‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ review: Jennifer Garner turns amateur detective seeking clues about her missing husband
When a man disappears after his workplace is raided by the FBI, his wife is bluntly informed: “People don’t run for no reason.” That’s exactly what he’s done: The man has dropped out of sight. Starring Jennifer Garner and “Game…
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Succession: This week marked the most important episode of Succession ever. Let the games begin
Succession, The show’s most consequential episodes happen at family gatherings – we really should have been better prepared Before we go any further, it is important to note that this is absolutely your very last chance to avoid several major Succession spoilers….
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Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? review – a classic whodunnit with delight in every scene
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, Written and directed by Hugh Laurie, this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s coastal mystery has it all: tight dialogue, a starry cast and exquisite 1930s nostalgia The first of many good jokes in Why Didn’t They…
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Transatlantic Review: Netflix World War II Drama Falls Short
The history of the United States’ official efforts to thwart Hitler’s persecution and eventual genocide of European Jews and other minorities, before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 forced FDR to enter World War II, is not an…
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Tiny Beautiful Things review — Cheryl Strayed inspires heartfelt series about an advice columnist
Kathryn Hahn solves other people’s problems as her own life crumbles in this Hulu comedy-drama Clare is an unhappy 49-year-old who’s exiled from the family home, suspended from her job and ignored by her teenage daughter. Naturally she’s also an…
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Dreamland review – Lily Allen’s TV acting debut is nothing to write home about
This six-part, misty-eyed comedy-drama was adapted from a darkly hilarious Sharon Horgan short. Now, it’s paler, flabbier, and much less funny – but it does have the Smile singer in it In 2017, Sharon Horgan wrote a short for Sky Comedy,…
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The Power review: Amazon explains why society sucks for women
It’s about as subtle as a sledgehammer — but that’s the point It takes three hourlong episodes for The Power to finally say the thing that it wants to say — namely that teenage girls have manifested the shocking (ha) ability to…
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Celebrity Hunted, Channel 4, review: It might be for charity, but that doesn’t mean it’s good
Let’s just say none of the hunters will win any acting awards… The problem with reviewing a TV show designed to raise money for charity is that I am honour-bound to be nothing but nice. While they may not be…
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‘Succession’ Season 4 Premiere Recap: Many Happy Returns
The Roy family is back for a fourth and final season, and everyone came out swinging. Let the humiliations begin. Season 4, Episode 1: ‘The Munsters’ Have you ever noticed that “Succession” is a show about deal-makers in which hardly…
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The Last of Us HBO: Joel Was Right… Mostly
This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us HBO. If you’re not caught up yet, check out our spoiler-free Season 1 review. The Last of Us presents us with the story of a relationship, of two people in different circumstances…
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