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Euphoria Continues to Tell an Engrossing Story about Messy Teens Despite Some Missteps in Second Season

Euphoria returned to the small screen almost three years after the end of its first season. By any measure, its second season is an unqualified success: it has garnered 2.4 million viewers on HBO Max, and it generated tons of…

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How Fantasy Shows are Vying for Supremacy in a post-Game of Thrones Era

When did fantasy shows start to climb the charts? Was it when Game of Thrones (GoT) shattered the records of TV history? Or was it when Henry Cavill signed to play the lead for The Witcher? Or better when Amazon…

Brian Cox Jeremy Strong Matthew Macfayden Kieran Culkin Sarah Snook Nicholas Braun Alan Ruck HBO Succession S3

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Succession Returns with a Blistering (and Biting) Third Season that Upends the Playing Board Altogether

Succession is still the most sharply written show on television, but something has been lost in the long wait between the second season and the third. It may have something to do with the pandemic, but season three puts the…

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Reminiscence Squanders an Interesting Premise with a Misplaced Focus on Action and Mystery

Reminiscence is one of those movies where it is lesser than the sum of its parts. Despite sporting an intriguing premise and an A-list cast, as well as being written and directed by Lisa Joy (co-creator of Westworld), the film…

Connie Britton Steve Zahn Fred Hechinger Sydney Sweeney Brittany O'Grady Jake Levy Alexandra Daddario Jennifer Coolidge HBO the White Lotus

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The White Lotus is a Brilliant Satire that Pokes Holes at the Facades Worn by Progressive Rich Families

The White Lotus is another in a long line of HBO series that have garnered both critical acclaim and favorable audience reception. Created, written and directed by Mike White, the series follows a group of affluent guests at the White…

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Mare of Easttown is a Compelling Small-Town Crime Story that also Tackles Trauma and Motherhood

Even with the glut of TV content coming out each month these days -especially from steaming services- some networks such as HBO and FX still manage to deliver stellar shows that stand out from the rest. Mare of Easttown is…

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Lovecraft Country is a Fresh, Timely Take on Horror and Inequality That Falls Just Short of Greatness

Based on the name, you might expect to see more of the eldritch horrors of H.P. Lovecraft in Lovecraft Country. While there are plenty of Lovecraftian elements in the series, from secretive cults to terrifying monsters called shoggoths, the series…

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The Best TV Shows of 2019

There were plenty of exciting shows this year, to the extent that it's hard to choose just ten for the best of the year list. There's just too many shows out there, and even if you spent weeks binging, you…

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HBO’s Watchmen is a Worthy Spiritual Successor to Original, Full of Riveting Twists That Keep You Hooked till the End

Watchmen has long been one of those cornerstones of pop culture that has felt best as a self-contained story. There has been attempts to continue the story in comic form, such as Before Watchmen and Doomsday Clock. However, the main…

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Euphoria is a Dark, Gritty Take on Gen Z Teens That Aims to Shock (and Impress)

It’s difficult to talk about Euphoria without noting its inherently alarmist nature. Yes, it provides a stark window into the lives of a group of teens, each flawed and messed up in one or several ways, making their lives even more…