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Several new films debuted this week between 1941 and 1981, but there aren't many in those early decades that have become very memorable outside of an Abbott & Costello comedy, and a musical that's more well known for spawning a ...
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The latest episode of Rick and Morty is called ‘Amortycan Grickfitti’ which is obviously a reference to the movie American Graffiti but the connections seem to be only about the teenage rebellion and car driving plotlines (although I haven’t seen ...
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It's our 150th episode! And for a week in the dead of summer, there are a surprising number of new series premiering which were actually successful, running for multiple seasons. A 1991 series brought classic sitcoms back to life with ...
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A massive storm, a power outage and a fried modem will not keep us from our Dynasty recap, but since we're late this week we'll just focus on the main question -- who is in the casket? To me, it ...
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I've had a couple of brief exchanges on Twitter regarding the fate of Kurt and Diane's marriage. I have been assured there will be no breakup but ... after this week's episode I'm sticking with my assumption that these two ...
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I love musicals, both the Broadway and movie varieties. Musicals can be purely comedic or purely dramatic ... and a combination of many different genres. Musicals can be set in the real world or in purely fantasy worlds ... or ...
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Loki finishes off its first season with the aptly titled 'For All Time. Always.', which has been the motto of the TVA and always awash with multiple meanings. The finale is unusual for the Marvel sort of product in that ...
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There are eight decades worth of new films to spotlight this week, but it wasn't until 1971 that any real notable films were released, including one of the most -- if not the most controversial film ever made (to this ...
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The most recent episode of Rick and Morty is called ‘Rickdependence Spray’ which is obviously a reference to Independence Day, although there’s no alien invasion here nor anything blowing up like in that movie, nor any character similarity in any ...
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It was a good week for sci-fi and horror series across two decades this week, but only one of those three genre series made it past one season ... and not very far past. Three additional series that debuted this ...
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It's been a very long time coming, thanks to the pandemic, but Marvel's first female-led solo film is finally here, but was Black Widow worth the wait?The story finds Natasha Romanoff withdrawn from the Avengers after that family spat way ...
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Wow, there is a lot to unpack in this week's episode of The Good Fight. Every major character had a storyline, so this was a densely layered episode but the focal point is certainly Diane and Kurt. Kurt is now ...
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