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Friday, May 24, 2019

The Worst Wing

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Kevin L. Jones 29 Comments Aaron Sorkin, Bradley Whitford, Dave Anthony, John Amos, John Spenser, Josh Olson, Rob Lowe, The West Wing, The West Wing Thing

The West Wing Thing Podcast Tears Down Sorkin’s Soapbox

FICTION

‘Juliet The Maniac’

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 0 Comments Juliet Escoria, Juliet The Maniac, Melville House

OK, Maybe Autofiction Isn’t All Bad

NON-FICTION

Golden Spite

May 15, 2019May 16, 2019 Michael Giltz 0 Comments Ghosts Of Gold Mountain, Gordon Chang, Hell On Wheels, transcontinental railroad

How the Chinese United America With a Railroad…and then were Driven Away

Netflix TELEVISION

‘I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson’

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Amy Schumer, Andy Samberg, Cecily Strong, Detroiters, Fred Willard, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, Lonely Island, Nick Kroll, Sam Richardson, Saturday Night Live, Tim Robinson, Vanessa Bayer, Will Forte

Un-reinventing the Sketch Comedy Wheel

FILM TELEVISION

In the Wake of Detective Pikachu

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Justin Harrison 0 Comments Ash Ketchum, Detective Pikachu, Justice Smith, Pikachu, Pokémon, Ryan Reynolds, The Avengers

A Quick Pokémon Crash Course

FICTION

‘Good Riddance’

May 13, 2019May 15, 2019 Wendi Aarons 0 Comments

A Fast, Fun Screwball Comic Novel from Elinor Lipman

Actors Directors Writers

Grief Is the Thing at St Ann’s Warehouse

May 13, 2019May 21, 2019 Rebecca Kurson 0 Comments Cillian Murphy, Enda Walsh, Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter, St. Ann’s Warehouse

Murphy Cills it in Perfect Adaptation of Max Porter Mini-book

FILM Netflix

No Country For Young Women

May 13, 2019May 12, 2019 Rachael Pavlik 0 Comments Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Emily Spivey, Jason Schwartzman, Maya Rudolph, Paula Pell, Tina Fey, Wine Country

Amy Poehler’s Kinda Lame ‘Wine Country’

FILM

‘The Hustle’ Lacks Bustle

May 11, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway, David Niven, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Marlon Brando, Michael Caine, Rebel Wilson, Steve Martin, The Hustle

Missed Opportunities and a Miscast Anne Hathaway

DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Biggest Little Con

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments John Chester, Molly Chester, The Biggest Little Farm

‘Farm’ is an NPR Fever Dream of Liberal Self-Righteousness

CLASSICS FILM

The New Criterion

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Agnes Varda, Carol Reed, Douglas Sirk, Jacques Demy, John Woo, Jubal, Kelly Reichardt, Last Hurrah For Chivalry, Martin Scorsese, Michelle Williams, Ralph Richardson, Rod Steiger, TCM, The Criterion Collection, The Fallen Idol, The Tarnished Angels, The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, Turner Classic Movies, Vagabond, Wendy and Lucy

Self-Guided Film School, 24/7, on the Criterion Collection App

FILM

No, a Giant Dog-Faced Talking Octopus Didn’t Save Everyone on the Titanic

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Justin Harrison 1 Comment Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book, In Search Of The Titanic, James Cameron, Legend Of The Titanic, Titanic

The Warped History of Some Strange Italian Animated Movies

TELEVISION

Buds in the Kitchen

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 Tehra Turnbaugh Thorp 0 Comments

Bong Appetit: Cook Off and the Rise of Marijuana Cooking Competition Shows

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Do You Believe in Life After Flash?

May 8, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Dino De Laurentiis, Flash Gordon, Life After Flash, Sam Jones, Ted

Documentary About Sam Jones Doesn’t Dig Deep

COMICS CREATORS MUSIC Remembrance

‘Grace’: The Quest of Jeff Buckley

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Jenny Parrott 1 Comment Grace, Henry Fischer, Jeff Buckley, Tiffanie DeBartolo

A Lovely Graphic Novel About the Search for Truth in Art