Quick Hits
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POSTED December 11, 2023
Fellow Travelers' Fire Island Episode Is Reliably Hot and Unexpectedly Poignant
Hawk shacks up in the gay Hamptons enclave with a bunch of party boys, but the show resists easy moralizing and finds insight into queer community.
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POSTED December 8, 2023
Julia Roberts and Sam Esmail Get Too Close to Global Chaos in Leave the World Behind
The Homecoming director and star love to leave audiences guessing, and their latest thrives on that uncertainty.
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POSTED December 7, 2023
Prestige Drama or Quirky Musical: Which Archie Is Right for You?
Between BritBox's Cary Grant biopic and Netflix's Hindi movie, Archie is everywhere this week.
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POSTED December 7, 2023
Squid Game: The Challenge Winner Was Right to Be Ruthless
In a game that came down to chance a little too often, the winning player kept looking for an advantage.
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POSTED December 6, 2023
Norman Lear Brought America's Culture War To Prime Time
A look back at how All in the Family changed TV (if not America).
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POSTED December 5, 2023
Love Like a K-Drama Demonstrates That Love Isn't a Universal Language
Netflix's new reality series struggles to overcome the language barrier between its Korean and Japanese cast members.
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POSTED December 5, 2023
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Aims for Maximum Drama in Its Latest Tell All
A four-veteran panel and feuding cast members practically guarantee tensions will rise, but Part 1 still falls a little flat.
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POSTED December 4, 2023
May December Tells a TV Tabloid Story With Exquisite Skill
Todd Haynes may not have intended to evoke movies of the week, but his latest film still leans toward homage.
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POSTED December 1, 2023
How The Great British Baking Show Avoided a Disastrous Final Showstopper
There wasn't much to cheer about those celebration cakes, but that near-disaster opened the door for an exciting winner reveal.
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POSTED November 30, 2023
The Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner Was Always Going to Make the 'Safe Choice'
The writing was on the wall long before Gerry "blindsided" one of his finalists.
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POSTED November 28, 2023
Drag Race UK Season 5 Has the Cure for Drag Race Burnout
Devoid of any big twists or tired workroom dynamics, this season returned to what this franchise does best.
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POSTED November 27, 2023
Ambiguity Gives Netflix's A Nearly Normal Family a Failproof Ending
The Swedish whydunit maintains the mystery through its final moments.
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POSTED November 25, 2023
Donna Noble Returns to Doctor Who as a Hero
With The Star Beast, the first of three specials on Disney+, Russell T. Davies fixes his past mistakes.
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POSTED November 23, 2023
The 10 Most Pie-Centric Episodes of Pushing Daisies
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to revisit Bryan Fuller's pie-fueled romantic fantasy.
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POSTED November 23, 2023
Turkey Day Brought Out All of Gossip Girl's Signature Dishes
The teen drama didn't hold back for its inaugural holiday episode, "Blair Waldorf Must Pie!"