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in Series, Larks & RecsDeath by Lightning: History at Once as Tragedy and as Farce
Long before Death by Lightning was released, the series pinged my radar with casting announcements. The headliners form a veritable who’s who of actors who stand out, even in smaller roles: Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford, Shea Whigham… I’d probably watch these people in a show about painting a fence. […] More
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in Larks & RecsMPD Psycho: Takashi Miike’s TV Miniseries Is a Heady, Unforgettable Trip
MPD Psycho is a live-action Japanese miniseries, with all six episodes helmed by famed filmmaker Takashi Miike. It premiered on May 2, 2000 and ran for the next six weeks on Japan’s WoWow satellite network, was released on DVD in Japan by Pony Canyon in 2000, and in Australia by Siren Visual in 2005. Despite […] More
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: A Show With Heart (of the Cards)
The year is 2002. Tony Blair is the Prime Minister, Nokia bricks are all the rage, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (the 4Kids English dub localisation) has just started airing in the UK. And four-year-old me is… not watching it. There were many TV shows and films that passed me by when I was a kid, […] More
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Star City: Come for the Spaceships, Stay for the Spy Drama
I had mixed feelings about Star City in the wake of its two-episode premiere, but by the time I got halfway through Season 1, the show had hooked me. I think, in large part, this has to do with the fact that I watched those first two episodes right on the heels of For All […] More
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Larks & Recs: Celebrate the Holiday with BBQ Brawl
Looking for an All-American cooking show built around some of the many things Americans love (food, excess, and competition)? Let me recommend BBQ Brawl to you, airing right now on Food Network and streaming on HBO Max. The finale of the seventh season is coming this Monday night, but I can promise you this isn’t […] More
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Laughing and Loving With Mike & Molly
In an era obsessed with prestige television, antiheroes, fractured timelines, and moral ambiguity draped in cinematic lighting, it can be easy to dismiss a show like Mike & Molly as something lesser. It ran on CBS, it had a laugh track, and it featured two people who fell in love at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting. […] More
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Welcome to Widow’s Bay! (Please Don’t Die)
Widow’s Bay has everything: weird fog, murder clowns, a haunted inn… I’m being told I should avoid spoilers. Regardless, if you haven’t checked out the Apple TV series, which premiered in April and aired its Season 1 finale this past week, I’d encourage you to do so. Some people are calling it the best show […] More
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica Reinvented the Magical Girl Anime
Recently, my partner and I have had an anime resurgence by sharing our favourite series from when we were teenagers with one another. Puella Magi Madoka Magica was my partner’s first choice, and boy, did it set the bar high. I went in completely blind, which I often enjoy doing with any kind of media, […] More
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Larks & Recs: Cooking Show Recommendations
This week we’re recommending cooking shows! Robin’s been watching Hell’s Kitchen. Ryan’s in the thick of the latest season of Top Chef. And Caemeron thinks you might enjoy Crime Scene Kitchen. You’ve probably heard of the first two, at least, but have you watched them? Have you watched them recently? Do you want to spend […] More
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Marshals and Other Sheridan Cowboy Wank
I’m not an equestrian, I ride Western. So I got a kick out of Yellowstone, for all that it presented me with horse death within the first few minutes. And the family was more effed up than the Lannisters, and I find that fun too (#TeamBeth). Yeah, the writing was bad, and there was SO […] More
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Check Out “Fool Time” from Jon Bois on Secret Base. It’s Pretty Good
There is a decent chance you’re familiar with the Secret Base YouTube channel for sports-related reasons. If not, I do recommend that stuff, even if I won’t claim to have watched absolutely all of it. But, this piece isn’t about that, it’s about a series of videos Jon Bois has put out through the channel. […] More
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Larks and Recs: What Do You Wanna Talk About? With Cody Rhodes
This week’s recommendation is for the What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast with WWE superstar Cody Rhodes. Now, I’d like to preface this by saying first and foremost: I’m not a podcast guy. It’s a medium I’ve always struggled to get into due to the solely audio nature of it. Over the years, I’ve […] More
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