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“The Empty Man” is, in fact, hollow

The Empty Man
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David Prior’s overlong occult horror is stylish but suffers from sluggish pacing and a lackluster hero.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

“Uncle Frank”‘s ’70s setting matches its tiresome themes

Uncle Frank
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Paul Bettany is fantastic in the title role, and about the only thing worth watching in Amazon’s interminable family drama.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on November 29, 2020November 30, 2020

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

Perry Mason Season Finale Chapter Eight
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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

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

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

Perry Mason Chapter 4
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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

Perry Mason Chapter Three
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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!

Perry Mason Chapter Two
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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

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Review: The Coen Brothers Spin Six Tales of Old West Tragicomedy

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
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The Coen brothers return to the Old West for a darkly comic anthology of six stories of doomed […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 17, 2018August 2, 2020
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