All posts by Mark Mikhail
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Beat the Heat at the Movies: 2015 Summer Film Preview
It’s finally summer again, but if you’re like me and can’t take the L.A. heat, then the cool, dark confines of your local movie theater...
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Review: Backcountry Goes Off the Trail
Alex MacDonald’s debut film, Backcountry, tells a tale of peril deep in the Canadian wilderness. The story takes place when Alex, an experienced hiker, takes...
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Review: Birdman at the Ace Theater with Live Score
If you haven’t already seen Birdman, do yourself a favor and see it right now. It’s already been nominated for a slew of Oscars and...
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Review: Appropriate Behavior needs fixing
When I first started this movie I didn’t quite know what to expect. Between the poster, which makes it seem like an indie drama, the...
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Review: Foxcatcher Gets Lost in the Woods
Bennet Miller’s 2014 film, Foxcatcher, isn’t exactly what it seems. Miller, who’s track record is fairly impressive both critically and commercially, once again puts his...
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Review: Listen Up Philip Falls on Deaf Ears
Listen Up Philip is Alex Ross Perry’s third feature film and his first to reach mainstream audiences. Set in modern day New York City, Listen...
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The Age of Animation
In the past 15 years or so, animated television has gained a considerable amount of traction with American audiences. Matt Groening’s “The Simpsons” is always...
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Review: For Those In Peril Is a Somber, Moving Affair
Paul Wright’s debut feature film, For Those In Peril, is not for the faint of heart. And when I say that, what I’m really saying...
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Annabelle Fails to Summon The Conjuring
Annabelle tells the origin story of a demonically possessed doll that first freaked audiences out in last year’s smash-hit horror flick The Conjuring. While it...
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Review: Time Is Illmatic Is A Time Capsule to Early 90s Queens
In 1994, rapper, Nas (short for Nasir Jones), released Illmatic, an album that would come to be widely known as his best album to date...
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Fall Shows Are Coming
Autumn is just around the corner, which means TV networks have a whole crop of programming, both new and old, to satisfy your viewing needs....
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Film Review: Starred Up Soars to New Heights
David Mackenzie’s Starred Up is a British prison film centered around a young man entering the system for the first time. When it comes to...
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“The Killing” Dies Down to Its Name
Wow. I don’t even know where to begin. I was just about ready to open my laptop and write a heartfelt article about how I...
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Burnt, But Not Broken: “The Bridge”
FX’s border drama, “The Bridge,” is about a lot of different things. First and foremost, it’s a police procedural centered on events related to the...
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“The Knick” Comes Out Swinging
When Steven Soderbergh announced his retirement from feature filmmaking sometime in 2012, I was skeptical. He said the movie industry was too cynical and bullied...
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Steven Spielberg’s “Extant,” and the Current State of Sci-Fi
There’s a popular saying amongst writers, which is, “write what you know.” Though it’s not always the easiest or most enticing option, it’s when writers...
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“Masters of Sex” Masters the Bottle Episode
After the first season finale of Showtime’s new drama “Masters of Sex,” I found myself wondering where the next season might go. At its root,...
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Review: “The Strain” Finds Success in an Old Model
Guillermo del Toro’s new television show, “The Strain,” isn’t great – but at least it’s fun. The program, based on his own 2009 novel, is...
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The Nature of Netflix
They say the only certain things in life are death and taxes. After reading that “The Killing” has been revived from cancellation for the second...
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Give Comedy Central’s Often-Overlooked “Review” a Chance
Comedy Central’s new show, “Review,” is often overlooked. There hasn’t been much buzz or many followers, though that clearly shouldn’t be the case. Continuing on...
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Review: Not Enough Meat in “The Leftovers” Pilot
Though I wasn’t a huge fan of his first show, “Lost,” Damon Lindelof’s new HBO series, “The Leftovers,” reminds me an awful lot of it....
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“Fargo” Finds Its Footing Late in the Game
When FX announced it was adapting the canonical Coen brothers film Fargo into a television series, I have to say I was confused. Being a...
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The Metamorphosis of Television
Did you see “The Mountain and the Viper” episode of “Game of Thrones”? It’s Tuesday night, I’m watching the rolling credits of the show, and...
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Audiovox mobiletv: All Big Ideas Start Small
Audiovox mobiletv is a new device that allows you to watch live television on your mobile device without the need for an Internet connection or...
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Film Review: The Signal, a Two-Tone Dilemma
William Eubank’s The Signal is a genre mash-up, combining an indie road-trip story with hard sci-fi elements. From the get-go it sounds like an interesting...
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“Louie” Season 4: Serialized Arcs in an Episodic Environment
“Louie” is the best comedy currently on the air. There are a few contenders for the title, but none are really close. Shows like “Veep”...
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Review: Edge of Tomorrow Learns From Yesterday’s Mistakes
I think we’ve found this summer’s sleeper. Though it’s not tracking well and is going against box office beasts in Maleficent and 22 Jump Street...
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