Essays
I Forgot That The Movies Can Love Me Back
On waking up.
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: Lessons in Chemistry, Mister Organ, Roots, and More
On five shows, four movies, three books, two articles, and two podcasts.
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What I'm Watching: Loki, Hell House LLC Origins, American Symphony, and More
On seven TV shows, five movies, three books, two podcasts, an audio series, and a bucket list assignment.
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What I'm Watching: Our Flag Means Death, The Fall of the House of Usher, Joy Ride, and More
On five shows, four movies, and some very disparate books.
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What I'm Watching: Sex Education, No One Will Save You, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, and More
On six shows, four movies, four books, one podcast, and a project I've been working on all summer long.
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What I'm Watching: Wrestlers, Yakirama, Wilderness, and More
On six shows, two movies, two horror comics, one podcast, and some wild current events.
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What I'm Watching: Asteroid City, Polite Society, Paul T. Goldman, and More
On four shows, three movies, three short films, three horror comics (triples is best), and a podcast.
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What I'm Watching: The Changeling, Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Exorcist, and More
A special Wednesday edition of the newsletter featuring six shows, two movies, a comic, and photographic evidence that I sometimes go outside.
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What I'm Watching: Ahsoka, Ghostwatch, The Blob, and More
On six shows, two movies, and TSwift's nemesis.
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What I'm Watching: Harlan Coben's Shelter, Wolf Pack, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, and More
Does TV actually have to be good to be entertaining? In the immortal words of Jonathan Frakes: not this time!
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What I'm Watching: Only Murders In The Building, The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Finale, Notorious, And More
On seven shows, two movies, a podcast, a literary trend, and 100 days of the WGA strike.
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What I'm Watching: Heartstopper, Rye Lane, How To Become A Cult Leader, and More
On four shows, two in memoriams, and a movie.