Castle (season 5)

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{5/5} “There’s only two things to do at the docks, kill someone or go fishing. It’s a little late to go fishing, isn’t it?” Castle and Beckett are finally together, but will it last? And can they keep it a secret from Captain Gates? Beckett finally discovers who’s responsible for her mother’s murder. Following the clues […]

Parks and Recreation (season 5)

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{5/5} “Just hit a fire hydrant, but I survived. #Unbreakable #WhatsMrGlassUpToTheseDays #WhyNoSequel?” Leslie finds that the other city councillors are somewhat difficult to work with. Ben, on the other hand, is doing really well with his job in Washington DC. Tom comes up with another idea for a new business and tries to find investors. […]

Raising Hope (season 3)

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{4.5/5} “Nothing says family like squirting your 86 year-old grandmother in the face so she won’t hit your granddaughter with a fireplace poker.” Jimmy and Sabrina get married, Virginia and Burt act young because they’re feeling old, and Maw Maw gets taken away to a nursing home. Jimmy is shocked to discover that his parents […]

How to Live with Your Parents (premiere)

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{4/5} “Why don’t you just tell her there’s no Santa?” Polly breaks up with her husband and shows up unannounced at her parents’ doorstep with her daughter. Her mom and stepdad are happy to have them until they can get back on their feet. Her mom speaks her mind at all times, and her stepdad […]

10 Items or Less

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{4.5/5} “You know what I like to do sometimes when I’m feeling stale, you know, and I need to come at the work fresh? British. I do everything with a British accent.” An actor who hasn’t been getting many roles lately is considering accepting a role in an independent movie. He would be playing a grocery […]

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

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{4.5/5} “It’s theoretically possible in the same way as a manned mission to Mars is theoretically possible.” A fabulously wealthy sheikh wants to bring salmon fishing to the desert of Yemen. On the surface, it seems an implausible project. But the British prime minister’s office was looking for a good news story involving Britain and […]

Moonrise Kingdom

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{5/5} “‘Does it concern you that your daughter’s just run away from home?’ ‘That’s a loaded question.’” It’s 1965. Sam and Suzy are 12-year-olds who both have trouble making friends, but they’ve formed a bond with each other. After writing back and forth a few times they decide to run away together. Sam is a […]

Pride and Prejudice

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{5/5} “Oh, my goodness. Everybody behave naturally.” Mrs. Bennet is doing her best to marry off her five daughters to the richest men possible. Things are looking good for Jane, her eldest daughter, who has caught the eye of wealthy Mr. Bingley. Elizabeth has some interaction with Bingley’s friend Mr. Darcy, but he seems arrogant […]

The Great Buck Howard

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{4.5/5} “I love this town!” Troy doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life — he only knows he doesn’t want to be in law school any more. He finds himself accepting a job as Buck Howard’s road manager. Buck is a mentalist who travels a lot doing shows in smaller venues — […]

The Brothers Bloom

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{4.5/5} “He writes his cons the way dead Russians write novels — with thematic arcs and embedded symbolism.” Stephen and Bloom are brothers. They have been con men since they were kids and, along with their associate Bang Bang, they’re very successful at it. But Bloom wants out — he wants to live an unscripted life. […]