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AMC's NOS4A2 has been a real rollercoaster ride as far as the storytelling goes. It took its sweet time climbing a hill to give us one interesting episode and then went on another slow climb last week as basically nothing ...
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The second week of July through the decades only saw new shows premiering in two of those decades basically due to the demand of the growing cable TV industry. One long-running reality series premiered -- which almost no one remembers ...
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Last year director Ari Aster wrote and directed one of my favorite films, Hereditary. It was a film full of disturbing imagery, deep themes, and a powerful performance from Toni Collette. Aster’s directorial debut established himself as a master of ...
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Ahoy! Did you binge all of Stranger Things Season 3 this weekend like me? I mean, it wasn't that hard to do. There were only eight episodes, and we've only been waiting almost two years for a new chapter in ...
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The Perfection is a straight-to-Netflix movie among the group of rom-com, odd thriller, crime, and terrible comedy crop over the last few years. The movie comes from director Richard Shepard, who directed the 2013 movie Dom Hemingway and quite a ...
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In what is easily my favorite binge watch of the year, Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini land what may be the roles of their lifetime (so far) and Netflix viewers score a chance to watch some truly f*cked up storytelling ...
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Spider-Man is back! It has been about six months since we have seen the web-slinger on the big screen, but I have missed him. The friendly neighborhood Spider-Man returns in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Spider-Man: Far from Home ...
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After last week's intriguing episode of NOS4A2, the fifth episode of the season -- the halfway point -- ground all of the momentum to a screeching halt. Nothing happened this week and it was a fight to stay away throughout ...
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The week of the July 4th holiday in the US generally yields very little in the way of new television programming, and in fact only one of the major broadcast networks had a new series premiere this week ... and ...
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If I woke up one day and my favorite band didn’t exist, there would be no way that I would be able to recite their songs word for word. So, I find it impressive that someone loves The Beatles so ...
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Joanna Gleason is something of a legend around New York. Now, I know that is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, but in the case of Ms. Gleason, it is absolutely appropriate, and well earned. You ...
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After some very heavy drama on the first two episodes of Pose this season, the third episode takes a decidedly lighter tone -- with a pretty serious matter -- giving some of the cast a chance to really cut loose ...
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