how society objectifies them as well. -
Can A 'Gossip Girl' Really Sing?
By Kadeen Griffiths 02/01/2010
With a name synonymous with that of Blair Waldorf and a face that can go from cute as a button to deadly and devious, Leighton Meester’s career as an actress is in no foreseeable danger as long as Gossip Girl keeps churning out episodes.