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Hawkeye :: Echoes
The latest episode of Hawkeye is called 'Echoes', in which we get the backstory for Maya Lopez, the mysterious boss of the Tracksuit Mafia. There’s a kind of tragic element to it, but it’s a bit on the 'really?' side ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #71 :: December 1•7
The first week of December across the last century saw quite a few new releases but only a few were anything of note. What is interesting is December 1 in 1921 and 1941 saw the release of films featuring the ...
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Tootsie is on a roll at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre
In 1982, movie-goers were wowed by Dustin Hoffman's performance as actor Michael Dorsey, who decided to adopt the persona of Dorothy Michaels in order to get an acting job on a soap opera and ends up becoming and accidental feminist ...
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TV by the Decade :: Nov 28•Dec 4
Only three decades saw new series premieres this week, with three of the six scripted series on the list seeing multiple season, and one of them with more than twice the seasons of the other two. A reboot of a ...
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Dickinson :: A little Madness in the Spring
The latest episode of Dickinson is called 'A little Madness in the Spring' after the poem: A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown –
Who ponders this tremendous scene – ...
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Star Trek: Discovery :: Anomaly
Let's Talk About 'Anomaly': Federation and non-Federation members gather to tackle the issue of the anomaly that destroyed Book's planet and is moving through the galaxy.
Saru returns to Discovery and offer to return to his position as Michael's Number One.
No one ...
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Riverdale :: Ghost Stories
Let's Talk About 'Ghost Stories': Archie's mom has put his face on a milk carton, unaware of his sacrifice.
A violent battle between the Serpents and the Ghoolies ends in a tragedy by the hand of Toni.
Reggie is back to work at ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #70 :: November 24•30
There were quite a few new releases this week over the last 100 years -- although none in 2011 -- but only a very few were noteworthy. 1931 saw the release of a German classic and 1941 saw the last ...
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Hawkeye Two Episode Premiere :: Never Met Your Heroes / Hide and Seek
The new show Hawkeye has finally arrived, and the first episode serves to set up much of the mysteries and adventures for this (so far at least) non-supernatural show. At first we are introduced to a young girl in a ...
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We’re Here :: Kona, Hawaii
The penultimate episode of Season 2 of We're Here goes on a spiritual journey this week as the Queens head to Kona, Hawaii, emerging from the ocean like kaiju to storm the land. Leaving the mainland of the US for ...
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India Sweets and Spices is a charming dramedy about secrets of your hometown
There’s something that’s always a bit interesting about the 'going home' concept, because it’s such a universal feeling and always has the same underlying idea: These are the people I grew up with? You can play with the concept, make ...
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The Pebble and the Boy is a slow nostalgic road trip through the Mod subculture
There are about a billion musical genres out there, many of which have absolutely devoted fan cultures -- some are more recognized than others, and even among them increasingly divided subcultures. Thus we get to the 'Mod' era which reached ...
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