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But it's more than just Arabian Nights with cellphones.
Caroline Siede
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Contributor, The A.V. Club. Caroline Siede is a pop culture critic in Chicago, where the cold never bothers her anyway. Her interests include superhero movies, feminist theory, and Jane Austen novels.
6/09/21 4:00AM
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If "Glorious Purpose" is any indication, this is going to be a hell of a fun ride
6/09/21 12:45AM
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Superman & Lois is slowly emerging as one of the twistiest, turniest series in The CW superhero canon
6/04/21 1:00AM
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The 2004 romantic comedy Saving Face starts with a premise that feels both quietly revolutionary and just a touch…
6/02/21 2:10AM
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Narratively, “Holding The Wrench” is a John Henry Irons episode. It starts with Irons in military custody,…
5/26/21 1:45AM
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The CW’s Supes shows love a big seventh episode reveal. It was in Supergirl’s seventh episode that Hank Henshaw…
5/25/21 11:00PM
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If you had given me 50 chances to guess what might happen in tonight’s This Is Us season finale, I never would’ve…
5/25/21 3:30PM
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When Amy Heckerling’s Fast Times At Ridgemont High kicked off the teen sex comedy craze of the 1980s, it did so with…
5/21/21 1:00AM
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Ah, 2011. Back when you could build a whole romantic comedy around the premise of a woman reading a magazine…
5/18/21 10:01PM
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There are certain episodes of This Is Us that just click. The storytelling is well-balanced, the characters all get…
5/18/21 10:00PM
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Oh, what a difference a cliffhanger makes! The last time we saw Superman & Lois back in March, the show ended with a…
5/12/21 1:24AM
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For the past few seasons, Supergirl’s sunny, team-focused storytelling has been slowly morphing into a superhero…
5/11/21 10:01PM
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When people revisit this season of This Is Us in the future, its many starts and stops will disappear into the blur…
5/07/21 1:00AM
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There are moments when the cyclical nature of pop culture hits you like a battering ram. And that’s exactly what…
5/05/21 2:13AM
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When you review a show long enough, it’s hard not to root for it. Even in its worst moments, I’m always hoping that S…
4/28/21 2:45AM
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Sprock yeah! It turns out all it took to kick this season into high gear was a time travel trip back to 2009. “Prom…
4/23/21 1:00AM
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Like an “opposites attract” couple, the Oscars and romantic comedies have had a curious relationship over the years.…
4/21/21 1:40AM
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One consequence of Supergirl sending its leading lady to the Phantom Zone is that the show has become much more…
4/14/21 1:30AM
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For the first third of its runtime, I was worried that “Phantom Menaces” felt too much like a retread of last week’s…
4/13/21 10:01PM
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One thing that makes This Is Us feel like a realistic depiction of family is that old issues can come bubbling to…