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Emmys: The Last Stand for Canceled and Non-Returning Shows

Eddie Mouradian April 3, 2020

Last year, on this very website, I wrote with unflinching, completely unearned confidence about the fates of two Emmy stalwarts coming to their series conclusions:... Read More

TV Recap: Top Chef All-Stars LA Episode 3 – “Strokes of Genius”

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone April 2, 2020

Another beautiful and thrilling week of quarantine, another gorgeous and shocking episode of “Top Chef: All-Stars LA.” Like sands in the hourglass these are the... Read More

Focus Features to stream its classic titles free on Facebook for “Movie Mondays”

Erik Anderson April 2, 2020

Films will feature Q&As and livewatch parties with filmmakers Julian Fellowes, Kevin Smith and Wes Anderson Focus Features announced today that it is pivoting from... Read More

First Look: Ryan Murphy’s sumptuous new limited series ‘Hollywood’ for Netflix flips the script on race, gender and sexuality

Erik Anderson April 2, 2020

The Golden Age of Hollywood gets a major makeover with the new limited series from one of television’s biggest directing and producing icons, Ryan Murphy... Read More

Emmy Podcast #34: Will Comedy Series be a ‘Schitt’ Fest?

Erik Anderson April 2, 2020

In this era of quarantine it’s time for some levity. Or at least some Levy. Kevin Jacobsen and Amanda Spears return for this podcast, covering the... Read More

Retro Review: ‘Lantana’ (2002)

Erik Anderson April 1, 2020

lantana (lan-tan-uh) n: a genus of tropical shrub with small, colorful blooms that hide a dense, thorny undergrowth. Lantana opens with a camera pushing through... Read More

TV Recap: One Day at a Time S4 E2 – “Penny Pinching”

Amelia Merrill March 31, 2020

In the latest One Day at a Time, we meet a new character: Alex’s girlfriend Nora, played by Raquel Justice. Penelope was miffed to find... Read More

Retro Review: ‘The Deep End’ (2001)

Erik Anderson March 31, 2020

A mother’s work is never done. In fact, what does a mom do all day? Well, if you’re Margaret Hall in The Deep End, between... Read More

Retro Review: ‘Series 7: The Contenders’ (2001)

Erik Anderson March 31, 2020

Reality meets satire in this completely insane and hysterical movie about the depths we will sink to and call it entertainment. The title refers to... Read More

American Film Institute launches AFI Movie Club: “Movies To Watch Together While We’re Apart”

Erik Anderson March 31, 2020

Steven Spielberg Inaugurates New AFI Program As group viewing parties happen across the world in this era of pandemic-induced isolation, the American Film Institute (AFI)... Read More

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