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What I Watched This Week: 20 Oct 2019
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Treehouse of Horror XXX” (B) I actually enjoyed each of the segments, even as I acknowledge this will never be as good as the old days. Put another way: I only rolled my eyes once … Continue reading
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Tagged better call saul, breaking bad, el camino, good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, schitt's creek, simpsons, watchmen
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What I Watched This Week: 13 Oct 2019
NEW SHOWS The Righteous Gemstones – “Better Is the End of a Thing than Its Beginning” (A) / season finale A genuinely moving finale that also provided the biggest laughs of the season. The story Edi Patterson tells about Judy’s … Continue reading
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Tagged good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, righteous gemstones, schitt's creek
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What I Watched This Week: 6 Oct 2019
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Phoebe Waller-Bridge/Taylor Swift” (B+) A mostly successful episode thanks to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s deft maneuvering in playing all different types of characters. “Mid-Day News” was probably the best non-political/non-game show sketch they’ve done in a very … Continue reading
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Tagged good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, righteous gemstones, saturday night live, schitt's creek, snl, south park
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What I Watched This Week: 29 Sep 2019
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Woody Harrelson/Billie Eilish” (C+) / season premiere All my hopes of new cast members and Alec Baldwin’s public threats to quit the show were dashed in the cold open, which was just a bunch … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking bad, good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, righteous gemstones, saturday night live, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 22 Sep 2019
NEW SHOWS 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (B-) Not sure if this was as successful a hostless endeavor as the Oscars, but it didn’t drag and they ended on time, so that has to count for something. The Righteous Gemstones … Continue reading
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Tagged emmys, good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, righteous gemstones, sturgill simpson
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What I Watched This Week: 15 Sep 2019
NEW SHOWS The Righteous Gemstones – “Interlude” (A-) A crazy ’80s fever dream of an episode, one that doesn’t have many laughs. But it contextualizes every character and relationship effectively. I’m no Sugarland fan, but Jennifer Nettles is extraordinary as … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, boys, hbo, netflix, prime, righteous gemstones, schitt's creek
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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
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Tagged angel has fallen, dark phoenix, good boys, kitchen, midsommar, once upon a time in hollywood, stuber, x-men
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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
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Tagged all is true, booksmart, captain marvel, climax, greener grass, hustle, john wick, little woods, ma, shazam, teen spirit
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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
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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
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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
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Tagged hbo, netflix, office, righteous gemstones
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