Tag Archives: hbo

23
Sep

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 →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, disney, hbo, hulu, max, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, showtime | Leave a comment

22
Sep

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 | Leave a comment

11
Jul

2023 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety

COMEDY SERIESAbbott Elementary (ABC)Barry (HBO)The Bear (Hulu)The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)Shrinking (AppleTV+)Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Potential surprises:Atlanta (FX) – 2 nominationsThe Great (Hulu) – 1 nominationPoker Face (Peacock) – … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged abbott elementary, amazon, apple, atlanta, barry, bear, black lady sketch show, daily show, hbo, hulu, jimmy kimmel, john oliver, jon stewart, last week tonight, late night, late show, marvelous mrs maisel, netflix, only murders in the building, peacock, poker face, prime, problem, saturday night live, seth meyers, shrinking, snl, stephen colbert, ted lasso, trevor noah, wednesday, what we do in the shadows | Leave a comment

11
Jul

2023 Emmy Picks: Drama

DRAMA SERIESAndor (Disney+)Better Call Saul (AMC)The Crown (Netflix)House of the Dragon (HBO)The Last of Us (HBO)Succession (HBO)The White Lotus (HBO)Yellowjackets (Showtime) Potential surprises:The Boys (Prime Video) – 1 nominationThe Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) – 4 nominations including 1 winThe Lord of … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, andor, better call saul, crown, diplomat, disney, handmaid's tale, hbo, house of the dragon, hulu, last of us, netflix, prime, showtime, succession, white lotus, yellowjackets | Leave a comment

10
Mar

My Dream Oscar Ballot 2023

BEST PICTUREAvatar: The Way of WaterBabylonThe Banshees of InisherinDecision to LeaveEverything Everywhere All at OnceThe FabelmansNopeRRRTárWomen Talking BEST DIRECTORJames Cameron, Avatar: The Way of WaterDamien Chazelle, BabylonPark Chan-wook, Decision to LeaveDaniels, Everything Everywhere All at OnceS.S. Rajamouli, RRR BEST ACTORDiego … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars | Tagged 3000 years of longing, after yang, aftersun, all quiet on the western front, all that breathes, all the beauty and the bloodshed, amazon, amsterdam, apollo 10 and a half, avatar, babylon, banshees of inisherin, barbarian, batman, crimes of the future, decision to leave, disney, everything everywhere all at once, fabelmans, fire of love, glass onion, good luck to you leo grande, hbo, holy spider, hulu, living, mad god, man called otto, marcel the shell with shoes on, moonage daydream, navalny, netflix, nope, northman, outfit, pinocchio, prime, quiet girl, rrr, shudder, top gun, triangle of sadness, turning red, whale, white noise, women talking | Leave a comment

10
Mar

Oscar Guide 2023

If you asked me this time last year if a movie starring a mostly Asian/Asian-American cast, directed by the guys who made the (admittedly awesome) farting corpse movie, would be sweeping the Oscars, I’d have laughed in your face. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged all quiet on the western front, avatar, babylon, banshees of inisherin, black panther, elvis, everything everywhere all at once, hbo, navalny, netflix, pinocchio | Leave a comment

21
Jan

TV Recap: Jan. 15-21, 2022

NEW SHOWSThe Last of Us – “When You’re Lost in the Darkness” (A) / series premiereAs a non-gamer, I didn’t know what to expect. Though as a fan of Chernobyl, my expectations were pretty high. This 90-minute pilot is about … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged happy endings, hbo, last of us, mad men | Leave a comment

14
Jan

The Best TV Performances of 2022

Ensemble in a Comedy Series Abbott ElementaryMany comedies take a while to find their footing and figure out the balance of their ensembles. Not Abbott. It joins a rare club – whose members include Arrested Development and Brooklyn Nine-Nine – … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged abbott elementary, amazon, atlanta, barry, bear, better call saul, boys, english, evil, hacks, hbo, hbo max, hulu, netflix, ozark, paramount, prime, rehearsal, staircase, under the banner of heaven, white lotus | Leave a comment

12
Jan

The Best TV Shows of 2022, Part 1

If you thought we had hit “Peak TV” (a term coined by executive John Landgraf nearly a decade ago), you were wrong. With 600-plus scripted shows airing in 2022, there was absolutely no way to keep up. But I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged abbott elementary, amazon, atlanta, barry, bear, better call saul, boys, crown, english, evil, hacks, hbo, hulu, netflix, only murders in the building, prime, rehearsal, reservation dogs, righteous gemstones, sandman, search party, staircase, under the banner of heaven, what we do in the shadows, white lotus | Leave a comment

19
Dec

TV Recap: Dec. 11-17, 2022

NEW SHOWSThe White Lotus – “Byg” (A) / season finaleThis season has focused a lot on vague fissures and unseen interactions, which meant I wasn’t quite as enamored with it as I was with Season 1. But this finale pulled … Continue reading →

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