Month: October 2014
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The Knick
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Read more: The KnickA television show about a hospital is not a new concept. In fact, medical dramas have been pretty popular over the last several decades. From St. Elsewhere to E.R. to House, audiences have always had an interest in shows about medicine, perhaps for two reasons: medicine is a subject that fascinates the general public, and…
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“Is Daily Fantasy Gambling?” And other DFS questions.
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Read more: “Is Daily Fantasy Gambling?” And other DFS questions.Betting money on stuff is gambling.
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Frankie & Alice
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Read more: Frankie & AliceAt last: Halle Berry plays a Southern white woman who hates Jews.
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Transformers: Age of Extinction
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Read more: Transformers: Age of ExtinctionKABOOM!
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Gone Girl
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Read more: Gone GirlCurrently, everyone is freaking out about the movie Gone Girl. Who’s everyone? Well, for starters, people who have read the book (not me) and people who love David Fincher movies (me). This was evidenced by the crowd I was with at the noon showing on opening day a bunch of ladies who’ve loved Gillian Flynn’s…
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The Social Network
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Read more: The Social NetworkConsidering the mammoth overexposure of Ferceberk and the obnoxious nature of its avid users (rivaling only BMW drivers), the effort required to make the story of its creation in any way interesting is nothing less than Herculean. Director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin rise to that challenge, and it is indeed cracking entertainment, even…