Review: Man of Steel

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Does the human race really need another Superman movie? Considering that the last Superman film came out in 2005, and the Dark Knight trilogy has become the most successful cinematic adaptation of a comic book in history, then the answer would be a resounding YES. So here are five reasons why Man of Steel may have just saved the Superman franchise.

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"I wasn't aware the franchise needed saving."

Review: Now You See Me

The Four Horsemen. Or should I say, The Four Con Men. That should be the title right there if we want to base it on the magical performers alone. Otherwise, if you wanna include Hulk in the plot, then it's Now You See Me.

"Do you see me now?!?"

Doctor Who. Series 7, Episode 12: "The Name of the Doctor"

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And in this series* finale, Steven Moffat finally resolves the mystery of the Impossible Girl, a.k.a. Clara Oswald.

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Clara Oswald and the First Doctor showing us what a proper TARDIS looks like.

Review: The Hangover Part III

The finale of the Wolf Pack saga. The end of Alan (Zach Galifianakis)'s goof-ups. The last misadventure with roofies.

Well technically, there wasn't any misadventure with roofies here (SPOILER ALERT!). They were all hungover after the movie, when the credits were rolling. After Zach got married to Cassie (Melissa McCarthy), that's when things got hazy. That's because the whole movie adventure really didn't involve any hangovers to begin with. It got kickstarted by Marshall (John Goodman) kidnappping Doug (Justin Bartha).

A.k.a. "The dude who always doesn't get to join the (mis)adventures.

Elementary Season Finale, a.k.a. Episodes 23: "The Woman" and 24: "Heroine"

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As is typical of most American television shows, Elementary stretches its season finale over two episodes.

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Well, at least we get more Natalie Dormer.

Elementary. Episode 22: "Risk Management"

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I don't know much about the double-episode format. What's that, you ask? It's basically one story broken down into two episodes, with the first episode ending in a cliffhanger to the next one.

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Meanwhile, between episodes, you can go play soccer football.

Review: Furious 6 (a.k.a. Fast & Furious 6)

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When you are young, you tend to be an idealist. And you tend to think that good movies are those that tell good stories, with good acting, good cinematography, and other good elements.

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Like Elsa Pataky's nudity.

Review: Epic 3D, or Just What Is So Epic About This Movie, Anyway?

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If it's so epic, why's it in lower case?

Upon hearing the word "epic", the first thing that comes to mind (at least to English majors) is Beowulf. Or the Iliad and Odyssey. "Epic" suggests some grand narrative encompassing decades, or even millennia. So what makes this movie "epic"? Because it's definitely not the scope.

EPIC COSTUMES
Costume design was excellent, at least for the Leaf Men, whose wardrobe looked like a Westerosi tailor married a Middle-Earth seamstress and they set up shop in Fern Gully. For the villainous Boggans, not so much, although to be fair, they had animal skins on. You can also expect Queen Tara's white petal gown in next year's Oscars.

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"Don't even think about it, Gaga." -Beyoncé

Doctor Who. Series 7, Episode 12: "Nightmare in Silver"

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This episode has three selling points.

1. NEIL GAIMAN
This episode is the second one penned by the famous writer. I think he set the precedent for high-brow authors writing for low-brow television.

Litstack

"I'm simply following in Neil's footsteps."

Star Trek: Into Darkness Review, And How to Properly Watch an IMAX Film

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Even the title has lens flares.

QUESTION: What genre does Star Trek: Into Darkness fall under?

Is it sci-fi? Of course it is. To not call it science fiction would be an insult to Gene Rodenberry.

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Nothing says "science fiction" like a facial display console.

Game of Thrones. Season 3, Episode 6: "The Climb"

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I mentioned in a previous review about season arcs, where I said that the climax would either be in episode 6 (this one) or episode 7. Let's assume it's this one, because this was written by the showrunners Benioff and Weiss.

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These two seen here wanting to "climax" inside Melisandre.

Doctor Who. Series 7, Episode 11: "The Crimson Horror"

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This episode can actually be summed up in just four words:

Awesome writing. Awesome directing.

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And great acting.

The Vampire Diaries. Season 4. Episode 21: "She's Come Undone"

To prove to you she's scorching hot 

Alas, the episode where Elena turns her humanity back on, thanks to Matt's sacrifice and the Salvatore brothers' not giving up on her. If there's something I'd miss about no-humanity vampire Elena, it would be her matter-of-fact, direct, honest, and no-nonsense speeches that never fail to hit the bulls-eye and strike a nerve. That's a different kind of bitch. I am assuming they are keeping the curls and highlights here.

Nina Dobrev is earning my best actress nod.

The Vampire Diaries. Season 4. Episode 20: "The Originals"

"Finally, brother, we get our own show."

At last, we get to see the backdoor pilot of the spin-off entitled, well, The Originals. I can't say I hate it, nor do I love it. But I'm quite optimistic. I remember the The Vampire Diaries's first four to six episodes were slow and boring before the story picked up tempo and the dead bodies have been falling left and right almost every episode since.

"Let's take a rest first before we slaughter everyone."

The Vampire Diaries. Season 4. Episode 19: "Pictures of You"

Miss Bitch-Elena won't linger on any photograph.

The title is basically referring to the pictures of our gang at prom, where the theme is sort of a trip down memory lane because they're hoping to "kill" Bitch-Elena with  kindness and nostalgia. Others have other reasons, of course, like Rebecca's attempt as a human for a day, which she fails because of kindness.

Agree or Disagree: Matt is too naive to think humans are kind.
Agree or Disagree: Rebecca is a desperate brat.