Television

Television Review: “After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun” — Stuck in the Shade

August 29, 2024
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Like the iconic series it covers, “After Baywatch” is all gloss, an airbrushed look at a show about sexy lifeguards.

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Film Review: “Lumberjack the Monster” — A Petrified Forest

June 5, 2024
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Director Takashi Miike’s latest is a killjoy of a film: it doesn’t want to have fun with its material, but it’s impossible to take it seriously. 

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Television Review: “Kafka” — A Gripping Biopic of the Ever-Iconic Author

June 3, 2024
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What could have gone terribly wrong goes terrifically right in the hands of this creative team, culminating in a convergence of the life, the oeuvre, and our protagonist’s encroaching agony.

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Television Review: “Bridgerton”‘s Third Season — Let’s Hope for the Best

May 26, 2024
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It is early in the season and my heart is hopeful, dear reader, that Bridgerton will re-capture its former magic.

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Television Review: “Everybody’s in L.A.” — Could Use Some Tweaking

May 22, 2024
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If the show had its format tweaked a little bit, it might hit a sweet spot: somewhere between “The Daily Show”’s investigative reports and Conan O’Brien’s zanier segments.

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Television Review: “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” — A Nicholas Sparks Take on the Holocaust

May 8, 2024
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What are we supposed to feel as we are pulled from horror to melodrama to comedy?

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Television Review: “The Grimm Variations” — Intriguing But Vague

April 26, 2024
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So another season would be in order for “The Grimm Variations” — if it would strive to be less chaotic.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Ripley” — A Man in Shadows and Light

April 12, 2024
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“Ripley” is one of the most entertaining and finely-wrought thriller series to come from Netflix in years.

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Television Review: “Heartbreak High,” Season Two — A Distinct Letdown

April 12, 2024
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The Aussie teen soap falls victim to the dreaded sophomore slump.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Lions and Lambs

March 28, 2024
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Here are some recommendations of old and new streaming picks: some are leaving very soon, some should be around for a while.

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