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Bridgerton

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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

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Chadwick Boseman’s Brilliant Final Role

December 18, 2020December 28, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments August Wilson, Chadwick Boseman, Denzel Washington, Fences, George C. Wolfe, Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Pittsburgh Cycle, Viola Davis

His epic performance in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ shows us just what we’ve lost

Kevin Hart

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Kevin Hart Gives a Fuck

December 4, 2020December 8, 2020 Michael Patrick Welch 0 Comments Ellen DeGeneres, Kevin Hart, Steve Martin, Zero Fucks Given

‘Zero Fucks Given’ on Netflix, the standup equivalent of an ‘Unplugged’ special

Christmas on the Square

Deck the Halls With Boughs of Dolly

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Kristin Clifford 0 Comments Christine Baranski, Christmas On The Square, Dolly Parton, Jeannie Mason, Josh Segarra, Mary Lane Haskell, Matthew Johnson

‘Christmas on the Square’, an earnest holiday musical

Haunting of Bly Manor

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A Good Old-Fashioned Ghost Story

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments Henry Thomas, Mike Flanagan, T'Nia Miller, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Haunting Of Hill House, Victoria Pedretti

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ on Netflix

Rebecca

de Winter is Coming

October 21, 2020October 23, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Armie Hammer, Daphne du Maurier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Rebecca

Netflix’s lame remake of ‘Rebecca’

Cavill

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The Curious Case of the Emo Sherlock

October 5, 2020October 6, 2020 Jonah Dylan 0 Comments Enola Holmes, Henry Cavill, Netflix, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate sues Netflix because Henry Cavill’s Holmes is too sensitive

Enola Holmes

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Sister

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Frank Wu 1 Comment Arthur Conan Doyle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Enola Holmes, Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Jonny Lee Miller, Millie Bobby Brown, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes

‘Enola Holmes’ is a welcome addition to the Sherlock multiverse

Young Wallander

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Another Brick in the Wallander

September 24, 2020September 29, 2020 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell 0 Comments Adam Pålsson, Henning Mankell, Kenneth Branagh, Wallander, Young Wallander

‘Young Wallander’ is an origin story that’s not an origin story

Ratched

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Bad Nurse

September 22, 2020 Jamie Mason 2 Comments Cynthia Nixon, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ryan Murphy, Sarah Paulson, Tached

‘Ratched’ is the latest cultural product to make a hero out of a villain

Away

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Down, Down and ‘Away’

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 G.L. Ford 0 Comments Away, Hilary Swank, Josh Charles, Mark Ivanir, Vivian Lu

Netflix show trades the thrill of a Mars expedition for soapy backstory

Cuties

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Much Ado About ‘Cuties’

September 16, 2020September 22, 2020 Jake Harris 0 Comments Cuties, Damien Chazelle, Donald Trump, First Man, Josh Hawley, Maïmouna Doucouré, Netflix, Ted Cruz, The Last Temptation of Christ, Tulsi Gabbard

How GOP lawmakers came to target a French film distributed by Netflix

Cursed

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‘Cursed’ is a Feminist Arthurian Jumble

August 6, 2020August 5, 2020 G.L. Ford 1 Comment Cursed, Excalibur, Frank Miller, Katherine Langford, Tom Wheeler

Netflix show imagines what would have happened if the Lady Of The Lake wielded Excalibur

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‘Ju-On’ is Back With a Vengeance

July 29, 2020 Pablo Gallaga 0 Comments Japanese horror, Ju-On, Netflix, The Grudge

Television Prequel ‘Ju-On: Origins’ Course-Corrects the Franchise

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Saying Yes to Stupid

July 22, 2020July 24, 2020 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Cannonball, Don't, Floor is Lava, Game On, Game shows, Television, Ultimate Tag

Summer TV game shows are here to distract our tired brains

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