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<i>The Boys’ </i>Frenchie backstory is one of TV’s best uses of flashbacks since <i>Lost</i>

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The Boys’ Frenchie backstory is one of TV’s best uses of flashbacks since Lost

This post discusses plot points from The Boys seasons one and two.

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With its YA angle, can <i>The Walking Dead: World Beyond</i> reanimate the zombie apocalypse?

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With its YA angle, can The Walking Dead: World Beyond reanimate the zombie apocalypse?

There’s rust flaking off the twisted metal bars surrounding the empty pool. The enveloping woods look as though…

Sep 25

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For Our Consideration9/25/20

Two immigration memoirs explore how even the “exceptional” will be alien in the U.S.

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best.” This was just one of many fear-mongering lines…

Sep 24

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For Our Consideration9/24/20

Celebrity cameos now dominate <i>Saturday Night Live’</i>s political sketches, and maybe that’<em></em>s a good thing

For Our Consideration9/24/20

Celebrity cameos now dominate Saturday Night Live’s political sketches, and maybe that’s a good thing

Saturday Night Live made headlines recently when the show announced a variety of plans for its upcoming 46th season.…

Sep 22

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For Our Consideration9/22/20

HAIM has given Paul Thomas Anderson an unlikely second career

Music videos have never been more accessible than they are right now. They’ve also arguably never been less…

Sep 22

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For Our Consideration9/22/20

A new collection reveals Prince’s artistic scope at the height of his powers

It’s hard to imagine now, but when Prince’s Sign O’ The Times hit record stores in the spring of 1987, it was widely…

Sep 21

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For Our Consideration9/21/20

Showtime’s <i>Love Fraud </i>is just as bingeable as <i>Tiger King</i>, and nearly as flawed

For Our Consideration9/21/20

Showtime’s Love Fraud is just as bingeable as Tiger King, and nearly as flawed

Since its premiere on August 30, Showtime’s Love Fraud has been hailed as the next Tiger King: a highly entertaining…

Sep 20

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For Our Consideration9/20/20

The best moments from the very unusual 2020 Emmy Awards

We knew the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards were going to be different, with celebrities basically Zooming into the show…

Sep 18

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For Our Consideration9/18/20

Notorious RBG: Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg through her biggest pop culture moments

Supreme Court justices are rightfully well-known figures in the United States, but it’s arguable that none have ever…

Sep 18

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For Our Consideration9/18/20

Sailor Moon’s impact on modern American animation remains undeniable

Twenty-five years after its U.S. television premiere, the impact of Sailor Moon on Japanese and Western animation…

Sep 17

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For Our Consideration9/17/20

Netflix’s latest horror sensation doesn’t believe in itself

The Babysitter: Killer Queen was the top live-action narrative film on Netflix this past weekend. The horror-comedy…

Sep 17

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For Our Consideration9/17/20

Which actors will win, and which should win, at the 2020 Emmys?

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday, September 20, but instead of gathering at the Microsoft…

Sep 16

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For Our Consideration9/16/20

What shows will win, and which should win, at the 2020 Emmys

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will still take place on Sunday, September 20, and we can once again count on Jimmy…

Sep 14

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For Our Consideration9/14/20

Over 300 episodes, Roger evolved from <i>American Dad!’</i>s worst idea to its best character

For Our Consideration9/14/20

Over 300 episodes, Roger evolved from American Dad!’s worst idea to its best character

It’s no secret that American Dad! started life in 2005 as a tweak on the established Family Guy formula, which was…

Sep 10

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For Our Consideration9/10/20

The impossibly perfect landing of <i>Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2</i>

For Our Consideration9/10/20

The impossibly perfect landing of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2

No piece of media, no matter how technically accomplished or creatively satisfying, can ever really be “perfect.”…

Sep 9

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For Our Consideration9/9/20

Why virtual screenings should be a permanent fixture of the film festival experience

Did you know that the Chinese word for “lockdown” is a combination of two characters that mean, individually,…

Sep 8

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For Our Consideration9/8/20

<i>Raised By Wolves </i>lets Ridley Scott expand one of his strangest sci-fi ideas

For Our Consideration9/8/20

Raised By Wolves lets Ridley Scott expand one of his strangest sci-fi ideas

The first time you notice it is about 20 minutes into the first episode. Two androids, unambiguously named Mother…

Aug 28

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For Our Consideration8/28/20

Catch up with Amazon’s bloody hit <i>The Boys</i>, character by character

For Our Consideration8/28/20

Catch up with Amazon’s bloody hit The Boys, character by character

Spider-Man taught us that with great power comes great responsibility, but the caped crimefighters of Amazon’s The…

Aug 25

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For Our Consideration8/25/20

Kate McKinnon's <i>Tiger King</i> drama will air on NBC, Peacock, and USA—we cast the supporting roles

For Our Consideration8/25/20

Kate McKinnon's Tiger King drama will air on NBC, Peacock, and USA—we cast the supporting roles

According to Variety, a limited series titled Joe Exotic—based on the second season of Wondery’s Over My Dead Body…

Aug 25

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For Our Consideration8/25/20

<i>The New Mutants</i> finally opens this week. Here’s why we’re not reviewing it

For Our Consideration8/25/20

The New Mutants finally opens this week. Here’s why we’re not reviewing it

Here’s a sentence we weren’t sure we’d ever get to actually type: The New Mutants is definitely coming to theaters…