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'Downton Abbey: The New Era' and Villain Decay
A series of unfortunately dull events.
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‘X’ and the Horrors of Mortality
I will not accept a life I do not deserve.
Jun 21
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Jennifer’s Body: Low Shoulder For the Win
The reason this movie works is only in the film for about 10 minutes, total.
Jun 14
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Russian Doll Season 2: The Desperation’s Gone
Sometimes we really don’t need a sequel.
Jun 7
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The Exhausting Mrs. Maisel
It’s an old writer’s trick that never actually works.
May 31
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Hold Onto Your Hat: Miller’s Crossing and How to Do Symbolism
I was walkin' in the woods, I don't know why. Wind came up and blew me hat off.
May 24
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‘Inventing Anna’ and One Easy Trick
The art of the cliffhanger can be applied to any serialized story. It can also ruin them.
May 17
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‘Ozark’ and The Making of the Sausage
Sometimes knowing how stories get written is more of a curse than a superpower.
May 10
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‘The Batman’: The Ensmallening of Batman
If things get any more real in this franchise, it’ll basically just be ‘Columbo.’
May 3
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The Lazy Writer’s Guide to Vaguely-Defined Evil International Organizations
'Escape Room' and 'Squid Game' both feature shadowy organizations sporting apparently infinite resources and power, but one does it right and the other…
Apr 26
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Atlanta: The Most Subtle Horror Movie of All Time
It’s a mood.
Apr 19
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‘The French Dispatch’: Selfless, Cold, and Composed
Wes Anderson has reached his true form, and he may have forgotten how to be human.
Apr 12
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