TV/New media
Video Game Trailer Review: 'Call of Juarez' excites with raw, violent take on Wild West
- Techland
BY JULIAN AIDAN
The trailer is torturously short, just long enough to drag viewers headlong into the lawless West and its bootlegging, saloon-going, horse-riding, train-robbing culture before fading to black.
Notebook: Stars' winning personalities are enough to sell projects
- Miramax
BY ALEC STERN
Kunis (or Lawrence, or any other actor) could be one of my best friends — and for a lot of people, that’s going to be reason enough to go see “Oz the Great and Powerful.”
Notebook: The superficiality of online dating amplified by new Tinder app
BY CARLINA DUAN
The prospect of strangers’ eyes — glossing me over, swiping me in or out — makes me view Tinder with sarcasm, with annoyance and, yeah, with a little fear.
'Heart of the Swarm' delivers promised action in StarCraft expansion
- Blizzard
BY JULIAN AIDAN
Time will tell how well the new strategies fare and evolve in the competitive scene, but for now “Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm” is delivering some of the best real-time strategy gameplay both on and offline.
Kayla Upadhyaya: 'The Following' doesn't understand violence
BY KAYLA UPADHYAYA
There are plenty of smart, meaningful series that know how to make the violence work without detracting from the story. “The Following” hasn’t learned that lesson yet.
Lack of development leads 'Red Widow' to spin lifeless plot
- ABC
BY MOLLY WEBER
The network’s female-centered venture was said by some to be a “wannabe ‘Breaking Bad,’ ” if one considers the common element of drug trafficking. But any other similarity stops there.
'Nathan' is not for everyone
BY EMILY BODDEN
Set up as a docu-reality show, “Nathan for You” follows comedian Nathan Fielder as he attempts to fix small businesses with untraditional approaches.
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