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The Midnight Sky drifts aimlessly
George Clooney has developed a reputation in Hollywood that has allowed him to work on projects that interest him even though they may not seem like the type of films Hollywood thinks the general public will want to see (see ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #22 :: December 23•29
For a week that includes Christmas Day, there aren't any holiday specific films released this week. What there are are a majority of films all trying to get attention before the end of the year to be considered for Academy ...
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The Stand :: The End
When Stephen King wrote The Stand in 1978, I’m sure he didn’t think that his post-apocalyptic dark fantasy about a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population would feel relevant today in 2020. King’s novel focuses ...
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Pennyworth :: The Burning Bridge
Pennyworth's second episode of the second season gave us two main storyline, a bit more of Thomas Wayne's mission, and a little more insight into Project Stormcloud, which was a very short, but important moment on the episode. Here we ...
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TV by the Decade :: December 20•26
Three new shows debuted this week leading up to the Christmas holiday, although two were not officially on the schedule just yet, and the third had a very short run that lasted just a month into the new year. If ...
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The Mandalorian :: The Rescue
Season Two’s finale 'The Rescue' felt more like a series finale and there might be some reasons for that that we will get to later. A blast from the past started the episode as Slave 1 is attacking an Imperial ...
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Grey’s Anatomy :: No Time For Despair
Get ready for all the ups and downs of this week's emotional landslide because in true Grey's style, the winter finale - though not packing much of a cliffhanger - is going to take you for a ride!Meredith Grey is ...
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Star Trek: Discovery :: Terra Firma, Pt 2
This week's episode of Star Trek: Discovery remains firmly in the Mirror Universe for the majority of its time, right on down to the pretty cool opening title sequence which has been altered as a negative image and shown upside ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #21 :: December 16•22
The week leading up to Christmas didn't see many new releases between 1920 and 1940, but with 1950 the number of new films hitting theaters -- hoping for box office and awards gold -- seemed to get bigger each year ...
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Pennyworth :: The Heavy Crown
The second season of Pennyworth is here and Alfred and company live in a very different world than the one we left them in at the end of Season 1. And that is mainly because Lord Harwood and the Raven ...
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TV by the Decade :: December 13•19
Only two new series premiered during this week through the decades, both of them in 1970. One had a very short run while the other went for three seasons, becoming a cult classic today, even though it's difficult to see ...
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The Mandalorian :: The Believer
Director Rick Famuyiwa returned this week to helm 'The Believer', bringing back with him Bill Burr who also happened to star in one of the director’s episodes from last season, 'The Prisoner'.Finding Burr’s Mayfeld in a junkyard still serving out ...
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