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What I Watched This Week: 26 Apr 2020
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Warrin’ Priests, Part 1” (B+) Pete Holmes arrives as writer and guest star in this two-parter about a more tolerant minister who comes to Springfield and wins the souls of many of its inhabitants, forcing … Continue reading
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Tagged community, hbo, netflix, parks and rec, simpsons, sopranos, tiger king
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What I Watched This Week: 19 Apr 2020
NEW SHOWS Killing Eve – “Management Sucks” (B) Some strong individual scenes, including Villanelle’s latest kill and Fiona Shaw’s incredible scene eating lunch in her car, but it doesn’t quite come together as a whole. Better Call Saul – “Something … Continue reading
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Tagged better call saul, brooklyn nine-nine, community, hbo, killing eve, netflix, sopranos
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What I Watched This Week: 12 Apr 2020
NEW SHOWS Killing Eve – “Slowly Slowly Catchy Monkey” (B+) / season premiere I’m not sure what this show’s harsher critics are looking for. While the show won’t be as good as it was in the first season, it’s still … Continue reading
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Tagged better call saul, briarpatch, brooklyn nine-nine, community, hbo, killing eve, netflix, sopranos
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What I Watched This Week: 5 Apr 2020
NEW SHOWS Better Call Saul – “Bagman” (A) An absolutely phenomenal episode from a terrific season, bringing in the big guns (Vince Gilligan) to direct a harrowing and thrilling survival episode, with Jimmy and Mike stranded in the desert after … Continue reading
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Tagged better call saul, briarpatch, brooklyn nine-nine, community, modern family, netflix, schitt's creek
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What I Watched This Week: 26 Jan 2020
NEW SHOWS The Outsider – “Que Viene el Coco” (A-) Even without gruesome violence, this episode is the most unsettling yet, because all the stories about boogeymen are real. The plot similarities to It Follows are fine considering that’s one of … Continue reading
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Tagged curb your enthusiasm, good place, grace and frankie, hbo, netflix, outsider, schitt's creek
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What I Watched This Week: 19 Jan 2020
NEW SHOWS The Outsider – “Dark Uncle” (B+) As Chris and Andy mentioned on The Watch, this is an exposition-heavy episode. But because it’s shot and delivered with such panache, it’s completely captivating. The arrival of Cynthia Erivo portends good … Continue reading
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Tagged curb your enthusiasm, good place, hbo, outsider, schitt's creek
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What I Watched This Week: 12 Jan 2020
NEW SHOWS The Outsider “The Incident” (B+) / series premiere “Roanoke” (A) A solid procedural with just enough eerie stuff on the periphery to keep it interesting. But then it delivers a jaw-dropping twist in its second episode, taking this … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, jeopardy, outsider, schitt's creek
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2019 in Review: The Best Albums
This is probably the last year I’m going to publish a list like this. A lot of new music hasn’t held much interest for me, as I’ve been far more into exploring all the great music of the past. So enjoy this … Continue reading
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Tagged american football, anderson paak, angel olsen, atticus ross, battles, better oblivion community center, Bill Callahan, billy woods, bon iver, brittany howard, broken social scene, carly rae jepsen, caroline polachek, charly bliss, chemical brothers, clipping, comet is coming, cs dewitt, deerhunter, documentary now, fennesz, fidlar, fka twigs, floating points, florist, Fontaines dc, friendly fires, gollay, hbo, hobo johnson, hold steady, jamila woods, jenny hval, jenny lewis, jessica pratt, joan shelley, john mulaney, josh gondelman, joshua ray walker, julia jacklin, khalid, lizzo, local natives, lonely island, maggie rogers, mannequin pussy, marina hackman, michael kiwanuka, miranda lambert, natalie sweet, national, nick cave, nivhek, once upon a time in hollywood, oso oso, prince, pronoun, pup, purple mountains, sandy alex g, sarah jaffe, sharon van etten, sleater kinney, stephen malkmus, sturgill simpson, taylor swift, Thom Yorke, toro y moi, trent reznor, tyler the creator, vampire weekend, vandoliers, watchmen, weyes blood, wh lung, wilco
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Reactions to the 2020 Oscar Nominations
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Us – Actress There was one acting nomination for a person of color (Cynthia Erivo), so technically it’s not an all-white line-up. Still, it’s pathetic, specially when they had the … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo 11, dolemite is my name, farewell, frozen, hair love, hidden life, hustlers, john wick, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lighthouse, little women, midsommar, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, portrait of a lady on fire, uncut gems, us, wild rose
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What I Watched This Week: 5 Jan 2020
NEW SHOWS Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time – Week 1 (A) The one and only time I’ll feel superior to these guys is that I got Final Jeopardy! (about 21st Century Oscar Winners) and none of them did. Schitt’s Creek … Continue reading
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Tagged good place, jeopardy, schitt's creek
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