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The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2025
New music has lost a lot of hold on me over the last few years. And seven years ago I decided that instead of trying to keep up with it all, I’d look back at music history and listen to … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Music
Tagged bruce springsteen, hamilton, replacements, sufjan stevens
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Oscar Picks: December 2025
We finally have a little bit of clarity, as most of the critics’ groups and some of the bigger precursors have unveiled their nominees. But it still feels like One Battle After Another is in pole position, even after its … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged avatar, blue moon, bugonia, frankenstein, hamnet, if I had legs I'd kick you, it was just an accident, marty supreme, netflix, one battle after another, secret agent, sentimental value, sinners, sorry baby, testament of ann lee, train dreams, wake up dead man, weapons, wicked
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Best Songs of the Decade… So Far
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve all but forsaken keeping up with new music. Sure, I’ll check out a band a friend recommends or listen to the latest release by some of my favorite artists. But by and large, it’s not … Continue reading
Oscar Picks: November 2025
It’s been a weird year. A lot of films pegged as contenders early on have been met with shrugs. There hasn’t been a single runaway contender yet. Even One Battle After Another and Hamnet have their detractors. So who’s in … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged avatar, bugonia, die my love, frankenstein, hamnet, it was just an accident, jay kelly, marty supreme, netflix, one battle after another, secret agent, sentimental value, sinners, smashing machine, testament of ann lee, train dreams, wake up dead man, weapons, wicked
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The List: Top 10 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketches
This may have been my most foolish endeavor yet. How do you possibly distill 50 years of comedy greatness (and a lot of crap) into a top 10 list? You can’t do it. While I could have made a more … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged saturday night live, snl
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Emmy Re-Do: 2015
COMEDY SERIES Louie (FX) – Season 5 Modern Family (ABC) – Season 6 Parks and Recreation (NBC) – Season 7 Silicon Valley (HBO) – Season 2 Transparent (Prime Video) – Season 1 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) – Season 1 Veep … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Reviews, Television
Tagged amazon, americans, better call saul, Cinemax, comeback, emmys, hbo, how to get away with murder, key and peele, knick, mad men, mom, netflix, orange is the new black, prime, silicon valley, transparent, veep
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2025 Emmy Predictions: Drama
DRAMA SERIES Andor (Disney+) The Diplomat (Netflix) The Last of Us (HBO) Paradise (Hulu) The Pitt (Max) Severance (AppleTV+) Slow Horses (AppleTV+) The White Lotus (HBO) Will win: Severance Could win: The Pitt Should win: Andor Should have been nominated: … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
Tagged andor, apple, disney, hbo, hbo max, last of us, max, Pitt, severance, star wars, white lotus
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2025 Emmy Predictions: Comedy, Variety, and Talk
COMEDY SERIES Abbott Elementary (ABC) The Bear (Hulu) Hacks (Max) Nobody Wants This (Netflix) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Shrinking (AppleTV+) The Studio (AppleTV+) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Will win: The Studio Could win: Hacks Should … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, bear, hacks, hbo, hbo max, hulu, john oliver, kendrick lamar, last week tonight, late show, max, stephen colbert, studio, super bowl
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2025 Emmy Predictions: Creative Arts
VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) Adam Sandler: Love You (Netflix) Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix) Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (Hulu) Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy (Netflix) Sarah Silverman: Postmortem (Netflix) Your Friend, Nate Bargatze … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, hbo, last of us, mountainhead, netflix, peacock, poker face, sarah silverman, saturday night live, snl, studio
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