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HBO

What HBO Max’s Merger Means For You

August 8, 2022August 11, 2022 Jake Harris 0 Comments Batgirl, David Zaslav, DC Comics, Discovery, HBO, HBO Max, Marvel

Here are the shows going and staying (for now), plus Marvel-ous plans for DC Comics

Abortion

American TV’s Uneasy History of Dealing With Abortion Rights

May 10, 2022 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, HBO, Jane the Virgin, Maude, Shonda Rimes, Six Feet Under

Often (but not always) shying away from the USA’s most emotional topic

Chernobyl 1986

Dueling Chernobyls

November 10, 2021November 15, 2021 William Schwartz 8 Comments Chernobyl, Chernobyl 1986, HBO

Which portrayed the disaster better? HBO, or a homegrown Russian film?

White Lotus

We Don’t Need a Season 2 of ‘The White Lotus’

August 19, 2021March 29, 2022 Adam Hirschfelder 0 Comments HBO, Mike White, The White Lotus

The rich keep getting richer

Mediocre

An Above-Average Book About Mediocre White Men

January 5, 2021January 12, 2021 Jim Arndorfer 10 Comments Buffalo Bill, Can't Slow Down, Donald Trump, George Preston Marshall, HBO, Herbie Hancock, Ijeoma Oluo, Lionel Richie, Mediocre, Michelangelo Matos, Prince, So You Want To Talk About Race?, Washington Football Team

A white man edited this review that a white man wrote about a Black woman’s life’s work

HBO: Special Mason Unit

July 24, 2020July 29, 2020 Jonpaul Henry Guinn 0 Comments HBO, Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason

Matthew Rhys stars in a dark, gritty reboot of ‘Perry Mason’

DOCUMENTARY FILM Politics TELEVISION

Eight Must-Watch Candidates

July 24, 2020 Matt Hanson 0 Comments A Face in the Crowd, A Perfect Candidate, documentaries, HBO, movies, Nashville, Street Fight, The Contender, The Manchurian Candidate, The Wire, Wag the Dog

Vote yes for these on-screen campaigns to join your viewing list

Westworld

Not the Best World

March 31, 2020April 7, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Aaron Paul, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, HBO, Jeffrey Wright, Lena Waithe, Thandie Newton, Westworld

Three seasons in, it’s pretty clear that ‘Westworld’ isn’t going to be a hit franchise

McMillion$

DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION

Who Tipped off the FBI About the McMillion$ Scam?

March 5, 2020April 13, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Frank Colombo, HBO, Jerry Colombo, Mark Wahlberg, McDonald's, McMillion$, Robin Colombo, Uncle Jerry

HBO documentary series will (hopefully) reveal all on March 9

Dysphoria

June 26, 2019June 25, 2019 Elijah Pollack 0 Comments Euphoria, HBO, Zendaya

HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Does Not Whatsoever Reflect the Lives of Real Teens. Signed, a Real Teenager.

FILM TELEVISION

The Mummy Returns to Deadwood

June 1, 2019June 4, 2019 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Brad Dourif, David Milch, Deadwood, HBO, Ian McShane, John Hawkes, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomsen, Robin Weigert, Timothy Olyphant, Westworld, William Sanderson

We’re Old, You Cocksucker!

CREATORS FILM Netflix TELEVISION

SXSW Powers–Activate!

March 11, 2019March 22, 2019 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Amazon, Comedy Central, Game Of Thrones, Good Omens, HBO, Highwaymen, Neil Gaiman, South By Southwest, SXSW, The Daily Show, Trump, Viacom, Westworld

Who Won the Corporate-Media Activation Battle in Austin This Year?

DOCUMENTARY FILM TELEVISION

An Ode to “Muscular Journalism”

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Ross Warner 0 Comments Deadline Artists, HBO, Howard Cosell, Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill

HBO’s Hamill and Breslin Doc Sticks up for the Little Guy

Swiped

DOCUMENTARY FILM TELEVISION

Won’t You Be My Swolemate?

September 18, 2018 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Bumble, HBO, Nancy Jo Sales, OKCupid, Swiped, Tinder

HBO Doc ‘Swiped’ Dives Into The Seamy World Of Dating Apps

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Featured Stories

Featured Stories Streaming TELEVISION

Men or Snakes? Who Are the ‘Monsters of God’?

September 25, 2026September 30, 2026 Robert Dean 0

New HBO series from Eric Goode documents the world of exotic-reptile collecting

BOOKS Featured Stories FILM

Carla Baratta: The BFG Interview

September 24, 2026September 30, 2026 Dr. Carlos Flores 0

DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories Streaming TELEVISION

Check Out Boeing in ‘Freefall’

September 23, 2026September 28, 2026 Robert Dean 0

Featured Stories FILM

Hasta La Vista, Toronto, You Ended Strong

September 22, 2026September 28, 2026 Kaveh Jalinous 0

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