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Curb Your Enthusiasm

Larry David Kicks COVID to the Curb

December 3, 2021 Neal Pollack 0 Comments COVID-19, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David

The new season is strangely silent on the ultimate social-manners struggle of our time

Hawkeye

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‘Hawkeye’ Is Marvel’s Christmas Candy

December 3, 2021December 6, 2021 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Alaqua Cox, Halle Steinfeld, Hawkeye, Jeremy Renner, Marvel

Delightful family-friendly holiday action fun for all

Streaming

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Everything That’s Streaming in December

December 1, 2021December 6, 2021 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments 1883, Amazon Prime, And Just Like That, Cobra Kai, Disney, Hulu, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Letterkenny, Lost In Space, Netflix, Paramount, Peanuts, Pen15, Reno 911, Sex And The City, Swan Song, The Book of Boba Fett, The Power Of The Dog, The Witcher

An epic month of content awaits

Succession

Nothing Succeeds like ‘Succession’

November 29, 2021 Matthew Ehrlich 0 Comments Armando Iannucci, Brian Cox, Jesse Armstrong, Michael Douglas, Succession, Veep, Wall Street

The best show on TV has no likable characters, and yet we’re still watching

Hit-Monkey

Marvel’s ‘Hit-Monkey’ Hits the Mark

November 22, 2021November 30, 2021 William Schwartz 0 Comments Hit-Monkey, Jason Sudeikis, Ken Kobayashi, Marvel, Olivia Munn

A solid comic-book adaptation, relatively respectful of Japanese culture

80s

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Why Do We Hate the ’80s Now?

November 18, 2021November 23, 2021 William Schwartz 4 Comments 1980s, 80s, Dennis Hopper, Family Guy, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Inside Job, Linda Manz, Out of the Blue

The reality was much grittier than the pop culture we’re mocking

The Morning Show

She Looks Amazing

November 15, 2021November 17, 2021 Matthew Ehrlich 0 Comments Jennifer Aniston, Juliana Margulies, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, The Morning Show

‘The Morning Show’ is an extended meditation on the miracle that is Jennifer Aniston’s face

Inside Job

The Unfunny Conspiracy Theories of ‘Inside Job’

October 25, 2021November 9, 2021 William Schwartz 4 Comments Christian Slater, Clark Duke, conspiracy theories, Family Guy, Inside Job, Ken Burns, Lizzy Caplan, Rick And Morty

Animated Netflix show tries to be ‘Rick and Morty’ but ends up at sub-‘Family Guy’ levels

South Korean

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South Korean Dramas: It’s Not Just Squid Game

October 13, 2021October 14, 2021 William Schwartz 0 Comments Devil Judge, Flix Patrol, Gong Yoo, Hellbound, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Parasite, South Korea, Squid Game, Train To Busan, Vincenzo, Yeon Sang-ho

Other notable shows from the world’s trendiest entertainment market

Chappelle

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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?

Maid

Maid To Be Alone

October 11, 2021November 15, 2021 G.L. Ford 0 Comments Andie MacDowell, Maid, Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Rylea Nevaeh Whittet

The system conspires against our heroine in the brilliant Netflix series ‘Maid’

‘Outlander’ Gets Intimate With Its Fans at NYCC

October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 Rebecca Kurson 0 Comments Caitroina Balfe, Diana Gabaldon, John Bell, Lauren Lyle, Maril Davis, Sam Heughan

Comic Con attendees fancy-mask for a season 6 preview

Many Saints of Newark

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Mob Mentality

October 7, 2021October 11, 2021 Matt Hanson 1 Comment Alessandro Nivola, David Chase, The Many Saints of Newark, The Sopranos

‘The Many Saints of Newark’ lacks that old Sopranos bada-bing

Squid Game

Everyone is Playing ‘Squid Game’

October 4, 2021October 16, 2021 Elijah Pollack 0 Comments 3%, Money Heist, Netflix, Ragnarok, Squid Game

The deeply emotional appeal of the world’s most popular show

Foundation

Foundationally Dull

September 30, 2021October 1, 2021 Neal Pollack 3 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Dark Knight, David S. Goyer, Douglas Adams, Foundation, Game Of Thrones, Isaac Asimov, Jared Harris, Laura Birn, Lee Pace, Star Trek, Terrance Mann

The long-awaited adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s epic project feels like it will go on forever

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