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“The Martian” took home a few awards, including the Best Picture Musical or Comedy award.

Nominees, winners and bedlam at the Golden Globes

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter January 15, 2016

The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards were bitingly comedic and lengthy. Celebrating the best in film and television of 2015, the Globes were hosted by veteran comedian Ricky Gervais after lending hosting...

In Colony, Josh Holloway plays a father struggling to keep his family together in a dystopian future.

“Colony” reunites “Lost” star and co-creator for a twisty new drama

Julia Bianco, Director of Web & Multimedia January 14, 2016

Carlton Cuse, Josh Holloway and aliens may just be the trio the bleak winter TV landscape needs, reigniting the imaginative spark that “Lost” had in its pilot with the premiere of new USA drama “Colony.”...

In The Revenant, Hugh Glass (Leonardo Dicaprio) fights to survive after being mauled by a grizzly bear.

Leonardo DiCaprio is a force to be reckoned with in new survival drama

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter January 10, 2016

Following the release of his Oscar-winning film “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” last year, fans eagerly awaited Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s next film “The Revenant,” and...

In the new season of New Girl, Jess (Zooey Deschanel) breaks a few bones.

“New Girl” starts season 5 strong

Abby Assmus, Staff Reporter January 7, 2016

The season 5 premier of New Girl, "Big Mama P," jumped right into the action, finding Schmidt proposing to Nick to be the best man at his wedding with Cece and Jess waiting anxiously to be picked as the...

The new season of Teen Wolf brings plenty of confusion, but remains as captivating as ever.

“Teen Wolf” season premiere brings one confusing turn after another

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter January 7, 2016

After the long anticipated wait, Season 5B of “Teen Wolf” has finally arrived. So much time has passed between the first and second part of the season that I almost forgot who some of the characters...

Samuel L. Jacksons character in The Hateful Eight made the films lengthy run-time worth it.

Too little action in lengthy film “The Hateful Eight”

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter January 5, 2016

Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” caused quite the buzz after its trailer was released. With all the promised action of “Django Unchained” and the excitement of a violent Western, this...

“The Bachelor” premiere starts a season of drama, love

Alex Clarke, Staff Reporter January 5, 2016

“The Bachelor” is back for its 20th season of more or less scripted cat-fights, emotional breakdowns and romance. If you have watched the show before, you know the drill. Things usually follow the...

Finale of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” succeeds with comedic gore

Finale of “Ash vs. Evil Dead” succeeds with comedic gore

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter January 3, 2016

Throughout its entire season, “Ash vs. Evil Dead” has proven to be a fantastic and bloody return to form for the long dormant original “Evil Dead” series. With this finale, entitled “The Dark...

“Transparent” brings just as much complexity to its second season as its first

“Transparent” brings just as much complexity to its second season as its first

Michael Wu, Staff Reporter December 27, 2015

In its second season premiere, “Transparent” features two scenes that inform the course of the entire season. In the first of these scenes, which happens to be the first shot of the season, every Pfefferman,...

5 movies to watch this Christmas

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter December 23, 2015

Well then, ‘tis the season to be jolly once again, and this season is brimming with the seasonal movies to see, new and old, classic and otherwise. This Christmas, there are a few films that deserve...

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