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Lou Gala and Karan Gill in The Decameron

The Decameron review, silly uninteresting people stuck in a villa

3 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / August 8, 2024 / Amar Chadha-Patel, Anya Adams, Douggie McMeekin, Jessica Plummer, Karan Gill, Leila Farzad, LGBTQ, Lou Gala, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Tanya Reynolds, The Decameron, Tony Hale, Women Directors, Zosia Mamet

In the Decameron by Boccaccio, ten people flee Florence during the Black Plague. They hide out in the countryside and amuse themselves by telling 100 stories during the long nights. In this TV version of the story, we don’t get […]

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I Hate Suzie. Well, she is a bit of a mess.

I Hate Suzie. Don’t forget the period at the end of that sentence; it’s required. Suzie, played with enthusiastic mayhem by Billie Piper, is a television personality recognized regularly on the street. Her phone is hacked and photos of her