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Dark Delivers a Poignant Finale in Season Three, Neatly Wrapping Up the Time Travel Narrative
With a strong fanbase, Dark showrunners Baran Bo Oder and Jantje Friese may have been tempted to stretch the show out as long as they could have. Thankfully, they chose to go out in good form, and the end result…
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The Hunt is a Suspenseful Satire Anchored by a Strong Lead Performance
On 9th August 2019, Donald Trump claimed on Twitter “Liberal Hollywood is Racist at the highest level, and with great Anger and Hate. The movie coming out is made in order to inflame and cause chaos.” Shortly after the first…
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Normal People is an Exercise in Honest, Powerful Intimacy, Showcasing How Love Helps You Become a Better Person
I feel at a disadvantage writing about Hulu’s Normal People, as I haven’t read Sally Rooney’s book of the same name. Rooney is often credited as a quintessential millennial writer, whose approach to romance is, in her own words, “is…
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Space Force Fails to Stick the Landing in First Season, Despite a Stellar Cast
On paper, Space Force looks like a no brainer. Steve Carell reuniting with The Office co-creator Greg Daniels to create another workplace comedy sounds like a solid idea. The execution, unfortunately, leaves a lot to be desired. Mark Naird (Steve…
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Betaal Repurposes the 1857 Indian Mutiny as A Zombie Story
Red Chillies Entertainment's first offering for Netflix, Bard of Blood, was a plodding, mediocre affair that failed to impress. Its second show, Betaal, takes on a different genre, mixing in political commentary with a puppy zombie threat. Created by Patrick…
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Gangs of London Tells a Familiar Story, with Pulse-Pounding Action Scenes
The first impression you get from seeing Gangs of London’s poster is that it might be a modern spin on the tried-and-tested Peaky Blinders formula. While the show stars Peaky Blinders alum Joe Cole and centers around an Irish crime…
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Upload is a Warm, Comfy take on a Digital Afterlife (and Class Inequality)
Upload is hardly the first show to tackle the afterlife. In recent years, shows like The Good Place and Black Mirror have used varying concepts of life after death, and what the showrunner, Greg Daniels (co-creator of The Office and…
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Bojack Horseman Ends with a Somber, Heartfelt Look at Bojack’s Past, Hinting at a Hopeful Future
In some ways, Bojack Horseman is one of the last remnants of an earlier era in television: the era of ‘difficult men’. Mad Men ended almost five years ago. Like Don Draper, Bojack Horseman often ends up exercising his power…
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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Returns with Strongest Season Yet in Part 3, Filled with Fun, Campiness and Mischief
If you liked the first two seasons of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, then you are going to love Part 3. The first episode, for instance, starts off with a literal journey to hell, and then things get only more gnarly…
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You is as Fun, Addictive and Depraved as Ever in Season Two, Helmed by Penn Badgley’s Unhinged Performance
You is one of those series that should not work, and get, absolutely does. Following a charmingly murderous Penn Badgley as he integrates into his target’s lives, the show is compellingly fun to watch with good splashes of dry wit…
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