Movies/TV

“Boy Next Door’: Unintended Parody

FILM REVIEW WRITTEN BY NATHAN LERNER/For Digital First Media

The news is awash with headlines about female high school teachers, who have sex with their underaged students. “The Boy Next Door” involves

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Did you ever wonder about the inner workings of the home heating oil supply business? Did you ever imagine that this unglamorous world would provide

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When someone mentions Alzheimer’s disease, it evokes the image of someone over the age of 65. However, approximately 10 percent of those diagnosed

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“Cake” is a contemporary dark comedy about a woman suffering from chronic pain, analgesics addiction, and clinical depression. Are you laughing

REVIEW WRITTEN BY NATHAN LERNER/For 21st Century Media

Chris Kyle was a United States Navy SEAL, who has been proclaimed as the most lethal in this country’s military history. He is credited with

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In an underwater robotics competition, what chances would a team of Hispanic immigrants from an inner city high school in Phoenix have against

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Throughout nature, animals kill their prey for food. What distinguishes humans from other species? Only humans engage in killing for the sheer

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Do you appreciate stellar cinematography? If you have seen the Oscar nominated “Selma” or J.R. Chandor’s “A Most Violent Year,” you had an

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The Kevin Hart top-lined comedy, “The Wedding Ringer,” poses a question about marital protocol. What do you do if you’re a guy with a rapidly

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As “Blackhat” makes clear, in the murky world of cybercrime and cyberespionage, the ethical lines between good and evil aren’t necessarily