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In a world filled with bloated franchise-driven I.P. — 3 hours for The Batman? C'mon now! — this "sequel" to 1974's gonzo indie horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre gets it absolutely right. A light dusting of story (woke Zillenial wannabe cult leaders team up with a bank to gentrify a Red State ghost town), some memorably brutal kills,...
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Showtime's new drama Yellowjackets is not messing around. The deliciously macabre thriller follows a girls' soccer team that barely survives a plane crash in the wilderness. In one timeline, set in 1996, we watch as the tight-knit Yellowjackets find their friendships tested by the trauma of the crash. In the other, set now, four survivors played...
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: TV's just a little bit better when Billions is on the air. Do I always know exactly what's going on when I'm watching Billions? No! Of course not! But even my primitive brain can follow the three immutable characteristics of every Billions character: they have an unquenchable thirst for vengeance, they're ...
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With the news that a rebooted version of Fletch is currently in production —and starring Jon Hamm!— now is a great time to revisit Chevy Chase's two-picture run as the titular investigative reporter, Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher. 1985's Fletch is a showcase of Chase at the peak of his powers, a masterclass that puts his comedic confidence...
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R.J. Cutler's new John Belushi documentary is an evocative look at the life of a comedy legend. Now streaming on Showtime, Belushi uses personal letters written by the former Saturday Night Live star to his wife and a series of old audio interviews from those who knew him best to tell the tragic story of a revelatory performer who left us way too...
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I love any and all documentaries about the history of comedy. From Dying Laughing and Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip to CNN's The History of Comedy, I'm always down for a talking head series about stand-up comedy. But Showtime's sensational new docuseries The Comedy Store is the best of the bunch. Premiering last Sunday on Showtime, ...
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Lena Waithe's The Chi presents Chicago's South Side in an entirely new light. The Showtime series follows an intergenerational group of South Side residents as they attempt to overcome the systemic inequalities that plague their neighborhood. While the bulk of the show focuses on the neighborhood's adults, the true heart of The...
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There's never a bad time to revisit Clarice. Directed by Jonathan Demme, this film swept up at the 1991 Oscars, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. And it's not hard to understand why. A young detective's battle of wits against Hannibal the Cannibal still remains one of...
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It does not get old to watch a story about a female who is flawed and f-ed up and totally unforgiving about it, and that's what Flack on Pop TV is delivering in each and every episode. Anna Paquin stars as a fierce and feisty publicist who looks at each new challenge her celebrity clients present her with as just another puzzle to solve and...
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