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What I Watched This Week: 20 Jan 2019
NEW SHOWS Crashing – “Jaboukie” (A) / season premiere Pete returns from the high of his campus tour, jazzed about a great young comedian (Jaboukie Young-White, playing a version of himself). But the title of the show becomes literal again, … Continue reading
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Tagged alias grace, crashing, hbo, netflix, true detective
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Reactions to the 2019 Oscar Nominations
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. First Reformed – Actor The one to get angry about. Hawke, who’s been nominated as Supporting Actor twice, is giving the best performance of his career here. The film barely … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews
Tagged annihilation, blindspotting, burning, death of Stalin, eighth grade, first man, first reformed, free solo, game night, hereditary, if beale street could talk, leave no trace, mission impossible, private war, sorry to bother you, support the girls, Suspiria, three identical strangers, widows, won't you be my neighbor
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What I Watched This Week: 13 Jan 2019
NEW SHOWS True Detective “The Great War and Modern Memory” (B+) / season premiere “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” (B+) The show will never be as transporting as that first season was, when there wasn’t much on TV like it. Still, Mahershala … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, good place, hbo, this is us, true detective
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Things I Wrote: Fall 2018
As per usual, I am terrible at updating and linking to the pieces I write. See those below: REVIEWS All About Nina (Fresh Fiction) Bohemian Rhapsody (College Movie Review) First Man (Central Track) Galveston (Fresh Fiction) Halloween (Central Track) The Hate … Continue reading
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Tagged all about nina, bohemian rhapsody, first man, galveston, halloween, hate u give, into the spider-verse, liyana, love gilda, overlord, private war, simple favor, spiderman, unlovable, vice, welcome to marwen
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What I Watched This Week: 6 Jan 2019
NEW SHOWS 76th Golden Globe Awards (C) The very definition of a mixed bag. The show itself went on too long, but did have time for some great speeches (Christian Bale, Glenn Close) and some bad ones (Peter Farrelly). But … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn nine-nine, golden globes, good place
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What I Watched This Week: 16 Dec 2018
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean (B+) What I love about Pete Holmes, in addition to his energy and affable personality, is that he’s the rare comedian whose routines seem built not out of a desire to “kill” … Continue reading
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Tagged hbo, pete holmes
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What I Watched This Week: 2 Dec 2018
NEW SHOWS The Good Place – “Janet(s)” (A) Season 3 saved it best and biggest twist for its fall finale, taking huge storytelling risks along the way. It’s built to this all season long, and it absolutely stuck the landing. … Continue reading
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Tagged good place
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What I Watched This Week: 25 Nov 2018
NEW SHOWS This Is Us – “The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning” (B+) Takes a lot of big swings with a few misses. The reveal that Nicky is still alive seems more obvious in retrospect, but holds a … Continue reading
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Tagged this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 18 Nov 2018
NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Steve Carell/Ella Mai” (B+) None of the sketches were truly great, but all none of them made me wish for a quick death, which counts as an improvement. Carell is a pro, but I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged bodyguard, good place, netflix, saturday night live, snl, this is us
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What I Watched This Week: 4 Nov 2018
NEW SHOWS It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – “Mac Finds His Pride” (B+) / season finale It’s hard to know exactly how to grade this episode. Until its last act, it’s an odd mix of heartfelt character development and gross sight … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, good place, homecoming, house of cards, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix
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