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The Best and Worst Movies of 2023
2023 was a truly great year for cinema, the best since 2019. We got so many gifts, even if those weren’t reflected in the top-grossing movies of the year. Read on as I celebrate my favorites. 10. Past Lives (dir. … Continue reading
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Tagged all of us strangers, anatomy of a fall, asteroid city, godzilla minus one, how to blow up a pipeline, killers of the flower moon, oppenheimer, past lives, spider-man, zone of interest
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Emmy Predictions 2023: Drama
Every award will come down to Succession vs. The Last of Us or Succession vs. The White Lotus. I think the saga of the Roys will wipe the floor with the video game adaptation. But its battle against the unhappy … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, succession, white lotus
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Emmy Predictions 2023: Comedy, Variety and Talk
COMEDY SERIESAbbott Elementary (ABC)Barry (HBO)The Bear (Hulu)Jury Duty (freevee)The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)Wednesday (Netflix) Will and should win: The BearCould win: Ted LassoShould have been nominated: Reservation Dogs (Hulu) The skinny: It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged abbott elementary, apple, bear, hbo, hulu, last week tonight, late show, stephen colbert, ted lasso
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Emmy Predictions 2023: Limited/Anthology Series and Movies
The delay to January was necessary because of the strikes, but now this awards show feels even more like an afterthought. As such, I’m not going in-depth with these categories. It’s looking mostly like a Beef sweep, except in the … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, beef, black bird, dahmer, netflix
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The Best TV Performances of 2023
As I mentioned earlier, the strikes this summer and fall didn’t actually give me time to catch up on new shows I’d heard good things about. Instead, I watched a lot of movies and plenty of older TV. So this … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged bear, cunk on earth, great, hbo, hulu, last of us, netflix, party down, righteous gemstones, showtime, starz, what we do in the shadows, yellowjackets
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The Best TV Shows of 2023, Part 2
COMEDY SHOWS & SPECIALS I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)The sketches had a meaner edge this season, but they were no less hilarious or memorable. That Robinson has cemented himself as a meme king hopefully means we’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, apple, beavis and butt-head, curse, gary gulman, i think you should leave, it's always sunny in philadelphia, john mulaney, max, netflix, pete holmes, prime, showtime, stavros halkias, ted lasso, tim robinson, yellowjackets
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The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2023
1973 Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy Stevie Wonder – Innervisions Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On Sarah Vaughan – Live in Japan Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, the … Continue reading
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Tagged death cab for cutie, liz phair, new order, pink floyd, postal service, vampire weekend
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Streaming Picks: January 2024
All titles premiere on the first of the month, unless otherwise noted. FILMTop PickCinema Paradiso – Paramount+If you care about movies, love or history, this Italian Oscar-winner is an absolute must-see. New ReleasesPlan 75 – Criterion ChannelSociety of the Snow … Continue reading