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in PremieresVelma Has Entered The Chat
Bold, meta, weird, and stoopid. Velma has emerged from the deep, dark, and messed up imagination of Charlie Grandy and is bending the rules of the Scooby Doo franchise with this adult-themed animated comedy. It takes on the speculated queerness of characters and shoves them into the forefront of the conversation. It emulates nostalgia and […] More
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The Sex Lives of College Girls Haven’t Finished Yet! (Season 2 Finale)
The following contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of The Sex Lives of College Girls, S2E9, “Sex & Basketball” (written by Rupinder Gill & Caroline Goldfarb and directed by Rupinder Gill) and S2E10, “The Rooming Lottery” (written by Beth Appel and directed by Justin Noble) With The Sex Lives of College Girls officially renewed […] More
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On the Existential Dread of the Collapse of HBO Max
It’s been several months now since we started getting news of the fallout of the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, and its effects on HBO Max, which had (stunningly) begun to establish itself as something of the preeminent streaming service, to rival the traditional prestige of HBO the cable channel. Immediately all of that […] More
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The Sex Lives of College Girls S2E7 & S2E8: Good, I Like It.
The following contains spoilers for The Sex Lives of College Girls S2E7 & S2E8: “The Essex College Food Workers Strike” (written by Beth Appel and directed by Tazbah Chavez) and “Pre-Frosh Weekend” (written by Sarah Tapscott & Modupe Thompson and directed by Tazbah Chavez) I’ve really been enjoying these double-episode releases because they give me […] More
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The Sex Lives of College Girls S2E5 & S2E6: “Taking Shots” and “Doppelbanger”
The following contains spoilers for The Sex Lives of College Girls S2E5 & S2E6: “Taking Shots” (written by Justin Noble & Sheridan Watson and directed by Thembi Banks) and “Doppelbanger” (written by Mindy Khaling and directed by David Stassen) I don’t know how they do it. Every week The Sex Lives of College Girls keeps […] More
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The Sex Lives of College Girls S2E3 & S2E4: Getting Friskier!
The following contains spoilers for The Sex Lives of College Girls S2E3 & S2E4: “The Short King” (written by Sarah Tapscott and directed by Lila Neugebauer) and “Will You Be My Girlfriend?” (written by Rheeqrheeq Chainey and directed by Lila Neugebauer) It’s honestly very impressive how these writers squeeze in four storylines in each episode, […] More
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The Sex Lives of College Girls Is BACK! And as Horny as Ever! (Season 2 Premiere)
The following contains spoilers for The Sex Lives of College Girls S2E1, “Winter Is Coming” (written by Caroline Goldfarb and directed by Daniella Eisman), and S2E2, “Frat Problems” (written by Rupinder Gill and directed by Daniella Eisman) Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble’s The Sex Lives of College Girls’ first season was a fantastic success. It […] More
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The Violent Delights of Our Flag Means Death
We’re living in a time of oversaturation for the historical drama genre. I’m a known period drama enjoyer, and even I’ll admit that the sheer volume getting pretty overwhelming. Granted, this isn’t anything new. Here in the UK, costume dramas full of landed gentry melodrama and dramatic orchestral scores are a staple of Sunday night […] More
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Recommendations: Mad God, Waiting Room, and The Card Counter
Each week we bring you recommendations of things to watch, listen to, play, read, or otherwise consume with your sensory apparatus. This week, Hawk recommends Phil Tippet’s long-awaited Mad God, Caemeron’s been listening to Fugazi on repeat, and Paul thinks you might enjoy The Card Counter. Film Recommendation: Mad God Hawk Ripjaw: Phil Tippet, legendary […] More
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The Staircase Episode 4 Goes Beyond Its Docuseries Roots
The following contains spoilers for The Staircase (2022) Episode 4, “Common Sense” (written by Antonio Campos, Craig Shilowich, and Emily Kaczmarek, and directed by Antonio Campos). “Justice is a construct, little more than a game. A game that shapes the outcome of a man’s life,” Sophie Brunet (Juliette Binoche) says at the beginning of the […] More
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The Staircase Episodes 1–3: What is Truth?
Based on the documentary of the same name, The Staircase tells the true story of the death of Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette). Her husband, Michael (Colin Firth), claims a fall down the stairs in their family home resulted in her death. Given the unlikely circumstances, the house is almost immediately declared a crime scene and […] More
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Things to Watch: Our Flag Means Death, Sicario, and The Investigation
Welcome back! Each week we gather to recommend things to you that we’ve been enjoying lately. They might not always be new (though sometimes they will be), but they will always be things that we think are worth your time. This week, Christopher checks out Sicario, Lor has been enjoying Our Flag Means Death, and […] More
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