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The most controversial film of the holiday season has recently become available to the general public in a most unorthodox fashion. The Interview, an incendiary dark comedy about a wild mission to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, hit limited theaters across the country on Christmas day, yet also received a simultaneous digital release for any and all viewers who wished to stream the film from home. I decided against venturing out to one of the six cinemas in my state that actually played the film, and instead opted to enjoy it from my bedroom television. At this juncture, a movie with modest ambition feels like the final leg of

    Now that the curtain has closed on Aaron Sorkin’s HBO political drama, The Newsroom, it’s high time I think back on the full season run and consider the big, 25-episode picture. Large swarms of viewers have spent two years debating the questionable success of a series that’s primary theme couldn’t have come soon enough. That success is at its most measureable point right now, as the story has presented itself, in full, on the small screen.    From the teasers alone, it became readily apparent that the then-upcoming drama would strive to construct a levelheaded critique of today’s media. It was about journal

    Eight days ago, a franchise that leaves footprints in five decades greeted fans with solid, visual evidence of a new adventure. In the week that followed the release of our first Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens teaser trailer, my propensity for reexamination has helped me to form an opinion based on the limited exposure to the material.    Teasers don’t always garner the warmest reception from expectant fans, and many of the lukewarm responses are tied viewers expectations of more than flashing text running alongside modest cuts of audio. When these situations arise, the response from the other side typically invo