Don't stop believin'
“Glee” Tuesday 9pm, Fox Please, God, let this be as good as it looks. “Glee” is a new musical comedy about a well-meaning high school teacher (dreamy Matthew Morrison, Broadway’s […]
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17 Again (PG-13, 102 minutes) Just as he’s beginning to wonder how his life got away from him, a somewhat reluctant husband and father played by Matthew Perry discovers himself […]
Girlfriends Past a bit haunting
Man haunted by exes. If this doesn’t sound like a terrific concept, go watch Fellini’s 8 1/2, or listen to a Leonard Cohen record. You don’t need me to tell […]
You must remember this
“The Alzheimer’s Project” Tuesday 9pm, HBO Tonight sees the debut of the final part in this series, but you can catch all four segments on replay throughout the month on […]
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Angels and Demons (PG-13, 138 minutes) Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns to the big screen to pursue another secret society—just replace “Opus Dei” with “The Illuminati.” Can he prevent a […]
Among the Woverines
How did it all start for Wolverine? Which came first: the lumberjack years, or the shady government experiment gone awry? Just when, exactly, did he “become the animal,” to borrow […]
Designer imposters
“NCIS” Tuesday 8pm, CBS “NCIS” is one of those shows that all moms love. Ask your own; 2-to-1 odds that she just loves that Mark Harmon, and wishes that DiNozzo […]
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Battle for Terra (PG, 85 minutes) CGI aliens (including one voiced by Evan Rachel Wood) and humans (including one voiced by Luke Wilson) struggle with the big questions about the […]
Battle for Terra is human after all
Yes, Battle for Terra is just another CG-animated, science-fiction action fantasy. And yes, it does belabor its allegorical insistence that human beings are stubbornly imperialist and environmentally rapacious. It even […]
Catering to your needs
“America’s Next Top Model” Wednesday 8pm, CW We’re down to the Final Five of Cycle 12, and I never thought I’d say this, but I miss Tahlia. Not because the […]