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The List: Top 10 ‘Mr. Show’ Sketches
Mr. Show with Bob and David ended 25 years ago this week. The cult favorite only lasted for 30 episodes and rarely got the attention it deserved. But thanks to DVDs, reruns and (eventually) streaming, the innovative series got its … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: December 2023
And so another year comes to a close, and with it, this current format. Starting in 2024, I’m hoping to get even more curatorial, focusing on just the best stuff, as well as titles that aren’t among the same two … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews, Television
Tagged 7th heaven, amazon, disney, hulu, maestro, max, may december, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, paramount, prime, reacher, showtime
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Streaming Picks: November 2023
FILMSTop PicksMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Prime Video 11/1The Killer (2023) – Netflix 11/10Twenty years ago, the movie that should have won Best Picture was released. Alas, no one seemed interested in seafaring movies after … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: Halloween 2023
I’ll be on vacation for two weeks, so I’ll miss my monthly update of great films and shows hitting streaming services in October. Instead, I’ll leave you with this list of spooky selections (on these services as of 9/19) to … Continue reading
Emmy Re-Do: 2012-13
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards should have aired this week. Alas, two strikes prevented them from going on as planned (as they should… give ’em hell, WGA and SAG!) and they won’t be handed out until January. Instead, I’ll take … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Reviews, Television
Tagged 30 rock, arrested development, breaking bad, hbo, homeland, house of cards, mad men, netflix, newsroom, parks and rec, saturday night live, showtime, snl, veep
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The List: Top 10 ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Episodes
Brooklyn Nine-Nine premiered 10 years ago this week. The cop comedy was definitely hilarious right out of the gate, but it fixed its minor issues early on to become one of the most reliable sources of laughter for the rest … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged brooklyn nine-nine
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The List: Top 10 ‘The X-Files’ Episodes
The X-Files premiered 30 years ago this week. While I was a latecomer to the series, it quickly became one of my favorites. No matter how ridiculous the case, there was something indescribably wonderful about the partnership between Agents Mulder … Continue reading
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Tagged x-files
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Streaming Picks: September 2023
FILMSTop PicksBad Education (2020) – Prime Video 9/1El Conde – Netflix 9/15The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – Netflix 9/27Released by HBO a month after everything shut down, Cory Finley’s Bad Education won the Emmy for Best TV Movie but … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews, Television
Tagged amazon, bad education, band of brothers, el conde, hulu, max, netflix, pacific, paramount, peacock, prime, showtime, tiny toons, wonderful story of henry sugar
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Streaming Picks: August 2023
FILMSTop PickHow to Blow Up a Pipeline – Hulu 8/24One of the year’s best films, Daniel Goldhaber adapts Andreas Malm’s climate activism treatise into an edge-of-your-seat thriller with piercing moral clarity. A must-see. Other Recommendations8 Mile – Peacock 8/121 Jump … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Previews, Television
Tagged amazon, bringing out the dead, disney, how to blow up a pipeline, hulu, max, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, reservation dogs
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2023 Emmy Picks: Limited/Anthology Series and Movies
LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY SERIESBeef (Netflix)Black Bird (AppleTV+)Dahmer (Netflix)Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)Love & Death (Max) Potential surprises:Documentary Now! (IFC)Fleishman Is in Trouble (Hulu)George & Tammy (Showtime)A Small Light (National Geographic) In my dreams: The English (Prime Video) TV MOVIEBoston Strangler … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Previews, Television
Tagged amazon, apple, beef, black bird, boston strangler, dahmer, daisy jones and the six, dead ringers, dolly parton, fire island, five days at memorial, fleishman is in trouble, george and tammy, great expectations, hulu, love and death, max, netflix, patient, prime, reality, shotgun wedding, showtime, small light, tiny beautiful things, weird al yankovic, welcome to chippendales
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