The Marvel Cinematic Universe keeps expanding into television, now with the premiere of Loki on Disney+. A review of this first episode — with spoilers — coming up just as soon as I know whether I’m a robot… With the debut of Loki, the Kevin Feige era of Marvel TV …
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A review of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiere — complete with spoilers — coming up just as soon as I take you out for pinochle… The Kevin Feige era of Marvel TV began earlier this year with WandaVision, a show about television that was clearly made for television …
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A review of The Mandalorian Season Two finale, “The Rescue,” coming up just as soon as the Quacta calls the Stifling slimy… The Mandalorian is a show made for children. Or, in some cases, for inner children. There’s long been an elegant simplicity to how Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and …
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A review of “Happy,” this week’s Fargo, coming up just as soon as I punch a U.S. alderman… “Everything that happened, we’re here now.” —Josto That last week’s episode was so special after a very up-and-down Fargo year felt less reassuring than it could have, because it was such an …
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Thandie Newton and Evan Rachel Wood have a sword-and-knife fight. If you take away nothing else from this episode of Westworld (“Passed Pawn”), let it be the sight of these two badass women kicking the living shit out of each other. It’s the episode’s highlight — even if it’s never …
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A review of “JMM,” this week’s Better Call Saul, coming up just as soon as lightning bolts shoot from my fingertips… “But, do you want to be a ‘Friend of the Cartel’?” -Kim The letters that form the title of “JMM” are expanded three different ways in the episode. First, …
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A review of “The Jimmy Jab Games II,” this week’s episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, coming up just as soon as my brains are made of brains… Brooklyn Nine-Nine has developed several annual traditions over time, including the Halloween heist (even if it doesn’t always take place on Halloween), Jake’s misadventures …
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A review of The Mandalorian‘s second episode, “The Child,” coming up just as soon as weapons are part of my religion… In its series premiere, The Mandalorian came across as fun but slight: a pulpy adventure about a stock anti-hero with a heart of gold, played with minimal dialogue by …
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Only in the world of Succession could something like the Aspen Ideas Festival become more pretentious than it already is. It’s pulled off, though, in this episode. The festival is called Argestes — a northwest wind in Greek mythology — and while I haven’t been to Aspen, I hope the …
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Big Little Lies is back for Season Two. I reviewed it earlier this week, and I have many thoughts on the premiere, “What Have They Done?” — with full spoilers — coming up just as soon as my grief is too loud for you… Late in the episode, Jane asks …
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