Tag: Patton Oswalt
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Hacks, season 3, improving on excellence
Hacks keeps getting better and better. In season 3 (season 4 has already been approved) the character growth and relationships deepen and become more revealing and more vulnerable. Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder lead a huge ensemble cast through 9 episodes of comedy and drama.
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The Circle review: is it really that bad?
The Circle had pretty bad reviews back when it came out in 2017, so I never watched it. But it’s been hard to find new material lately. I thought, “It has Tom Hanks. Emma Watson is the lead. How bad could it be?” I gave it a shot. It wasn’t great. My version of the…
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80 for Brady lets #EldersRock to the max
80 for Brady is a cute romp with Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, and Lily Tomlin having a great time together. A certain NFL player named Tom Brady is involved in this story about some elderly football fans.
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Review: Please Stand By. Or – Boldly Go.
Please Stand By is a heartwarming story about an autistic girl who writes a Star Trek script. She takes remarkably brave steps in order to get it turned in on time. Dakota Fanning stars.
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Review: Veronica Mars, season 4
Veronica Mars, season 4, is available on Hulu. Creator Rob Thomas keeps the cast of characters true to their beginnings and puts them in the middle of a series of bombings in their small beach town. Over the years, so many people have cycled in and out of the cast of Veronica Mars. A Hollywood…
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Review: Young Adult
Seeing 2011’s Young Adult now, from the prospective of 2018, it seems that writer Diablo Cody wrote an allegory for the disconnected young adults of today.
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Review: Santa Clarita Diet
Santa Clarita Diet is a 10 part horror comedy on Netflix. It’s about a married couple who are severely tested when their normal existence is changed because the Mrs. turns into a zombie. The pretty lady is forever undead.
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Drew Barrymore Joins the Zombies in Santa Clarita Diet
Netflix has a new 10 part take on the zombie phenomena in Santa Clarita Diet. The series stars Drew Barrymore and Tymothy Olyphant. The preview looks crazy funny, with a new twist on the popular zombie theme.
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Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
If I had seen Seeking a Friend for the End of the World before I heard Bo and Lauren talk about being so happy to be together for the end of the world, I would have made a comment about this film in that Lost Girl post. I don’t think it’s really the end of…