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A Supersized What I'm Watching: The Substance, The Diplomat, Queer, Cross, and More
Plus: way too many serial killers, six podcast reviews, Industry, The First Omen, the second Dune, and ten books to help us survive 2025.
Valerie Ettenhofer
TV critic and writer with words at Slashfilm, Film School Rejects, IGN, The Playlist, Nonfics, Certified Forgotten, and the Hey, What Are You Watching? newsletter. Critics Choice and GALECA member.
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What I'm Watching: Anora, Blitz, Doctor Odyssey, and More
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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What I'm Watching: Salem's Lot, Agatha All Along, The Penguin, and More
Plus: a Legion appreciation post, two new true crime pods, love for 1995's Babe, and more.
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What I'm Watching: Will & Harper, Under The Bridge, A New Sopranos Documentary, and More
Plus: rewatch thoughts on Harlan County, USA, Beetlejuice, and Tickled + an update on my Dear America read-a-thon.
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What I'm Watching: Trap, The Rings of Power, Only Murders in the Building, and More
Plus: A Streetcar Named Desire, a Stephen King readthrough podcast, and the historical fiction kids' books I can't put down this week.
What I'm Watching: A Quiet Place 3, The Sympathizer, Babes, and More
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
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What I'm Watching: Twisters, The Umbrella Academy, Unsolved Mysteries, and More
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
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What I'm Watching: Longlegs, Civil War, Your Fat Friend, and More
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
What I'm Watching: House of the Dragon, The Bear, Hit Man, and More
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
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What I'm Watching On Vacation
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
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What I'm Watching: Godzilla Minus One, Travel Season, Spacey Unmasked, and More
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
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What I'm Watching: Interview With the Vampire, Baby Reindeer, Bridgerton, and More
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