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Winter and War Are Here for the Final Season of ‘Game of Thrones’
Features • Published on April 2019
The winds and snows of winter have arrived as well as the final, epic conflict to top them all for the final season of “Game of Thrones.” HBO’s…
College Love Is a Dangerous Game in ‘After’
Features • Published on April 2019
“After” proposes that if you find college boring, what you need is a tattooed hunk to show you the path to real freedom. It’s a guilty pleasure culled from…
Elle Fanning Chases Pop Dreams While Singing Her Heart out in ‘Teen Spirit’
Uncategorized • Published on April 2019
“Teen Spirit” features one of those characters we can’t help but root for. Shimmering with color and the beat of pop music, it’s a classic rags-to-riches story with…
‘Fosse/Verdon’ Feverishly Revives the Relationship Between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon
Features • Published on April 2019
In fittingly stylish fashion FX’s miniseries “Fosse/Verdon” dramatizes the beautifully creative, yet volatile relationship between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Two brilliant artists locked in unison makes for…
‘Killing Eve’ Season 2 Threatens to Get Wilder and More Dangerous
Features • Published on April 2019
Obsession becomes an even more dangerous game in the second season of AMC’s BBC import, “Killing Eve.” Sandra Oh proved outstanding as MI5 agent Eve Polastri when the series first…
‘The Chi’ Season 2 Returns to the Streets of Chicago’s South Side
Features • Published on April 2019
After a highly acclaimed first season, Showtime’s “The Chi” returns to its cast of characters struggling and surviving in Chicago’s south side. Told with a searing realism and…
Netflix’s ‘Our Planet’ Makes a Stunning Case for Saving the Environment
Features • Published on April 2019
Netflix’s stunning new docuseries “Our Planet” basks in the majestic beauty of Earth, exploring its great valleys, frozen glacial zones and burning jungles. All of it is given…
Stephen King’s ‘Pet Sematary’ Returns With Menacing Atmosphere and Terror
Features • Published on April 2019
Sometimes it is better to just leave the past buried. That remains the seminal idea of “Pet Sematary,” one of Stephen King’s best known fables about ordinary lives…
‘Shazam!’ Delivers the Ultimate Superhero Fantasy With Big Laughs
Features • Published on April 2019
“Shazam!” goes back to a time when superhero movies were meant to be just pure, joyous fun. It hilariously looks at the genre from the point of view…
‘You’re the Worst’: The Real Meaning of Love and Friendship Closes the Final Season
Features • Published on April 2019
After so…
‘This Is Us’ Season 3 Ends With Broken Ties and New Beginnings
Features • Published on April 2019
In its season finale, “This Is Us” uses every tear-jerker in the book to reassure us that all is well. While other shows tend to close it down…
Jordan Peele Revives the Strange Mind-Bending World of ‘The Twilight Zone’
Features • Published on March 2019
They don’t make them like they used to, but Jordan Peele sure tries with a new revival of “The Twilight Zone.” It isinevitable…
HBO’s ‘Barry’ Keeps the Dark Laughs Intact While Exploring Deeper Themes in Season 2
Features • Published on March 2019
What began as a snappy comedy about a hitman trying to leave the business becomes something different, even deeper, in season two of “Barry.” A big hit for…
HBO’s ‘Veep’ Mirrors the Political Madness of Our Times for Its Final Season
Features • Published on March 2019
Just as the very real 2020 presidential race starts to take shape, HBO’s “Veep” returns for an uproarious seventh and final season that’s all about campaigns and elections.
Being Married and Undead Doesn’t Get Easier in ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ Season 3
Features • Published on March 2019
Netflix’s “Santa Clarita Diet” continues to give a whole new meaning to the idea of keeping your marriage strong. The third season of this domestic comedy again finds…
Amazon’s ‘Hanna’ Updates a Cult Action Movie Into a Skillful Series
Features • Published on March 2019
“Hanna,” the new action drama series by Amazon, features one of those heroines who stands out because she has never been allowed to live in the real world.
‘Broad City’ Series Finale: Ilana and Abbi Capture the Bittersweet Feeling of Saying Goodbye
Features • Published on March 2019
The series finale of “Broad City” captures the very essence of how sad it is to say goodbye. This is a highly transitional generation, possibly more so than…
‘The Brink’ Ventures Into the Dark Political Waters of Steve Bannon’s World
Features • Published on March 2019
Depending on your political persuasion, Steve Bannon could be one of the most brilliant political minds of the decade or one of the most dangerous men in the world. “The…
‘The Beach Bum’: Matthew McConaughey Smokes and Drinks the World Away in Harmony Korine’s Stoner Comedy
Features • Published on March 2019
The world might be going crazy, but maybe it’s best to just smoke out and chill. That seems to be the underlying message of “The Beach Bum,” the…
Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ Tranforms a Disney Classic Into a Mammoth Spectacle
Features • Published on March 2019
Tim Burton‘s “Dumbo” continues Disney’s revival of its cherished animated catalogue as new, live-action spectacles. This was always going to be a more challenging proposition than “Beauty and…