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Comedy, Fantasy, FilmFilm – Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
A loopy, cartoonish trailer lured me to Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013), a comedic fantasy based…
January 16, 2023 -
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Derry Girls (Season 3)
The concluding season of Derry Girls is a fucking delight. This will surprise nobody who enjoyed the earlier run,…
January 15, 2023 -
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Mythic Quest (Season 3)
The third season of Mythic Quest remains an amusing, effortlessly watched entry in Apple’s catalogue, even if it doesn’t…
January 7, 2023 -
Comedy, Drama, TelevisionTV: High Fidelity
When I put on High Fidelity (2020), I was just looking for something light and casual to fold laundry…
December 27, 2022 -
Comedy, Film, MysteryFilm – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Rian Johnson’s hit Knives Out was bound to be a tough trick to replicate, but Glass Onion: A Knives…
December 26, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, FilmFilm: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) is one of those rare films where…
December 26, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, TelevisionTV: The White Lotus (Season 2)
Not many shows count as appointment television these days—especially for us card-carrying wait-for-it bingers—but HBO’s The White Lotus is…
December 18, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, TelevisionTV: Ramy (Season 3)
Hulu’s Ramy has always been a serious show, despite its many eccentric, humorous moments. But the series’ long-delayed third…
December 12, 2022 -
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Freaks and Geeks
Sometimes when you miss the moment, it’s too late to go back. I thought that might be the case…
December 12, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TelevisionTV: The Good Fight (Season 6)
Can it be possible we’ve seen the last of Christine Baranski’s bravura turn as complex feminist lawyer Diane Lockhart?…
November 16, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TelevisionTV: Atlanta (Season 4)
It’s sad to say goodbye to Atlanta, a brilliant show that changed television, but it’s also good to see…
November 13, 2022 -
Comedy, Film, Horror, Science FictionFilm: Nope
Clearly there’s something about the artistry of Jordan Peele’s films that appeals to me, because even in the case…
November 5, 2022 -
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Reboot (Season 1)
There’s comfort to be found in old-fashioned things, and maybe we need that right about now. Hulu’s Reboot taps…
November 2, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, TelevisionTV: Reservation Dogs (Season 2)
Shows like Reservation Dogs, which tell appealing slice-of-life tales about under-represented cultures, are an absolute gift. Even as they…
November 1, 2022