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TV Recap: Mar. 27-Apr. 2, 2022
NEW SHOWS94th Academy Awards (D)An absolute disaster of a show, right up until an unscripted moment of insanity. Everyone will be talking about Will Smith’s outburst until the end of time. But it was the only interesting moment in an … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: April 2022
FILMSTop PicksSaved! – Prime 4/1Spartan – HBO Max 4/1While there are some bonafide classics streaming this month, I wanted to highlight some underrated films from 2004. Saved! is a personal favorite, a gentle satire of Christian education that is absolutely … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews, Television
Tagged amazon, better call saul, disney, hbo max, hulu, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, russian doll, saved, spartan
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TV Recap: Mar. 20-26, 2022
NEW SHOWSAtlanta“Three Slaps” (A) / season premiere“Sinterklaas Is Coming to Town” (A)It’s been nearly four years since the show last aired a new episode, but it felt like it hasn’t missed a beat. The premiere is a brilliant, devastating, hilarious … Continue reading
TV Recap: Mar. 13-19, 2022
BINGEINGReacher – Season 1 (B+ average) Is Reacher good? That’s debatable. Is Alan Ritchson the right build to play Jack Reacher? Absolutely. Is it weird this season is set in Georgia yet filmed in Canada? Most definitely. Reacher is often … Continue reading
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TV Recap: Feb. 28-Mar. 5, 2022
NEW SHOWSKilling Eve – “Just Dunk Me” (B-) / season premiereIt’s more of the same, and clear the show should have ended already. But the banter is still snappy and the production design immaculate. And no other show would have … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, hbo, killing eve, netflix, paramount, righteous gemstones, seinfeld
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Streaming Picks: March 2022
FILMSTop PicksDrive My Car – HBO Max 3/2West Side Story (2021) – Disney+ and HBO Max 3/2Would you look at that? Two of the year’s best movies, according to me and the Academy. While a three-hour Japanese movie might be … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, disney, drive my car, hbo max, hulu, larry david, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, west side story, whose line is it anyway
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TV Recap: Feb. 21-27, 2022
NEW SHOWSLaw & Order – “The Right Thing” (B-) / revival premiereIt’s solid when it’s just doing the law and order. But when it tries to grapple with how cops and prosecutors are viewed today, it’s exceptionally clumsy. Jack McCoy … Continue reading
TV Recap: Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2022
NEW SHOWSWe Need to Talk About Cosby (A-)An essential documentary. I’ll refer you to my review from Sundance. BINGEINGOzark – Season 4, Part 1 (A- average)Every time I think I’m over this show, or see a runtime over one hour, … Continue reading
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Tagged bill cosby, netflix, ozark, showtime, we need to talk about cosby
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Streaming Picks: February 2022
FILMSTop PickNightmare Alley (2021) – Hulu and HBO Max 2/1Unfortunately, Guillermo del Toro’s lavish adaptation of a pitch-black novel (co-written with Kim Morgan) floundered at the box office, despite operating at a level rarely seen these days. Fortunately, its quick … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, chuck, disney, hbo max, hulu, netflix, nightmare alley, olympics, paramount, peacock, prime, winter olympics
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The List: Top 10 ‘Key & Peele’ Sketches
As sketch comedy exploded in the 2010s thanks to YouTube, Key & Peele stood head and shoulders above Saturday Night Live, a forgotten MADtv reboot, and any number of funny (but rarely brilliant) shows on IFC (which now seems to … Continue reading
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Tagged key and peele
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