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News Articles: Series: Pop Culture Happy Hour

The fact that Ginny (Antonia Gentry) is much more in focus here than Georgia (Brianne Howey) is maybe a metaphor.

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  • TV Reviews

'Ginny & Georgia' Has Trouble Getting Georgia Out Of Ginny's Way

The Netflix series about a young single mom and her teenage daughter has drawn comparisons to Gilmore Girls. It's messier than that.

February 24, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci) take one last trip in Harry Macqueen's <em>Supernova</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

The Intimate, Quietly Moving 'Supernova' Lets Its Stars Shine

A gay couple (Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci) take a trip through Great Britain's Lake District as they deal with the knowledge that one of them is dying.

February 16, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
John David Washington and Zendaya star in <em>Malcolm & Marie</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

'Malcolm & Marie' Is Lost, Just Like Its Central Couple

Euphoria's Sam Levinson and Zendaya re-team for this exhausting relationship drama, written and shot during the pandemic.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke play Tully and Kate, two friends who spend decades supporting each other in <em>Firefly Lane</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Firefly Lane' Is A Regrettably Shapeless Friendship Story

The Netflix adaptation of Kristin Hannah's novel, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, doesn't follow the novel's narrative shape, but it has trouble finding one of its own.

February 03, 2021
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Alan Tudyk plays an alien who's not comfortable in his (human) skin in SYFY's <em>Resident Alien</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Resident Alien': The Truth Is Way, Way Out There

The great Alan Tudyk gets a role he can sink his sharp pointy alien teeth into on a darkly funny series boasting an ensemble cast of characters with surprisingly nuanced interpersonal histories.

January 27, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
John Lurie grumbles about art and life while painting watercolors as tree-frogs croak in the tropical night. It's weirdly calming.

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  • TV Reviews

Let HBO's 'Painting With John' Gouache Over You

Watching musician/actor John Lurie paint and grumbly pontificate in an unnamed tropical locale is sometimes puzzling, often intriguing and always soothing.

January 22, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
Derek DelGaudio uses a little magic and a lot of storytelling to talk about identity in <em>In & Of Itself</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'In & Of Itself' Is A Study Of Identity And Magic

Derek DelGaudio's successful off-Broadway show has been given a marvelous film adaptation that captures the stage production's delicate and humane tone.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Carey Mulligan plays Cassie in Emerald Fennell's subversive revenge thriller <em>Promising Young Woman.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

The Agony And Subversion Of The 'Promising Young Woman' Ending

Emerald Fennell's scathing revenge thriller is shocking and deliberately unsatisfying.

January 21, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
In Disney+'s <em>WandaVision</em>, Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) find themselves in a disturbing situation ... comedy.

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  • TV Reviews

'WandaVision': The Next Era Of The MCU Will Be Televised

The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been downsized to fit the television screen — and pay loving, sharply observed homage to TV sitcoms of different eras in the process.

January 15, 2021
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Martin Luther King Jr. in Sam Pollard's <em>MLK/FBI.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

'MLK/FBI' Humanizes A Civil Rights Icon's Legacy

Sam Pollard's documentary deftly examines the FBI's intense surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. in the final years of his life.

January 15, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
James Herriott (played by Nicholas Ralph) gets up in a lot of animals' business in the new <em>All Creatures Great And Small</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

Need A Break? The Pets And Vets Of 'All Creatures Great And Small' Might Hit The Spot

A new adaptation of James Herriot's books about life as a Yorkshire vet in the 1930s has gorgeous landscapes, majestic animals, and a welcome focus on home and work.

January 13, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Ted Danson and D'Arcy Carden in NBC's afterlife comedy series <em>The Good Place, </em>which ended after four seasons.

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  • Pop Culture

50 Wonderful Things From 2020

Linda Holmes' annual list of highlights from pop culture includes TV, movies, games, podcasts, TikTok videos and whatever else made the year a little easier.

December 29, 2020
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  • Linda Holmes
Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor as the hot duke and Daphne in Netflix's <em>Bridgerton</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Bridgerton' Is A Delicious, Raunchy Tale Of One Very Hot Family

Made by Shonda Rhimes' production company and adapted from a beloved series of romances, Bridgerton is witty, sexy, absorbing fun that might just keep you up late.

December 28, 2020
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  • Linda Holmes
Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie in <em>Promising Young Woman</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Promising Young Woman' Is A Dark Comedy That Will Keep You On Your Toes

The darkly comic thriller Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan as a woman on a mission, is a carefully constructed mix of genres and moods that doesn't pull its punches.

December 26, 2020
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Tessa Thompson as Sylvie and Nnamdi Asomugha as Robert in <em>Sylvie's Love.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Let 'Sylvie's Love' Wrap You In All Its Goodness

Eugene Ashe's romance is a refreshing throwback to Classic Hollywood, starring Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha.

December 24, 2020
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  • Aisha Harris
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