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Category Archive: TV

Keeping track of the boob tube, one recap at a time. Networks, cable, streaming, you name it – if you watch it on your TV first, we’ve got it covered.

Sarah-Violet Bliss on “Search Party” season 4

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We talk with the series co-creator, writer and director about finding the balance between darkness and comedy.

Reyzando Nawara Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

“The Good Lord Bird” is an absurd abolitionist Western

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Ethan Hawke chews the scenery in a historical drama that gleefully plays around with the truth.

C.M. Crockford Posted on January 16, 2021January 15, 2021

“Yes, but, uhh, what does “Winx” mean?” “Nothing! Just…Winx!”

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A dark ‘n’ gritty spinoff of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon, Fate: the Winx Saga looks incredible, but relies on tired plot twists.

B.L. Panther Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

“WandaVision” starts slow, but bodes well for the MCU’s future on TV

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Disney+’s first real time at bat for the MCU on television is a sprightly, experimental series that makes great, if deliberately-paced, use of its premise.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 7 Recap: “Oyedeng”

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Naomi has a rude homecoming, as the show narrows its focus to a family fighting for its very soul.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 14, 2021January 15, 2021

“Servant” spins its wheels in a messy season 2

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The M. Night Shyamalan executive produced series continues to serve up spooky atmosphere, but quickly loses its way.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

“Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer” charts a scary LA summer

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Netflix’s latest true-crime docuseries expands its scope not just to the famed LA murderer, but the community he […]

Marshall Estes Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

“Search Party” takes time to find its groove in season 4

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The dark comedy continues to be an excellent exploration of millennial ennui.

Reyzando Nawara Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Tiger Woods doc “Tiger” gets caught in the sand trap of its own ambition

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HBO’s documentary of golf great Tiger Woods suffers from a lack of participation from its subject, even as it charts his complicated home life and many personal scandals.

Max Gao Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021

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

“Coyote” is an ugly relic of the past wandering through a desert of boredom

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CBS All Access has managed to create an anti-hero drama as unpleasant as it is dull.

Tim Stevens Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

“Mr. Mayor” delights in parts, but there’s plenty to impeach

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Tina Fey’s latest is a well-intentioned, but only occasionally diverting, COVID-set political sitcom with more good intentions than good jokes.

Ashley Lara Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Finale Recap: A good season ends badly

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A third season filled with dramatic narrative shakeups ends in the most abrupt, contrived way possible.

Andrew Bloom Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: “Tribes”

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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

“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” is far from superlative in season 2

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A strong grasp of grief and inner turmoil runs up against weak choreography and a closed-off lead character to make Zoey a frustrating near-miss.

Tim Stevens Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

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

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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

How David Fincher’s “Mindhunter” built the serial killer thriller brick by brick

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The Netflix series feels as much about the components of Fincher’s exacting style as it does the origins of forensic profiling.

Michael Guarnieri Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 12 Recap: “Die Hard” in space

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Action movie antics and rescue missions ensue upon the Emerald Chain’s invasion.

Andrew Bloom Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

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