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Why “Last Week Tonight” is the new champion of sanity in fake news

By Alex Frail
April 15, 2015

The wolves descend on Rick and Co. in ‘The Walking Dead’s’ best finale to date

By Alex Frail
April 1, 2015

‘True Detective’ enjoys a solid legacy a year after its freshman run and stares down an exciting second year

By Alex Frail
April 1, 2015

The dark, twisty special on Robert Durst proves that, yet again, humanity’s biggest “Jinx” is hubris

By Alex Frail
March 25, 2015

The Weekly Dead with Jack and Alex – ‘Remember’ and ‘Forget’

By Alex Frail
March 12, 2015

“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” delivers a charming, endearing glimpse at life in New York, thanks to brilliant performance by Ellie Kemper

By Alex Frail
March 11, 2015

The Underwoods deal with a dwindling hand of ‘Cards’ in an exciting, topical season

By Alex Frail
March 5, 2015

The Weekly Dead with Jack and Alex – ‘Them’ and ‘The Distance’

By Alex Frail
March 1, 2015

Whitewashed Oscars cause recognition drought for actors of color in roles of empowerment

By Alex Frail
February 23, 2015

The Weekly Dead with Jack and Alex – February 12, 2015

By Alex Frail
February 12, 2015

‘The Walking Dead’ ups its artistry game and waxes poetic in a beautiful, heartbreaking midseason premiere

By Alex Frail
February 12, 2015

The endgame of ‘Thrones’ finally declares a winner in the footrace between novels and television program

By Alex Frail
February 5, 2015

Oscar-nominated live shorts offer ample emotion and artistry in the space of a few frames

By Alex Frail
February 5, 2015

‘Broad City’s’ second season off to a wickedly funny start

By Alex Frail
January 26, 2015

“The Imitation Game” plays into mimicry with an underwhelming narrative about Alan Turing

By Alex Frail
January 22, 2015

The Academy’s season of snubs

By Alex Frail
January 20, 2015

‘The Walking Dead’ caps off with a shocker

By Alex Frail
December 4, 2014

The Weekly Dead with Jack and Alex – Dec. 4, 2014

By Alex Frail
December 4, 2014

Why Melissa McBride is the best actor on television

By Alex Frail
November 20, 2014

Revisiting ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy as the final installment looms

By Alex Frail
November 20, 2014

To live and die and live again

By Alex Frail
October 29, 2014

‘The Walking Dead’ awakens with rousing premiere

By Alex Frail
October 16, 2014

Fights, tattoos, and networks: David Fincher’s excellent career

By Alex Frail
October 9, 2014

‘Gone Girl’ finds satire in domestic dysfunction

By Alex Frail
October 8, 2014

Hader and Wiig give a beating heart to ‘Skeleton Twins’

By Alex Frail
September 30, 2014

Showtime and HBO rivalry elevates the quality of television

By Alex Frail
September 24, 2014

Fox’s ‘Gotham’ puts superhero spin on the cop procedural

By Alex Frail
September 22, 2014

Nostalgia and angst abound in ‘Palo Alto’

By Alex Frail
September 17, 2014

Controversial but informative Bill Maher returns to HBO

By Alex Frail
September 10, 2014

A visionary film twelve years in the making

By Alex Frail
September 3, 2014

‘Veep’ continues to be one of the smartest comedies around

By Alex Frail
April 22, 2014

Jak and Daxter remains a gamer favorite

By Alex Frail
April 21, 2014

‘The Walking Dead’ finale resurrects a dull season

By Alex Frail
April 15, 2014

Feist plays engaging, soulful show at the Calvin Theater

By Alex Frail
April 15, 2014

Straight from the stairwells, the Commonwealth

By Alex Frail
April 13, 2014

Starks, Targaryens and Lannisters, oh my

By Alex Frail
April 8, 2014

Canadian singer/songwriter Feist to stop by Calvin Theater

By Alex Frail
April 6, 2014

The return of the anthology series

By Alex Frail
April 1, 2014

‘Bad Words’ is Bateman’s best performance

By Alex Frail
April 1, 2014

Cower before the Yellow King

By Alex Frail
March 25, 2014

‘House of Cards’ continues to be binge worthy

By Alex Frail
March 11, 2014

‘Pompeii’ is more disaster than film

By Alex Frail
March 5, 2014

An inside look at Northampton based band The Sun Parade

By Alex Frail
February 24, 2014

‘True Detective’ shows there’s no country for old cops

By Alex Frail
February 18, 2014

McConaughey shines in the excellent ‘Dallas Buyers Club’

By Alex Frail
December 3, 2013

Born Ruffians tear up Iron Horse

By Alex Frail
November 18, 2013

“12 Years a Slave” is a Landmark Achievement

By Alex Frail
November 12, 2013

Born Ruffians Stop By NoHo on Worldwide Tour

By Alex Frail
November 5, 2013

Friends for the end of the world: UMass students take on Humans vs. Zombies

By Alex Frail
October 31, 2013

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