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Author: Sarah Gorr

“Dead to Me” starts to dig its own grave in season 2

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Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini return for another round of poignant guilt-tripping, though the returns are diminished.

Sarah Gorr Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

“The Quarry” Is a Dusty, Dull Western

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Scott Teems’s low-key thriller tries to drill through the cultural clashes of the American West, but it hits an emotional bedrock instead.

Sarah Gorr Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Assembling “The Avengers”

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An unlikely team of heroes could have been a cliché, but Joss Whedon’s first foray into the MCU worked because it toyed with its moving parts.

Sarah Gorr Posted on April 12, 2020April 19, 2020

“The Plot Against America” Is Alt-History and Chilling Reality

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David Simon and Ed Burns’ adaptation of the Philip Roth novel paints a harrowing picture of an alternate America that feels all too prescient.

Sarah Gorr Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

“ZeroZeroZero” Doesn’t Add Up to Much

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Amazon’s adaptation of the Roberto Saviano novel is far too passive and jumbled to capture your interest.

Sarah Gorr Posted on March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

Review: “Queen Sono” Season One Is a Flawed But Fresh Spy Thriller

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Netflix’s new spy series is more than a little uneven, but it’s an original thriller that blends cultural specificity and mainstream appeal.

Sarah Gorr Posted on February 25, 2020February 23, 2020

“Paterson” & the Secret Poet Hearts That Beat Within Us

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Jim Jarmusch’s most gentle, sentimental film finds the lyrical beauty in an everyday working class life.

Sarah Gorr Posted on January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2019

Top 25 TV shows of 2019
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From HBO (Chernobyl, Watchmen, Succession) to Netflix (Russian Doll, The Crown, Stranger Things) and beyond, we break down the best TV of the year.

Sarah Gorr Posted on December 16, 2019December 18, 2019

“Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements” Lacks Grace Notes

Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements
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Irene Taylor Brodsky’s intimate look at her family’s relationship to deafness and music gives way to melodrama.

Sarah Gorr Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3: Schtick is High, Stakes Are Low

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3
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Amy Sherman-Palladino’s quick-witted Amazon comedy returns for a third season of beautiful dresses and chiffon-thin stakes.

Sarah Gorr Posted on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

Review: Disney +’s “Togo” is a Doggone Bore

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Willem Dafoe and some cute puppies aren’t enough to save this dull, overlong adventure.

Sarah Gorr Posted on December 6, 2019December 5, 2019

“You’ve Got Mail” and the Fight for a Vulnerable Life

You've Got Mail
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Nora Ephron’s charming Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan comedy also makes the case for letting yourself be vulnerable and brave.

Sarah Gorr Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019

“American Son” Review: Racism for Dummies

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Netflix’s single-room stage play adaptation fails as an “important” look at race relations.

Sarah Gorr Posted on November 11, 2019November 10, 2019

Living With Yourself Review: Twice the Paul Rudd, Half the Insight

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Timothy Greenberg’s leaden, frustrating series is too lackadaisical to explore its clone-centric premise. Living with Yourself is the […]

Sarah Gorr Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

“Fight Club”, “Fleabag” and The Battle Against Toxicity

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A look back at the movie that inadvertently launched a toxic movement & the TV series that better understood postmodern pain.

Sarah Gorr Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

Undone Review: Amazon’s Rotoscoped Drama Feels Revolutionary

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Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy poignantly swim through the recesses of time, animation and the mind in an ingenious new series.

Sarah Gorr Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

The Angry Birds Movie 2 Review: Leave After “Hair Love”

The Angry Birds Movie 2
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It may be prefaced by a brilliant, heartfelt short, but Sony Pictures Animation’s latest, like its adaptation, is a huge waste of time.

Sarah Gorr Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019

The Kitchen Review: Female-Led Heist Film Cooks Up Mediocre Thrills

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Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss can’t quite spice up the underdone intrigue of this ’70s-set comic book adaptation.

Sarah Gorr Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

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