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Call It a Mid-Season Break
On taking a breather.
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Quick takes on Severance season 2, Star Trek: Section 31, six Oscar nominees, and more.
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What can we do when the whole world is on fire? I originally jotted this down as a note on my phone to share on Instagram. I wrote it largely for myself and my close friends, but I'm publishing a half-polished draft here in case it helps anyone
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On the year that was.
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Plus: Conclave, Christmas classics revisited, /Film's best shows of the year, and what the It Ends With Us news means for, well, us. Here’s a quick rundown of everything I’ve watched, read, and written about lately: The shows: * I caught up with English Teacher, FX’s
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Plus: Rebel Ridge, The Order, my first Real Housewives run-in, an unexpected podcast obsession, and the movie Jeff Bezos probably doesn't want you to see.
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The shape of things to come.
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Plus: way too many serial killers, six podcast reviews, Industry, The First Omen, the second Dune, and ten books to help us survive 2025.
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Plus: Peacock’s Hysteria, I Saw The TV Glow, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the Booker Prize shortlist, and the final season of What We Do in the Shadows.
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Plus: a Legion appreciation post, two new true crime pods, love for 1995's Babe, and more.
The view from the top of what was once Peak TV. Reviews, essays, musings, and pop culture round-ups from the former head TV critic of Film School Rejects.
Plus: rewatch thoughts on Harlan County, USA, Beetlejuice, and Tickled + an update on my Dear America read-a-thon.
Plus: A Streetcar Named Desire, a Stephen King readthrough podcast, and the historical fiction kids' books I can't put down this week.
Plus: the end of Evil, a new Laci Peterson doc, ranking every season of Superstore, and an unexpected Dexter riff. Here’s a quick rundown of everything I’ve been watching, reading, and writing about: The shows: * The existentially supernatural Paramount+ procedural Evil finally signed off this week after four
Plus: Arrow Video's streaming service, Apple TV's Manhunt, and Eric Bogosian's plays. Here’s a rundown of everything I’ve been watching, reading, and writing about lately: The shows: * Since the Trump assassination attempt, I’ve become interested in assassination stories as a prism
Plus: Beverly Hills, 90210, That ‘90s Show, cinematic horror games, and must-read comics. Here’s a quick rundown of everything I’ve been watching, reading, and writing about lately: The shows: * I was sad to hear about the passing of Shannen Doherty this week, especially since I’ve been catching
Plus: Ripley, Anyone But You, a horror movie about Amish country, Paddington (finally), this year’s Dorian TV Awards nominees, and more. Here’s a quick rundown of everything I’ve been watching, reading, and writing about recently: The shows: * As a casual but enamored fan, my final verdict on
I'm out of office, and into The Price is Right. I’ve been visiting family and other loved ones in America and Canada for the past two weeks. Here’s what I’ve been watching, reading, and listening to along the way: The shows: * I’ve been chasing
Plus: Anthony Bourdain's travel shows, a pre-Code thriller, a schedule change, and two of the best books I've read all year. Here’s a quick rundown of everything I’ve been watching, reading, and writing about lately. You can also check out my most recent paywalled
Also: The final season of Evil, some planets of some apes, a podcast about the best-worst reality show of the aughts, and more. Here’s a (sort of) quick rundown of everything I’ve watched, read, and written about lately. Please read to the end for a note on the
Plus: new Doctor Who, Luca Guadagnino's back catalogue, ranking every season of The Wire, and more. Here’s a quick rundown on everything I’ve watched, read, and wrote about lately: The shows: * God, I adore Hacks. The HBO show about a stubborn elder stand-up comic (Jean Smart)
Plus: Kong: Skull Island, The Stepford Wives remake, a Dead Boy Detectives primer, a new TV review from me, and more. Here’s a quick rundown of everything I watched, read, and wrote about this past week: The shows: * Nearly a decade ago, I was one of millions of people
Plus: Wendy and Lucy, The Red Balloon, a long-lost silent movie, ghosts in the British Museum, and more. Here’s a quick rundown on everything I watched, read, and wrote about this week: The shows: * Conan O’Brien’s utterly unhinged episode of Hot Ones really is a thing to