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    It looks like it's submitted in the wrong format, because it's not showing up with the other weekly reviews. No idea why there's no grade either, though.

    Considering Hannibal exists I don't understand this line of thought at all.

    I'm also immensely fond of Weekend (and HBO's Looking too, which I think is more of a minority opinion compared to the former), but 45 Years is masterful filmmaking and Rampling is absolutely outstanding. It would be a tragedy if she weren't nominated for an Oscar for her performance.

    I'm seeing both, too. As for which is the superior film, it's really apples and oranges to me. The films play on such different strings, where one is a low-key devastating chamber drama that will bulldozer my heart, directed by one of my favorite filmmakers, and the other is a larger-than-life blockbuster with lots of

    It wasn't the tightest episode, nor the most affecting, they've done this season, but it was a very funny (silly, but funny) episode that had me laughing from start to finish. Claire and Arnold got little to do, which made me sad because I love them, but it was a good episode for Tom (fun-wise) and for once I didn't

    I gave this show a good three episodes, but the kids are just so, so terrible. I don't need all the characters on a show to be lovable, but I must at least be able to stand them for the duration of an episode, without wanting to go and get an immediate vasectomy.

    I'm starting to think it's the writers that have been abducted by aliens, because this season is a mess both on a story and a character level. The quality of writing has dropped a lot and it seems like they have no idea where they're going with anything.

    I ended up liking this one a lot more than I thought after the first couple of minutes. The conversations between Josh and Ben were intriguing and I really related to how it can be easier to talk about things with someone you don't think you'll see ever again. Claire and Tom were great too. It's so wonderful to have

    Nah. But then again, that sort of thing is entirely subjective. Mostly.

    She's not on Reign anymore so I assume she's here to stay.

    Of course two of the music reviews today are Justin Bieber and One Direction. They are the two massive releases of the day, the two albums that will fight over the top spot on the Billboard 200 in the week to come. This isn't Pitchfork, they're not gonna ignore releases by the biggest artists in the business simply

    Nah, I doubt it'll happen. First of all, it's been made too obvious that he's in mortal danger for them to actually kill him. It would feel predictable and a bit cheap. I also think that Pete Nowalk doesn't feel like he's done telling the serodiscordant story with Connor and Oliver yet, which seemed important to him

    This was a great episode. Nowhere near C territory, and you see that the community grade is on a different level, with a B+ average and plenty pulling out the A grades, which I'd do as well for this one. Everything clicked for me.

    It's increasingly clear that Lee Daniels and Ryan Murphy have a lot in common. Nothing has any real consequences, nothing really matters and PSAs are rarely integrated well into the stories, which are rushed or abandoned altogether. As a result, the storytelling and character development suffer and you have to get

    I checked out of this show after three episodes. Seems I needn't regret that decision.

    This episode felt just a tad disjointed and not as thematically cohesive as I've come to expect from this show, but it had plenty of moments that I loved. The scene on the roof at the end was wonderful, and Hannah's honest chat with Rose as well. The stuff at Arnold's house was hit and miss for me. Some of it was

    Geoffrey was quite simply terrible for Josh. I feel like everyone who says they're missing him are doing so solely because of his appearance, because I can't think of any other thing about him that was appealing or a healthy match for Josh.

    I worry more every week that they're gonna break my heart with Connor and Oliver.

    It certainly is a lot to juggle, and I think that was part of why the ending seemed a bit rushed to me. It's also why both Diane (and especially) Cary have been rather shortchanged so far this season. They've mostly managed the balancing act in these first episodes, I think, but it remains to be seen if they can keep

    An excellent episode, though I felt that the ending was perhaps sightly rushed.
    The racial profiling case had a somewhat half-baked and hand-waved conclusion.