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Amanda Seyfried in Long Bright River Photo by PEACOCK/Matt Infante/PEACOCK

Long Bright River, Amanda Seyfried plays a cop with secrets

Long Bright River tells a grim and dark tale starring Amanda Seyfried as a Philadelphia cop who is invested in her community. There are police procedural aspects to the story, but it’s essentially a psychological exploration of one family’s secrets […]

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Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building: what I loved about season 4

Only Murders in the Building, season 4, has some wonderful moments. This clever series is consistently good. It’s time to mention some of the best things in season 4.

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Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in The Morning Show

The Morning Show, review of seasons 1-3

The Morning Show has been on my radar from the first. I’ve watched every season but I haven’t said much about it here. A few complaints about season 2 is all I’ve written. Let’s take a look at all three

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Sandra Oh and Awkwafina in Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady, serious AND slapstick

Quiz Lady is parts broad, slapstick physical comedy and parts heartfelt sister relationship and bonding. Part of the comedy, even before the story starts, is that Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play against type. Sandra Oh is the outrageous, undisciplined one.

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Sarah Paulson in Ratched

Review: Ratched, season 1

Ratched uses mind-altering saturated color and gorgeous visuals to tell the lunatic story of the murder and mayhem that created the horrifying nurse Mildred Ratched, played here by Sarah Paulson.

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The aspiring actors in Hollywood

Review: Hollywood

Hollywood is about rewriting the story of Hollywood by going back 80 years and re-imagining everything. Set in the 1940s, the series creates a new history for Hollywood that includes people of color, out gay men, and women bosses.

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