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in Reviews, TV, TV ReviewsTV Review: ‘Shrinking’ Uses Comedy to Help the Medicine Go Down
Long ago back, way in 2019, the world was a simpler place. It was a simpler time before the streaming wars were really in full. The newest addition to the field, Apple TV+ streaming service which had launched the year before, but was not making the ground you would expect from the biggest companies in […] More
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TV Review: ‘Poker Face’ Isn’t Bluffing As Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson’s Mystery Series Deals a Strong Hand
When I was a kid, way back in a world without entertainment options in every room and on every device with batteries, my siblings and I were held hostage to whatever television show the old man chose to watch. Typically the menu consisted of private detectives, cop shows, and more detectives. Not by choice I […] More
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TV Review: ‘Inventions that Changed History’ is a Blast to the Past
Over the past 2 years, Discovery+ has excelled at becoming the streaming center for learning; crafting a niche in a landscape full of binge-able drama series. And Inventions that Changed History is a fine addition to their lineup, being both informative and entertaining in ways few other shows can be. Its premise is simple enough: […] More
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TV Review: ‘I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson’ is the Funniest Show No One is Watching
At the dawn of the streaming era, Netflix had only three ‘Netflix Originals’ (Lillyhammer, House of Cards and Orange is the New Black), now they have hundreds. With that many pieces of television, shows go undetected by the mainstream. As a result, competition from even the same streaming service steal from the viewership some shows […] 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: Hulu’s ‘PEN15’ is a Reminder that “You Never Really Leave 13”
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 of themselves alongside a cast of middle-school-aged actors. The […] 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
