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Chappelle Goes There

October 12, 2021October 19, 2021 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments DaBaby, Daphne Dorman, Dave Chappelle, Netflix, The Closer

Is ‘The Closer’ bigoted against trans people, just voicing an unspoken truth, neither, or both?

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‘Turning Point’ Brings Home the Horror and Tragedy of 9/11

September 10, 2021September 15, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments 9/11, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Guantanamo Bay, Osama bin Laden, Turning Point, War on Terror

The ‘War On Terror’ was a failure

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Is Netflix in Decline?

August 4, 2021August 20, 2021 William Schwartz 0 Comments Amblin Entertainment, Baby Yoda, Bridgerton, Disney, Invincible, J.K. Simmons, Manifest, Netflix, Sweet Tooth, The Mandalorian, The Queen's Gambit

The original streaming service is drafting on its reputation

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‘Fear Street’: the Future of Streaming

July 23, 2021 Jake Harris 0 Comments Black Christmas, Drew Barrymore, Fear Street, Gillian Jacobs, Goosebumps, Kiana Madeira, Maya Hawke, Netflix, R.L. Stine, Scream, The Witch

The three-movie Netflix series is a whole new content model

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BFG Week In Review Podcast #003: Lit Controversy, Roy Andersson, ‘Shadow and Bone’ and ‘Them’

May 1, 2021August 3, 2021 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments

Our editor and writers break down the week in culture

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‘Shadow & Bone’: Damsels Who Rescue Themselves

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Leigh Bardugo, Shadow & Bone

Netflix series turns fantasy and young-adult tropes on their heads

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South Korean Cancel Culture in High Gear

April 21, 2021April 26, 2021 William Schwartz 0 Comments Ji Soo, Joseon Exorcist, jTBC, River Where the Moon Rises, Sin Kyeong-soo, Snowdrop, South Korea

Every nation has its obscure controversies that destroy productions and careers

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Book and Film Globe’s Debut Podcast

April 16, 2021August 2, 2021 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments ArcLight, Jeopardy!, Melissa McCarthy, My Octopus Teacher, Thunder Force, Top Chef

The Week In Review, recorded live on Clubhouse, presented here for your pleasure

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Despite Venue Closures, the South Korean Movie Industry is Thriving

April 14, 2021April 16, 2021 William Schwartz 0 Comments Burning, Dragon Inn, Flix Patrol, Lee Chang-dong, Netflix, Park Shin-hye, South Korea, Space Sweepers, The Call

It turns out empty theaters don’t matter to the bottom line

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‘Thunder Force’, Not Really a Blockbuster

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Kristin Clifford 1 Comment Ben Falcone, Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Shazam!, Thunder Force

Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer gain superpowers in an OK Netflix comedy

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Idris Elba Rides the North Philly Range in ‘Concrete Cowboy’

April 9, 2021April 14, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Caleb McLaughlin, Concrete Cowboy, Idris Elba, Jharrel Jerome

A subculture comes to life in this Netflix urban melodrama

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‘The Irregulars’: Sherlock Holmes’ Multicultural Street Helpers

April 5, 2021April 9, 2021 Frank Wu 0 Comments A Study In Scarlet, Be Water, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Wick, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Scooby Doo, Sherlock Holmes, The Irregulars

Netflix’s dark adult-themed paranormal mystery series expands the Holmesverse again

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‘Ginny & Georgia’: It’s No ‘Gilmore Girls’

March 18, 2021 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Gilmore Girls, Ginny & Georgia

Every episode runs just under an hour, but each manages to feel like a day

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The Things That Got Us Through the Pandemic Year

March 11, 2021March 17, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments AEW, Animal Crossing, Big Mouth, Bill Burr, Devolution, Dungeons and Dragons, Edward St. Aubyn, Eurovision, Guy Fieri, Hard Life, Jaja Ding Dong, James Tynion, Liam Gallagher, Life on Mars, Liu Cixin, Magnum P.I., Max Brooks, Patrick Melrose, Sault, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads, Ted Lasso, The Big Goodbye, The Department of Truth, The Good Place, The Mandalorian, The Three Body Problem, Tiger King, Werner Herzog, YouTube

In a tough 12 months, our contributors turned to what they could

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Sex and Sensibility

December 30, 2020January 5, 2021 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Bridgerton, Chris Van Dusen, Golda Rosheuvel, Julia Quinn, Julie Andrews, Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page, Shonda Rhimes, Shondland

‘Bridgerton’ is NSFW Jane Austen lite

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