5 posts tagged ‘dan’
The January Canon: 20 good movies released during Hollywood’s worst dump month
AV Club,
Historically and annually speaking, January is a bad month for Hollywood movies. It’s a “dump month,” that time of year when the major studios offload the projects in which they have no faith. Sandwiched between the holidays and the Super Bowl, these four weeks are generally treated like a write-off season, as bad… Read more...
The week in TV: Fargo roars back, and a sharp Oliver Twist spinoff
If you’re brave enough to press play on Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge, prepare to be disappointed and, even worse, bored. The reality series is an utterly dragged-out, inauthentic mess that takes all the wrong lessons from the 2021 South Korean hit that inspired it. The takeaway from Squid Game should not be… Read more...
The Great British Bake Off recap: It's party time
It’s the quarter finals and a new week. I’m just about over the horrid technical challenge from last episode, so am ready to enjoy Party Week, even if that does feel more like a theme for the final. Read more...
The Great British Bake Off recap: “This is a car crash”
The Great British Bake Off is one of the nicest programs on television. The contestants always have great camaraderies, and their desire to help each other is cosistently heartwarming. And they’re baking? What could be lovelier than baking? Read more...
The Marvels' cosmic connections: Who's the new villain and why does she hate Captain Marvel?
While Marvel Studios has been keeping plenty under wraps about the Captain Marvel sequel The Marvels, there are a few things we either know or can anticipate about the film. For instance, fans have already met the three heroes who are teaming up for this story: Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), Monica Rambeau (Teyonah… Read more...