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Drama, Film, ThrillerFilm: Emily the Criminal
Further evidence of Aubrey Plaza’s acting chops is extraneous at this point, but Emily the Criminal (2022) delivers it…
December 27, 2022 -
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, 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 -
Drama, Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerTV: Shining Girls
Based on the novel by Lauren Beukes, Shining Girls is another accomplished effort from Apple, a creepy crime tale…
December 18, 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 -
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Drama, Film, Science FictionFilm: High-Rise
Somehow, I made it through High-Rise (2015) without knowing it was based on a J.G. Ballard novel—which, in retrospect,…
November 22, 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 -
Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: Deadwind (Season 3)
At the end of the day, Deadwind may simply be a pedestrian police procedural; certainly, its third season concludes…
November 5, 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 -
Drama, TelevisionTV: Borgen – Power & Glory
Television revivals, even when they’re welcome, aren’t always necessary, and also run the risk of sullying the property without…
October 19, 2022 -
Drama, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: The Romeo Section (Season 2)
Canadian screenwriter Chris Haddock creates thoughtful, compulsively watchable television, and the second season of The Romeo Section matches the…
October 2, 2022