Author Archives: Kip

21
Sep

Emmy Guide 2019: Drama

DRAMA SERIES Better Call Saul (AMC) Bodyguard (Netflix) Game of Thrones (HBO) Killing Eve (BBC America) Ozark (Netflix) Pose (FX) Succession (HBO) This Is Us (NBC) Could win: Succession Should win: Bodyguard Will win: Game of Thrones Should have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged better call saul, bodyguard, game of thrones, handmaid's tale, hbo, house of cards, how to get away with murder, hulu, killing eve, netflix, ozark, pose, succession, this is us | Comments Off

20
Sep

Emmy Guide 2019: Comedy and Variety

COMEDY SERIES Barry (HBO) Fleabag (Prime) The Good Place (NBC) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime) Russian Doll (Netflix) Schitt’s Creek (Pop) Veep (HBO) Could win: Barry Should win: Fleabag Will win: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Should have been nominated: American … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, at home with amy sedaris, barry, black monday, blackish, daily show, dead to me, documentary now, drunk history, fleabag, full frontal, glow, good place, hbo, hulu, I love you America, james corden, jimmy kimmel, kominsky method, last week tonight, late late show, late night, late show, marvelous mrs maisel, netflix, pen15, prime, russian doll, samantha bee, saturday night live, schitt's creek, seth meyers, showtime, snl, stephen colbert, trevor noah, veep, who is america | Comments Off

19
Sep

Emmy Guide 2019: Limited Series and TV Movies

LIMITED SERIES Chernobyl (HBO) Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) Fosse/Verdon (FX) Sharp Objects (HBO) When They See Us (Netflix) Could win and should win: Chernobyl Will win: When They See Us Should have been nominated: True Detective (HBO) The skinny: Almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged act, amazon, black mirror, brexit, chernobyl, deadwood, escape at dannemora, fosse verdon, hbo, hulu, king lear, my dinner with herve, netflix, prime, sharp objects, showtime, true detective, very english scandal, when they see us | Comments Off

17
Sep

The List: Top 10 ‘Community’ Episodes

Dan Harmon’s Community is easily one of the best ensemble sitcoms of all time, despite a forgotten season where he was replaced as showrunner and a final season on a streaming service that doesn’t even exist anymore. It somehow endured, … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged community | Comments Off

13
Sep

Things I Wrote: Summer 2019

I have somehow gone this far into 2019 without doing a round-up post on things I’ve written for respectable publications thus far. This is Part Three. (Find Part One here and Part Two here.) REVIEWS (for College Movie Review) Dark Phoenix Midsommar … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged angel has fallen, dark phoenix, good boys, kitchen, midsommar, once upon a time in hollywood, stuber, x-men | Comments Off

12
Sep

Things I Wrote: Spring 2019

I have somehow gone this far into 2019 without doing a round-up post on the things I’ve written for respectable publications thus far. This is Part Two. (Find Part One here.) REVIEWS (for College Movie Review unless otherwise noted) Climax … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged all is true, booksmart, captain marvel, climax, greener grass, hustle, john wick, little woods, ma, shazam, teen spirit | 1 Comment

11
Sep

Things I Wrote: Winter 2019

I have somehow gone this far into 2019 without doing a round-up post on things I’ve written for respectable publications thus far. This is Part One. REVIEWS (for College Movie Review, unless otherwise noted) Glass The Standoff at Sparrow Creek … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Reviews | Tagged amazing johnathan, apollo 11, birds of passage, boy who harnessed the wind, extremely wicked, give me liberty, glass, how to train your dragon, hulu, isn't it romantic, kid who would be king, miss bala, netflix, standoff at sparrow creek, they shall not grow old, this is not berlin, untouchable, where's my roy cohn | 2 Comments

9
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 1 Sep 2019

NEW SHOWS The Righteous Gemstones – “They Are Weak, But He Is Strong” (B+) Walton Goggins arrives as Baby Billy Freeman and tears the roof off the place. The show grows darker in its final moments, and it’s becoming clear … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged hbo, netflix, office, righteous gemstones | Comments Off

1
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 25 Aug 2019

NEW SHOWS The Righteous Gemstones – “Is This the Man Who Made the World Tremble” (A-) A nastier, funnier episode than the premiere. But then it pulls off one of the most jaw-dropping twists I’ve seen on TV in some … Continue reading →

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1
Sep

Streaming Picks: September 2019

FILMS Top Picks Kicking and Screaming – Hulu and Prime 9/4 Ravenous – Hulu 9/1 Mouse Hunt – Prime 9/30 Superbad – Netflix 9/1 The world is literally on fire, so I’m recommending comedies to take your mind off that … Continue reading →

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