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The Book and Film Globe Week In Review podcast

May 1, 2021May 4, 2021 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments

Our editor and writers break down the week in culture

Shadow & Bone

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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, 2021May 4, 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

Thunder Force

‘Thunder Force’, Not Really a Blockbuster

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Kristin Clifford 0 Comments Ben Falcone, Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Shazam!, Thunder Force

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

Concrete Cowboy

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

Ginny & Georgia

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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

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

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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

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