Television

Television Review: “Swamp Thing” — I Think We Love You?

October 22, 2020
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Swamp Thing is downright ornery, at times questioning political and corporate power as well as environmental protections.

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Film Review: The Soulful Comic Legacy of John Belushi

October 20, 2020
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Belushi is a warts-and-all look at one of comedy’s raging bulls.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Lovecraft Country” — Blackness, Blackness, All Is Blackness

October 12, 2020
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Lovecraft Country is quite a thrill ride at times, its heady balance of realism and fantasy spiced up with an intoxicating dose of science fiction and time travel.

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Television Review: “Emily in Paris” — Sacré Bleu!

October 8, 2020
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This is clearly a version of Paris written by ignorant Americans for ignorant Americans.

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Television Review: “Filthy Rich” — Crass Warfare

September 30, 2020
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For fans of novellas, Filthy Rich will be a trashy guilty pleasure.

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Television Review: “Pen15” — Season Two Amps up the Angst of Adolescence

September 22, 2020
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Considering how dark 2020 is, it is a good time for a lighthearted remembrance of things past, before the pandemic.

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TV Review: “Ratched” — A Sensational Sartorial Folly

September 18, 2020
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Ratched is lurid, violent, sexually explicit, outrageous, and has nothing whatsoever to do with Ken Kesey’s novel or Milos Forman’s award-winning film adaptation.

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Television Review: “Aggretsuko” — The Season Three Blues

September 8, 2020
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For some reason, Aggretsuko riffs on Japanese idols in its third season, and the shift makes the show less appealing.

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Television Review: “Class Action Park” — The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

September 1, 2020
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Visitors (of all ages?) were invited to drink copious amounts of liquor and possibly get laid. This was as close to Pinnochio‘s Pleasure Island as they were ever going to get.

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Television Review: “Howard” — Homage to One of the Greatest Artists of the 20th Century

August 19, 2020
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The great lyricist behind the Disney renaissance receives a moving tribute.

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