A Better ‘Mousetrap’
‘See How They Run’ spoofs on a tired genre
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Author: Neal Pollack
The Little Mermaid is Black Now and That’s OK
It’s also OK to criticize performances by Black actors
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Turn the Camera Off
‘Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.’ can’t commit to its satirical mockumentary premise
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House on Fire
‘House of the Dragon’ has ‘Game of Thrones’ fans remembering what they liked about the show in the first place
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Enter: She-Hulk
Marvel churns out a girl-power legal comedy
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Death By Gen Z
‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ is a frenetic, bloody satire of wealthy, overeducated youth
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That’s Right, He’s Not From Texas
B.J. Novak makes a real name for himself as a director and actor (and writer) with the comedy thriller ‘Vengeance’
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‘What We Do In The Shadows,’ Hanging Out Again
Season 4 hearkens back to the show’s original premise
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Reports of the Death of Movies Were Greatly Exaggerated
Guilty as charged
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‘Stranger Things’: a Relentless Hammer to the Face
This is entertainment
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‘Ms. Marvel’ Represents
From Muslim weddings to Pakistani history, the Marvel show breaks new ground. But why is Karachi actually Bangkok?
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‘Lost Illusions’ is a Near-Perfect Literary Adaptation
The temptations and corruptions of journalism, then and now
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Ironic, Chef
‘Iron Chef: Quest For An Iron Legend’ is fun and campy and delicious, but where does it fit into the bloated food TV universe?
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‘Ms. Marvel’ or ‘The Boys’: Which Show Should You Watch With Your Kids?
Superhero programming on opposite sides of the family-friendly spectrum
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Altered States
David Cronenberg gets retro-weird in the art-house sci-fi satire ‘Crimes of the Future’
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