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Josh Lasser is a freelance entertainment reporter/critic. His work has appeared in print, online, and perhaps one day in book form.
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Taking it to the Hoop with NBA Jam
Last week I wrote up a videogame review on Atari’s new Haunted House. I spent some time in that review talking about how it felt as though every game I had been reviewing as of late was a sequel or… Read More ›
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Rockin’ Out: Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
If there is one trend that has stood out over all the rest in gaming for the past few years it would almost certainly be the increasing popularity of rhythm games, a group of titles led by Guitar Hero and… Read More ›
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He’s Your Dog, Charlie Brown but I’d Love to Make him Mine
It has often been a dream of mine to have a dog. When I was but a wee lad, I certainly wanted one, and it’s a desire that has stayed with me to this day. I attribute my wanting a… Read More ›
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Atari’s Haunted House is Back
It seems as though every game I play these days is a sequel or a reboot or a reinterpretation or a reimagining, etc., of an older game. That is again true in the case of Atari’s Haunted House. Although the… Read More ›
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Top Gear – The Complete Season 13 or Happy Days are Here Again!
The gauntlet has once again been laid squarely at my feet; it has fallen to me to explain to you just why you should be watching Top Gear and just what you’ll gain from the experience. BBC America just starting… Read More ›
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Time for a Game Day! – Club Penguin Hits the Wii
As collections of minigames go, Club Penguin’s Nintendo Wii debut, Club Penguin: Game Day!, is one of the best this reviewer has ever played. To this point, the Disney Club Penguin franchise has had a few games on the DS,… Read More ›
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Pole Position it’s not. This if F1 2010
To be very clear, The Stig I am not, I’m much closer to Richard Hammond. There is an episode of Top Gear which features Richard Hammond learning how to drive an F1 car, not the easiest of tasks. The speed… Read More ›
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No Jokes Now, There is an App for that and in this case it’s Called Poo Log
Poo Log is an app which focuses entirely on one’s bowel movements, and does so in very specific fashion. Therefore, quite obviously, what we are going to deal with here will be, at minimum, vaguely scatological. Those with a weak… Read More ›
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Hey Look, it’s Babies
No matter what some people may say, no matter how much they may scream and yell at the top of their lungs that it is otherwise, we are all far more the same than we are different. Perhaps nothing brings… Read More ›
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The Race Around the World Begins Anew – The Amazing Race 17
At the start of the new season of The Amazing Race, host Phil Keoghan promises us that this will be one of the most “grueling” races ever. That news will no doubt please long-time fans of the series who suffered… Read More ›
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Seeking out the Guilty Party
A little while back I opened my mailbox one afternoon and found a package. Not a terribly unusual occurrence in my life, I was still somewhat curious as the package had been rerouted from an old address to my present… Read More ›
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NHL Slapshot – EA Shoots, EA Scores!
Sometimes it is actually about the journey and not the destination. For gaming that is probably true in general – it isn’t just about the final cutscene where the bad guy falls, it’s about getting your character to that point… Read More ›
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Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue: More is Sometimes a Good Thing
Cynical individuals would refer to the ever-expanding Disney Fairies line as an unfortunate way to capitalize on the fame and wonder of J.M. Barrie’s Tinker Bell; a crass commercialization of the character at the expense of her true identity and… Read More ›
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How I Met Your Mother Opens Season Six
It is perhaps true that every television show has its Achilles’ heel, and it is unquestionably true that the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother has one. Despite HIMYM‘s having been funny more often than not over the course… Read More ›
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The Apprentice is Back! Yippee?
For several years, we have been without a non-celebrity edition of The Apprentice. By some, that has been lamented. Of course, with the numbers being what they were for the regular edition, The Celebrity Apprentice helped extended the life of… Read More ›
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The Black Cauldron Gets a New Release for its 25th Anniversary
When you have produced as many features as Disney, there are going to end up being greater works in the pantheon and lesser ones. Today, Disney is releasing to DVD in a “25th Anniversary” edition, a film that is somewhere… Read More ›
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Timmy Time is Upon Us (or at Least is Upon Playhouse Disney)
One of the greatest strengths of Aardman Animations is that the stop-motion tales they deliver are amusing to every age group. Watching an entry in the Wallace & Gromit franchise or an episode of Shaun the Sheep is something you… Read More ›
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Tim Robbins is Totally The Player (1992)
Robert Altman’s 1992 film The Player represents another outstanding achievement in a directorial career that has had many richly deserved accolades over the course of more than a half-century’s work. The film follows Tim Robbins’ Griffon Mill, a Hollywood movie… Read More ›
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The Office: Season Six – Dunder Mifflin Delivers on Blu-ray
Ever since first premiering in March of 2005, NBC’s The Office has managed to consistently be funny even if it has never been a massive ratings hit. Based on the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant British series of the same name, the… Read More ›
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Prime Suspect – The Complete Collection: A Whole Lotta Jane Tennison in a Single Box
How exactly do you end up with a wonderful television series? Is it cast? Is it writing? Is it the production values in general? Is it a combination of all these things? Or, does it require all of them and,… Read More ›
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