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‘Fringe’ zeros in on sustaining suspense

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[26.Feb.09] :. Like the Observer - the strange man who keeps popping up during investigations then disappearing - “Fringe” has mysteriously vanished. The Fox drama has made plans to leave New York,...

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‘Fringe’ benefits: Chemistry between characters surprises Joshua Jackson

by Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)]

[6.Feb.09] :. LOS ANGELES - For some fans, sci-fi’s always been as much about the relationships as about the little green men and displaced polar bears. “The X-Files’” Mulder and Scully....

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[12.Jan.09] :. The Year in TV was a lot like the US economy: struggling until summer and then tanking under the hope of a 2009 comeback. Still, our staff found 30 solid reasons to be cheerful come entertainment investment time.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

 

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‘Fringe’ creators blend the best of the past

by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[9.Sep.08] :. BEVERLY HILLS - Ever wonder what inspires the creators of some of TV’s top thrillers? Old TV thrillers, it turns out. Take the case of J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci - the guys who...

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TV Review

Fringe: Series Premiere

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Sep.08] :. The formula set in motion by the Fringe pilot is familiar, but also devious and delightful.

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Film Review

The Treatment (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Jun.07] :. Just as you're questioning your own capacity for sympathy, the best reason to keep watching The Treatment shows up: Famke Janssen.

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The Sentinel (2006)

by Jake Meaney

[1.Sep.06] :. A woefully timid, allegedly paranoid, political thriller short on thrills, shorter on paranoia, and shortest on politics.

 

The Sentinel (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Sep.06] :. The Sentinel thus sets up a conflict between two exceptionally earnest masculine icons -- Kiefer Sutherland and Michael DOuglas -- all furrowed brows and low-talking intensity.

 

Destination America: The People and Cultures That Created a Nation

by Michael Buening (Rating: 6; Extras: 4)

[1.May.06] :. The series emphasizes how admirable immigration policies have made the U.S. prosperous and intellectually robust. Unfortunately, this sometimes has the effect of glossing over history's complications.

 

The Sentinel (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Apr.06] :. I suppose if you're going to cast the deliriously overexposed Eva Longoria -- and give her a weapon, to boot -- you might as well make fun of the fact that you've done so.

 

Dogville (2003)

by Todd R. Ramlow

[15.Apr.04] :. The accusation that the film is 'anti-American' says less about Von Trier than it does about the American psyche.