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Author: Clint Worthington

Ilan Eshkeri on setting the Earth to music in “A Perfect Planet”

Ilan Eshkeri A Perfect Planet
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The composer of the latest David Attenborough nature documentary talks about building the sounds of planet Earth.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: “Tribes”

Expanse Season 5 Episode 6
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Marco consolidates his power, as the rest of our characters recalibrate their sense of purpose and fight to survive in the wake of the Free Navy’s attacks on Earth.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

January’s Filmmaker of the Month: Mira Nair

Mira Nair Filmmaker of the Month
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We start 2021 by profiling the vibrant, richly textured, deceptively political works of Mira Nair.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 5, 2021February 7, 2021

“Doctor Who” can’t shake its bad habits with “Revolution of the Daleks”

Doctor Who Revolution of the Daleks New Year's
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Chris Chibnall’s run of the show continues to frustrate with an overstuffed, meandering New Year’s special with all the highs and lows of his era.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021

“Cobra Kai” waxes nostalgic, on and off, in season 3

Cobra Kai Season 3
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The cult hit series moves fully to Netflix for a season 3 packed with roundhouse kicks and a war of wills between its rival senseis.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 28, 2020December 27, 2020

“The Expanse” Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: “Gaugamela”

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 4 Recap
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The show takes its season-opening cliffhanger and pries the floodgates open even further, creating more jeopardy for the system.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

For the love of “The Game”, David Fincher’s secret masterpiece

David Fincher The Game
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David Fincher’s Hitchcockian thriller is one of his twistiest, best early works.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 19, 2020December 18, 2020

Branford Marsalis on finding the sound of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Branford Marsalis Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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The Grammy-winning jazz legend talks about capturing the 1920s blues of Netflix’s latest awards contender.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2020

The Best TV Shows of 2020
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From BoJack to What We Do in the Shadows, we break down the TV that got us through a hellish year.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 16, 2020January 3, 2021

The Top 25 Films of 2020

The Best Films of 2020
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From The Assistant to Wolfwalkers, we guide you through the cinema that survived a devastating 2020 and made it to our screens — and hearts.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 15, 2020January 3, 2021

Criterion Corner: “Crash”, “Amores Perros”, “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm”

Criterion Crash Amores Perros
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William Greaves’ avant-garde meta-doc, David Cronenberg’s work of grand theft autoerotica, and Innaritu’s dizzying debut mark this month’s Criterion entries.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 14, 2020December 28, 2020

The composers of “Ammonite” on putting forbidden romance to music

Ammonite Composers Dustin O'Halloran Volker Bertelmann
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The composer duo talks about their years-long collaboration and the sparse, airy score to Francis Lee’s queer romance.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

“The Expanse” makes its interstellar stakes more personal in season 5

The Expanse Season 5
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Amazon Prime Video’s sci-fi series returns for another season of intergalactic intrigue, with a greater emphasis on its characters.

Clint Worthington Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Paul Leonard-Morgan on “My Psychedelic Love Story” and composing during COVID

Paul Leonard-Morgan My Psychedelic Love Story
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The composer returns to the podcast to discuss his third collaboration with Errol Morris and the challenges of recording scores during a pandemic.

Clint Worthington Posted on November 28, 2020November 28, 2020

“K-19: The Widowmaker” runs deep, but far from silent

K-19 the Widowmaker
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Kathryn Bigelow takes her innate sense of the mechanisms of masculinity into a sorely-overlooked Russian submarine drama.

Clint Worthington Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

Sean Durkin and Richard Reed Parry on scoring “The Nest”

Sean Durkin Richard Reed Parry The Nest
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The director and composer of the Jude Law-Carrie Coon drama The Nest sit down to talk about their collaboration.

Clint Worthington Posted on November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 6 Recap: You can’t go home again

Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 6
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Burnham and Georgiou track down another clue to the Burn, while the former reevaluates their true place on the Discovery.

Clint Worthington Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

“LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” can’t put much life into Life Day

LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
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Disney+ tries to replicate the giddy anarchy of Star Wars‘ most infamous work of media, but it doesn’t […]

Clint Worthington Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

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