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The Strain drops a season 3 trailer on us

J. Luis June 21, 2016

The Strain, from Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse is coming back for a third season this August. The show, based on the award-winning The Strain Trilogy has released a trailer for the upcoming season. FX’s...

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The Strain review: “Occultation”

M. Poupard August 18, 2014

The Strain is so bad, I struggle weekly to put into words how much better off you’d be watching C-Span than The Strain. I wouldn’t even recommend The Strain has background noise while you...

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The Strain review: “Runaways”

M. Poupard August 12, 2014

When the audio on my Comcast cable box went out unexpectedly on Sunday, I was relieved to not have to watch The Strain this week; I’m a size snob and there’s nothing worse than...

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The Strain review: “It’s Not For Everyone”

M. Poupard August 4, 2014

Not sure if FX is speaking directly to me or trying their hand at passive-aggressive Easter eggs with last nights episode title, “It’s Not For Everyone” but I’ll give The Strain the slow clap...

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The Strain review: “Gone Smooth”

M. Poupard July 28, 2014

Anyone who calls The Strain a “slow burn” doesn’t have a clear understanding of the term. If you’ve seen Marilyn Manson’s ‘98 music video “Dope Show,” you’ve already seen the water-cooler moment from last...

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The Strain review: “The Box”

M. Poupard July 21, 2014

The most compelling mystery in The Strain is not the one at its core because so far, this vampirism outbreak is stalled due to convoluted character backstory and attempts to intertwine them with some...

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The Strain review: “Night Zero”

M. Poupard July 14, 2014

If The Strain wants you to know one thing by the end of “Night Zero,” it’s that vampires are just as cool and brutal as those zombies you love so much. And it works,...

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Movies

GAMbIT trailer roundup, volume 2

T. Dawson May 29, 2014

Remember last week when I said that these columns are easy to do with a hangover? Let’s find out if that’s true. The Equalizer finds Denzel Washington in full Man on Fire mode...