Tag: entertainment

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CD/DVD Review: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition

June 9, 2013

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been 25 years since the release of Whitney Houston’s self-entitled debut album that catapulted her to fame. To celebrate the occasion, Arista Records/Legacy Recordings have released a deluxe anniversary edition of the record, titled, quite simply, Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition. Why reinvent the wheel when it… Read More CD/DVD Review: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition

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Music Review: Glee: The Power of Madonna Cast Recording

June 8, 2013
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The talented cast of Glee continue to churn out great remakes of beloved songs that make even the casual viewer want to purchase the soundtrack. This time, Madonna’s songs are the ones that will be subjected to Gleekification during the episode entitled “The Power of Madonna,” set to air April 20 on FOX. Glee follows… Read More Music Review: Glee: The Power of Madonna Cast Recording

— Book Review —

Book Review: Twitterature by Alexander Aciman and Emmett Rensin

June 8, 2013

I never thought classics could be so funny. And I never thought I would appreciate Twilight so much. Twitterature is exactly what you think it is when you first hear the word: literature via Twitter. Imagine some of your favourite classics (and some less favourite ones that made you sweat in class): The Catcher in… Read More Book Review: Twitterature by Alexander Aciman and Emmett Rensin

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DVD Review: The Blind Side

June 7, 2013

Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock stars in The Blind Side (available on DVD and Blu-Ray March 23). Based on Michael Lewis’ 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, this movie tells the extraordinary story of Michael Oher and the woman who helped him achieve his potential, Leigh Anne Tuohy. Michael Oher spent the… Read More DVD Review: The Blind Side

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Music Review: Leverage: Soundtrack from the Original Television Series

June 7, 2013
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One of the newest additions to TNT’s lineup is Leverage, a crime show that premiered a little over a year ago (December 2008, to be exact) and has recently released a soundtrack. For those of you who have never watched the series, it’s about a former insurance investigator, Nate Ford, who puts together a team… Read More Music Review: Leverage: Soundtrack from the Original Television Series

— Movie Review —

DVD Review: Deadline

June 7, 2013

Nothing beats a good ghost story. From Sixth Sense to The Others to The X-Files’ episode “How the Ghosts Stole Christmas”, these are the stories that got me into writing in the first place. Thus it comes as no surprise that I jumped at the opportunity to watch Deadline, a haunted house movie featuring Brittany… Read More DVD Review: Deadline

— Movie Review, Supernatural —

TV Review: Supernatural, Season 5, Episode 14: My Bloody Valentine

June 7, 2013
Supernatural

Supernatural’s last episode before its six-week hiatus was nothing short of underwhelming. Don’t get me wrong; the episode was, in itself, fantastic. It wasn’t just a filler; it brought in another Apocalypse-related figure, i.e. our second Horseman of the Apocalypse, Famine. However, only die-hard fans will be left wanting more, and anxiously counting down the… Read More TV Review: Supernatural, Season 5, Episode 14: My Bloody Valentine

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DVD Review: The September Issue

June 7, 2013

As The Devil Wears Prada is one of my favourite movies of 2006 (especially given Meryl Streep’s amazing performance), and Vogue’s September issue is one of the few fashion magazines I regularly buy, I was excited to hear about a movie called The September Issue, which chronicles the making of the 2007 edition of that… Read More DVD Review: The September Issue

— Music Review —

Music Review: Joss Stone – Colour Me Free

June 4, 2013
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In a time when so many artists are fed through a system churning out pop songs meant to make money rather than to express the artist’s emotions, it’s rather refreshing to have Joss Stone on the music scene. While the occasional pop song does translate into a hit that even the most cynical of us… Read More Music Review: Joss Stone – Colour Me Free

— Book Review —

Book Review: Dial H for Hitchcock by Susan Kandel

June 3, 2013

In my review of The Recipe Club posted here on Blogcritics a couple of days ago, I mentioned how, tired of the fluff and air-headedness of some books aimed at women out there, I have been looking for chick lit with substance. Well, my hunt has led me to Dial H for Hitchcock by Susan… Read More Book Review: Dial H for Hitchcock by Susan Kandel