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Here’s a confession: I don’t 'get' cosmic horror, or psychedelic horror either. I’ve never read any of the old Lovecraftian stories but of course I’m familiar with the concepts in general just by virtue of being a nerd and reading ...
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There was a lot going on in this week's Dynasty and it was actually a heck of a lot of fun. And damn them, they are really making me like Adam and New Alexis.The main plot of the episode was ...
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Dear Station 19,  Thank you for rescuing all the Grey-Sloan Memorial doctors from the car that plowed into Joe's Bar (even though Joe is long gone from Joe's Bar.) We appreciate all your heroics but need none of your dramatics; we ...
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Riverdale finally returns from its long winter break and whatever happened in the first third of the season ... seems to have been forgotten. We still don't really know if Betty actually did put Dark Betty to rest, and we ...
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David Seidler’s original play THE KING’S SPEECH will make its D.C. debut at the National Theatre from February 11-16, 2020. The original play – which inspired the 2010 Oscar-winning film by the same name – marks the eleventh installment in ...
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1950 No new series premiered this week in 1950. 1960 January 25 -- Variety series The Kate Smith Show premieres on CBS. The series starred singer Kate Smith, who had previously hosted The Kate Smith Evening Hour on NBC during the ...
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I enjoyed Nicolette Sheridan as Alexis on Dynasty, but the writers never seemed to know what to do with her since they painted her in a corner from the moment she arrived. The Joan Collins version of Alexis was a ...
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The Goldfinch was a film I wanted to see in theaters, but I missed it for reasons I can’t remember. I was curious about this film mostly for Ansel Elgort and the cinematography from Roger Deakins, who makes everyone film ...
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The second week of January offered a few new series, some memorable and short-lived, others with longer runs (and one is still on the air). One comic book inspired series may have been a little ahead of its time .. ...
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The first weekend in January lately has been a place for low budget horror films. Last year, Escape Room was released and the year before that it was Insidious: The Last Key. This year we get a reboot of the ...
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We all know by now that movies with a January release date are generally not the best movies of the year (and until Hannibal came along and cracked $100 million, February was just as bleak). And if you're the first ...
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Welcome to 2020! And with the passage to a new year, TV By The Decade is also moving into new years as we remember the shows that premiered in 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010. The new year ...
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