Word: contrivedness
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But the shows are cheaper than scripted series, and a Mole stunt that involves a contestant getting soaked under a waterfall does gain a certain appeal when said contestant is supermodel Frederique van der Wal. Still, reality shows rely on, you know, reality: we watch them to see people's...
Only one of the 13 pieces here addresses the Oprah incident, when Franzen voiced doubts about having The Corrections, his supremely successful third novel, selected for her book club. As most everyone knows, it was quickly unselected, and Franzen was cast in some places as the world's dumbest whiner...
The audacious plot pays off in the first two episodes sent to critics. 24 will probably never seem so bracingly new as it did last year, but the heightened stakes give it new urgency and depth. More than it was in the first season, it's a direct examination of...
Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) was by all accounts a man of integrity, class and conviction. Throughout his 12 years in the Senate, both liberals and conservatives in Washington respected his principled approach to national politics. He was a senator who didn’t mind being on the losing...
The flaw that colors everything in the film, however, is Taymor’s hesitant and wobbly direction. While the ballsy Titus knew well that it was visually arresting and never forgot, Frida oscillates nervously between an intense visual palette and boring displays of ho-hum period cinematography and horrendously...