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Author: Megan Sunday

“Robin’s Wish” reclaims the legacy of the late, great Robin Williams

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Robin Williams receives a heartfelt ode, wrapped in a PSA about the disease that led to his unique struggles.

Megan Sunday Posted on September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

Perry Mason Season Finale Recap: Not peace, but close enough

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Perry Mason’s season finale gives us the answers we need, but still feels a bit empty.

Megan Sunday Posted on August 9, 2020August 9, 2020

“Hitmen” puts Mel and Sue in the middle of a frothy action comedy

Hitmen - Season 1
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The former Great British Bake-Off hosts retool themselves as witty assassins in a cute, if scattershot, series of vignettes.

Megan Sunday Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020

Perry Mason Chapter Seven Recap: Thank this nice man

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The show barrels toward its finale and finally starts to pick up steam, as Perry finds his lawyerly footing.

Megan Sunday Posted on August 2, 2020August 2, 2020

Perry Mason Chapter Six Recap: Disorder in the court

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Perry Mason finally heads to the courtroom and starts picking up the pace.

Megan Sunday Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

Perry Mason Chapter Five Recap: What’s legal, and what’s right

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Perry finally puts on his legal hat more than halfway through the season in another episode struggling through filler.

Megan Sunday Posted on July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

Perry Mason Chapter Four Recap: You gotta have faith, faith, faith

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The first half of the first season comes with a reckoning for E.B. and Perry building a wild theory for the death of George Gannon.

Megan Sunday Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Perry Mason Chapter Three Recap: Go ask Sister Alice

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Perry Mason crams a whole lot of story into Chapter Three, almost to its detriment.

Megan Sunday Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Perry Mason “Chapter Two” Recap: We’ve got Dodson here!

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HBO’s gritty new gumshoe is already being eclipsed by his more interesting supporting players in episode two.

Megan Sunday Posted on June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

“Perry Mason” Recap: “Chapter One” is gorgeous but tries too hard

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Matthew Rhys steps into the gumshoes of the famed private investigator for a shaky but sumptuous first episode.

Megan Sunday Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

25 years ago, Laura Linney shot lasers at evil gorillas in the apeshit “Congo”

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Far from good but definitely not boring, Frank Marshall’s adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel is a sick day viewing that deserves its due.

Megan Sunday Posted on June 9, 2020July 2, 2020

Netflix dramedy “Can You Hear Me?” is worth listening to

Can You Hear Me?
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A French-Canadian export weathers the challenges of girlhood with remarkable alacrity.

Megan Sunday Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020

“I Was Lorena Bobbitt” lets Bobbitt tell her side of the story

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A strong central performance and a clear sense of authorship elevate this Lifetime Original Movie into more than the sum of its parts.

Megan Sunday Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

In “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives”, Jason slashes his way back to the series

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
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The Friday the 13th series chugs along with a straightforward but functional slasher with a hint of metahumor.

Megan Sunday Posted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020

Remembering the fleet-footed delights of “Center Stage”

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Nicholas Hytner’s coming-of-age dance picture still holds a special place in the hearts of Milennial women twenty years on.

Megan Sunday Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

“Clementine” is beautifully acted, but its execution is overripe

Clementine
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Lara Jean Gallagher’s fractured tale of female friendship stumbles once it falls into thriller territory.

Megan Sunday Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

“Never Have I Ever” is beautifully bittersweet

Never Have I Ever
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Mindy Kaling’s new coming-of-age teen dramedy for Netflix is a lovely look at the complexities of adolescent life.

Megan Sunday Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020

“Middleditch & Schwartz” Bring Long-Form Improv to Netflix

Middleditch And Schwartz Comedy Special 2019
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Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz bluff their way through a trio of uproarious specials that teeter on the edge of chaos, like long-form improv should.

Megan Sunday Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

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