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in Reviews, TV, TV ReviewsTV Review: ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Shows a Lot of Promise in the ‘New World Order’
*Warning: This article contains light spoilers for Episode 1 of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier* After a one-week break, Marvel Studios returns with its latest Disney+ show, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which, by the look of its promotional materials, seems to be more grounded in the traditional Marvel Cinematic Universe tropes of […] More
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Series Review: ‘WandaVision’ Showcases the Potential Highs and Lows of Marvel’s Future on Disney+
*The following article contains spoilers for all nine episodes of WandaVision* There are so many reasons that 2020 was the absolute worst. You were there, you lived it, we don’t need to get into it. But for a certain demographic of superhero fanboy, one of the most frustrating omissions of the past year was the […] More
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TV Review: ‘WandaVision’ Intriguingly Brings the MCU to TV with Many Questions
It’s easy to go down a rabbit hole reading up on fan theories and upcoming plot details for a highly-anticipated series. It’s more than fair to label WandaVision, the first official Marvel Studios television production following the conclusion of Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that way, probably almost as much as – if […] More
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TV Review: ‘Servant’ Season 2 Delivers A Wild and Disturbing Feast
You cannot talk about the second season of the AppleTV+ series Servant without talking about the first. When executive producer M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Split) announced the series at New York Comic Con in 2019, the series was shrouded with mystery. Now two seasons in, the series remains an enigma. My best advice, […] More
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TV Review: Netflix Provides ‘Night Stalker’ Victims a Voice, Investigates a Deranged Mind
If you’re a fan of true crime like I am, there are numerous resources for you to get your fix. Podcasts, movies, television series; whatever way you prefer to learn about heinous crimes, there’s an outlet for it. One of the most reliable places to find pieces revolving around true crime is Netflix. Over the […] More
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TV Review: ‘Industry’ Dramatizes High Stakes Corporate Entry Level Jobs
There’s nothing like your first client dinner as a young entry level worker. Even though you’re making meager pay, you get to be wined and dined with higher up professionals. You use wine and conversation to keep the imposter syndrome at bay. Meanwhile, you’re also expected to be in work-mode. The task at hand is […] More
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TV Review: ‘Social Distance’ Could’ve Used More Distance From the Pandemic
Are we ready for a show about the early days of the pandemic? That’s going to be left up to the individual viewer. Netflix’s new anthology series Social Distance looks at many different quarantine experiences, particularly during the March – May period. Many of the segments are well-observed and interesting. Executive producer Jenji Kohan always […] More
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TV REVIEW: Hulu’s ‘PEN15’ is a Reminder that “You Never Really Leave 13”
(This review was previously published on our sister site ScreenRadar.com). Recollections of seventh grade can be foggy and buried in the back of one’s mind with the other mildly traumatic memories. But the feelings of seventh grade left behind remain, frustratingly, in bits and pieces. Pen15 captures this feeling perfectly, starring show creators Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle as 13-year old versions […] More
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Series Review: ‘Deaf U’ Is An Eye-Opener
The deaf community has been unfairly painted with the same brush for far too long. Frustratingly, most portrayals never look beyond their deafness to see the dynamic stories they have to offer. The new Netflix coming-of-age documentary series, Deaf U, abandons that approach, painting a rich, unfiltered portrait of a community that remains misunderstood, and, […] More
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TV Review: ‘Watchmen’ is a Powerful Show for Our Reality
Watchmen manages to be quality science fiction, cutting social commentary, and marvelous entertainment all at the same time. This nine-episode series provides a remarkable mirror of our own society disguised as a dystopian reality. Expectations were certainly high when HBO first announced the series back in 2017. Alan Moore’s graphic novel, first published in […] More
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TV Review: ‘Tehran’ is a High-Octane Foreign Thriller
If there’s one thing this pandemic has given us, it’s the opportunity to experience more international television. Streaming services have been importing a tremendous amount of content from other countries and bringing it to American audiences. One of the latest high-profile premieres is Tehran, an Israeli series whose creative team includes Fauda writer Moshe Zonder. […] More
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TV Review: ‘The Great’ is Pitch-Perfect Historical Satire
There are many things we can look back on in our history and find laughable. Similarly, there are things that are shameful, and some might see an intersection of the two. Mel Brooks famously mocked the progression of civilization in History of the World: Part 1, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail was a […] More
