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"The Other Black Girl."
The Hulu series gets the Two Episode Test.
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"How To With John Wilson," "River," "Year Of the Rabbit" and "Extraction 2," plus the odd stray coming across the bow.
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All Mod Cons.
Things you should know for today. Short version with polls, app and audio talk, a random thought or two.
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Magical Realism Or Just the Magic of Cinema. How One Sci-Fi Film Saved the Day.
"Vesper" and the very bad, unexplained blues, and how they went away.
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"I'm A Virgo," "The Changeling," "Who Is Erin Carter?," "Snabba Cash," even more "Cabin Chronicles" and wondering how big this ocean of options can be.
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AMA: Ask Me Anything. A thread. A prompt. A conversation.
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The Box Set: "Succession."
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A Post In the Machine.
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Overthinking It.
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What's the Future Of TV?
Yeah, you know, just a small thing about storytelling to consider in a post-strike world.
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Deep Dive: BritBox.
First up, the psychological cop series "River" and the comedy "Year of the Rabbit."
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A Post In the Machine.
So are we all back? If not summer itself, are vacations over? Is it TV Time?
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"The Bear" and "Severance" and Justifying (Or Not) the Mistakes and Missteps.
Both critically acclaimed series have issues. The question is are you willing to overlook them and if so, why? Some answers ahead.
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"Linoleum."
How a 2022 indie movie helps bring some clarity to the question of whether everything needs to make sense when we watch.
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A Post In the Machine.
Notes on looking for Summer BSU --Blow Shit Up -- movies; "Heart of Stone" on Netflix, some insanely terrible Salma Hayek movie; hoping I don't end up…
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How Endings Reassure New Beginnings.
Some recent excellent endings, particularly S1 of "Kleo" and "Drops of God," are the green light you need to start watching.
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"The French Connection."
Revisiting the classic after William Friedkin's death, plus some thoughts on how the media reflects on success.
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Spoiler-free thoughts on "Oppenheimer," "Black Mirror," a movie called "A Simple Favor," "Severance" and liking things without enjoying them.
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