A review of this week’s Succession, “Retired Janitors of Idaho,” coming up just as soon as I let the rabbit eat a bagel… Succession is a comedy. Yes, it submits as a drama at every awards show, and has done quite well with that strategy. But some of that is …
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A review of this week’s Loki on Disney+, “Lamentis,” coming up just as soon as l maintain a serious relationship with a postman whilst running across time from one apocalypse to another… What, exactly, is the advantage of serialized television over movies? Is it just to elongate stories, and get …
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This column contains spoilers for the midseason finale of The Nevers, which is available now on HBO and HBO Max. The Nevers has echoed many previous works of its creator, Joss Whedon, from its superheroines battling the patriarchy to its quippy, self-aware dialogue. Even outside the story of steampunk heroics …
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A review of “Holy Ghost,” this week’s Lovecraft Country episode, coming up just as soon as I poke my head into this elevator shaft to see if it’s working… “I thought the world was one way, and I found out it isn’t. And it terrifies me. But I can’t live …
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A review of this week’s The Good Place, “Employee of the Bearimy,” coming up just as soon as I’m holding a champagne glass full of Scrabble letters… Among the funny things about a show called The Good Place is how little time we’ve spent in the eponymous location. But while …
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Great Saturday Night Live episodes can sneak up on you. As host Liev Schreiber noted in his monologue, he wasn’t the most obvious choice for the role. “There’s nothing wrong with being funny,” he said at one point. “If you are, good for you.” It was a disarming way to …
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A review of tonight’s Better Call Saul coming up just as soon as I have a large gold nugget traversing my colon… “You were meant for better things.” -Gus Early in “Something Beautiful,” Jimmy is stunned to have Mike turn down his offer to steal the Hummel figurine out of …
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After the extreme highs of last week, there was nowhere for Saturday Night Live to go but down this time around. This Amy Schumer-led episode wasn’t bad by any stretch, but featured a miss for every hit. That consistent inconsistency made it difficult for the episode to gather any momentum: …
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