September 2014

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Movies

Another Game of Thrones actor joins Star Wars: Episode VII

T. Dawson September 3, 2014

Miltos Yerolemou, best known playing Arya Stark’s “water dancing” instructor Syrio Forel on Game of Thrones, has reportedly joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. This is exciting to me because Syrio was...

3 Minutes

Television | Reviews

Houdini review: “Part Two”

T. Dawson September 3, 2014

The second part of Houdini faces a problem right off the bat: it feels like a “part two,” not a second half. It literally picks up before we left off, showing us Houdini’s jump...

1 Minute

Television News

Remember The Tick? He’s back – in Amazon form

T. Dawson September 2, 2014

It looks like Amazon wants to get into the Lazarus game, following in the footsteps of its ostensible counterparts Netflix (who revived Arrested Development) and Yahoo! (who saved Community). The retail giant-cum-streaming service has...

4 Minutes

Television | Reviews

Under the Dome review: “The Fall”

T. Dawson September 2, 2014

Under the Dome has carefully, expertly painted itself into a corner with everything involving Zenith, Aktaion Energy, and Pauline Rennie. This can be a risky but rewarding stortytelling tactic, because most often the best...

1 Minute

Television News

Arrow has a brief but awesome teaser for season 3

T. Dawson September 2, 2014

Arrow‘s third season premieres October 3, and I am seriously so excited, you guys. When this show came out I was all “Do we need a gritty reboot of the goddamn Green Arrow?” only...

4 Minutes

Television | Reviews

Houdini review: “Part One”

T. Dawson September 2, 2014

The History Channel’s Houdini is fraught with exposition, stuck with a generic, anachronistic score, and laden with cheesy flashbacks (not to mention editing straight from the CSI school of learning), but for its faults...