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“Westworld” season 3 finale questions the nature of its programming

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Season 3 finally comes to a shuddering halt, bogged down in the same plotting problems it spent all […]

Clint Worthington Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Westworld season 3 episode 7 recap: Poetic Sensibilities

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Caleb learns the nature of his reality and graduates to the top of the food chain as the season draws to a close.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 5 Recap: Gelding Humankind

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Rohoboam’s true purpose is revealed, and Dolores’ ultimate mission expands to cover all of humanity.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: We’re in the Endgame Now

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The disparate players merge on the chessboard as Westworld starts making some game-changing moves.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: You Are My Sunshine

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Both Charlotte and Caleb wrestle with identity crises, and the show spins its wheels.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020

Westworld Season 3 Episode 1 Recap: A Whole New World

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HBO’s robot-revolution series reinvents itself and throws Aaron Paul into the mix.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020

The Chickens Come Home to Roost in the End of “BoJack Horseman”

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BoJack finally stops running from his demons in an uneven but mostly satisfying conclusion to TV’s best show about depression & addiction.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on January 28, 2020January 27, 2020

Truth Be Told Review: Mining Drama From the True Crime Podcast

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Apple TV+’s new drama sends Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul on a racially-charged search for justice.

Theo Estes Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

BoJack Horseman Season 6 Review: Once More With Feelings

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The first half of the final season takes the viewer on a quietly optimistic path, before punching them in the gut in the last episode.

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 21, 2019October 17, 2019

Review: “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” Is a Killer Follow-Up

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Vince Gilligan returns to the fate of Jesse Pinkman in a thrilling, meditative neo-Western epilogue made strictly for Breaking Bad devotees.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019

American Woman Review: Fading Memories Across the Years

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Jake Scott’s dreamlike ode to several generations of women in an American family is let down by an overly meandering script.

Matt Cipolla Posted on June 17, 2019July 2, 2020

BoJack Horseman Season 5 Review: Forgiveness, Change, and Free Churros

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In total, the fifth season of Netflix’s animated series juggles as many dark laughs out of the difficulty […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 20, 2018August 1, 2020

BoJack Horseman Season 5 TV Review: As Devastating and Bleakly Funny As Ever

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Netflix’s bittersweet tale of talking animals and the vagaries of celebrity returns for a thoughtful fifth season filled […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 13, 2018August 1, 2020
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