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TV Recap: Feb. 26-Mar. 4, 2023
CURRENT SHOWSParty Down – “Kyle Bradway Is Nitromancer” (A) / season premiereComedy reboots don’t have the strongest track record as of late. But this premiere is an encouraging sign, with the show’s trademark blend of cringe and empathy in fine … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Television
Tagged animaniacs, cunk on earth, happy endings, hulu, mad men, netflix, party down, starz
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Streaming Picks: March 2023
FILMS Top Picks Triangle of Sadness – Hulu 3/3 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – HBO Max 3/19 These two Oscar nominees won’t have any chance in their respective categories despite critical acclaim, but they’re two of the most … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews, Television
Tagged all the beauty and the bloodshed, amazon, chris rock, disney, hbo max, hulu, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, succession, triangle of sadness
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Streaming Picks: February 2023
FILMSTop PickCinema Paradiso – Paramount+ 2/1Anyone who loves movies simply must see Giuseppe Tornatore’s magnificent ode to post-WWII Italy and the movies that served as the background for the protagonist’s life. If you’re not a weepy mess by the end, … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, animaniacs, cinema paradiso, disney, hbo max, hulu, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime
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Reactions to the 2023 Oscar Nominations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominations for the 95th Oscars on Tuesday. There wasn’t a whole lot to get too mad about. Seven of the 10 Best Picture nominees made my own top 10 list, … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews
Tagged apollo, apple, babylon, batman, causeway, decision to leave, mad god, moonage daydream, netflix, nope, outfit, rrr, she said, shudder, top gun, triangle of sadness, whale, white noise, women talking
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TV Recap: Jan. 15-21, 2022
NEW SHOWSThe Last of Us – “When You’re Lost in the Darkness” (A) / series premiereAs a non-gamer, I didn’t know what to expect. Though as a fan of Chernobyl, my expectations were pretty high. This 90-minute pilot is about … Continue reading
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Tagged happy endings, hbo, last of us, mad men
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Final Oscar Picks 2023
BEST PICTUREAll Quiet on the Western FrontAvatar: The Way of WaterBabylonThe Banshees of InisherinElvisEverything Everywhere All at OnceThe FabelmansTÁRTop Gun: MaverickWomen Talking Dark Horse: Triangle of SadnessLong Shot: The WhaleTotal Shock: RRR The skinny: It’s a little funny to me … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged aftersun, all quiet on the western front, all the beauty and the bloodshed, amazon, argentina 1985, avatar, babylon, banshees of inisherin, batman, black panther, blonde, close, decision to leave, disney, elvis, eo, everything everywhere all at once, fabelmans, fire of love, glass onion, hbo max, house made of splinters, inu-oh, janes, living, marcel the shell with shoes on, mrs harris goes to paris, netflix, pinocchio, prime, puss in boots, rrr, she said, tell it like a woman, till, top gun, triangle of sadness, turning red, whale, women talking
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The Best and Worst Movies of 2022
10. Avatar: The Way of Water (dir. James Cameron) and Nope (dir. Jordan Peele)Is this cheating? Maybe. But in a cinema landscape dominated by disposable blockbusters, Cameron and Peele delivered big-budget films made to last. Both are films about family, … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film
Tagged avatar, babylon, banshees of inisherin, decision to leave, everything everywhere all at once, fabelmans, nope, rrr, triangle of sadness, women talking
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