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1
Oct

Streaming Picks: October 2018

FILMS Top Picks Mulholland Dr. – Prime and Hulu 10/1 22 July – Netflix 10/10 You Were Never Really Here – Prime 10/26 If it took you several tries to get through David Lynch’s failed pilot/fever dream, you’re not alone. … Continue reading →

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30
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 23 Sep 2018

NEW SHOWS This Is Us – “Ave Maria” (B+) / season premiere It’s not a good sign that I’m already a little frustrated with Kate, but this excellent season premiere reminds me why I love this show so much. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged amazon, forever, good place, it's always sunny in philadelphia, this is us | Comments Off

14
Sep

2018 Emmy Predictions: Comedy and Variety

COMEDY SERIES Atlanta (FX) Barry (HBO) Black-ish (ABC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) GLOW (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Silicon Valley (HBO) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Could win: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Should win: Barry Will win: Atlanta Should have … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, at home with amy sedaris, atlanta, barry, baskets, better things, big bang theory, blackish, curb your enthusiasm, daily show, dave chappelle, drunk history, full frontal, glow, good place, grace and frankie, hbo, hulu, I love you America, insecure, jerry seinfeld, jimmy kimmel, john mulaney, justin timberlake, last week tonight, late late show, late show, martin short, marvelous mrs maisel, michelle wolf, mom, netflix, patton oswalt, portlandia, roseanne, saturday night live, shameless, showtime, silicon valley, snl, steve martin, tracey ullman, unbreakable kimmy schmidt, will and grace | Comments Off

4
Sep

Streaming Picks: September 2018

FILMS Top Picks Adaptation – Hulu 9/1 Chinatown – Prime 9/1 Hold the Dark – Netflix 9/28 The first two are great films that got nominated for quite a few Oscars in their day. The former contains the best performance Nicolas … Continue reading →

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24
Feb

What I Watched This Week: 18 Feb 2018

NEW SHOWS The Joel McHale Show – “Pickler, Pebbles, Pillows and Priestley” / series premiere (B+) Literally everything you loved/hated about The Soup, just with fewer S&P restrictions. There’s even a mini-Community reunion, though Gillian Jacobs was curiously absent. Crashing – … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged amazon, crashing, hbo, joel mchale, netflix, tick, waco | Comments Off

1
Jan

Streaming Picks: January 2018

While I’d focused on Netflix for the last two years, I figured it was high time I expanded my gaze, especially since they’re hardly the only game in town. I’m still being judicious with my selections. Gone are the endless … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged adventures of puss in boots, alejandro riano, amazon, arango y sanint, before i wake, beyond berlin, cars 3, colony, comedians in cars getting coffee, detroit, devilman crybaby, dirty money, disjointed, doctor who, drug lords, el ministerio del tiempo, electric dreams, episodes, fear the walking dead, futile and stupid gesture, ghost story, glace, godfather, grace and frankie, grantchester, grimm, hulu, ingrid goes west, just add magic, kavin jay, llama llama, lovesick, mau nieto, netflix, one day at a time, open house, path, polka king, retribution, ricardo quevedo, rose parade, rotten, sebastian marcelo, somebody feed phil, tiempos de guerra, todd glass, tom segura, trolls, uncle grandpa | Comments Off

2
Sep

What I Watched This Week: 27 Aug 2017

NEW SHOWS Twin Peaks – “The Return, Part 16” (A) “I am the FBI.” Coop is back, and thus I was cheering. The terrible Audrey scenes make a bit more sense now, given that she’s been somewhere else this whole time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged amazon, good place, netflix, showtime, sinner, tick, twin peaks | Comments Off

4
Feb

What I Watched This Week: 29 Jan 2017

NEW SHOWS It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – “Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer” (B+) Another deft media parody, this time chronicling the vague murder mysteries that captured the nation’s attention by revealing precisely nothing. BINGEING Angels in America (A-) One … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged amazon, angels in america, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, man in the high castle | Comments Off

1
Jan

2016 in Review: The Best Shows

Everything I wrote last year about not having enough time to watch everything – the rapid expansion of “Peak TV” – got even worse in 2017. I have a tie on this list AND I’m capping my honorable mentions at … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged amazon, american crime story, americans, atlanta, brooklyn nine-nine, fleabag, good place, hbo, netflix, night of, oj simpson, orange is the new black, stranger things, veep | Comments Off

8
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 2 Oct 2016

NEW SHOWS Poldark – “Episode 1” (B) / season premiere Watched this with my wife and in-laws. While it’s not exactly my cup of tea, it’s extremely well-executed. The wife really liked this one, but I imagine it will get … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged amazon, brooklyn nine-nine, designated survivor, fleabag, hulu, mindy project, poldark, saturday night live, simpsons, snl | Comments Off