Tag: hbo
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Leaving “Westworld”
By Christian DiMartino Johnathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s HBO Westworld series concluded its fourth season on August 14th, and… hmm. I watched it about a week after the fact and… hmm. Are people still watching this show? I haven’t the slightest clue, but as committed as I am to the HBO brand, and to the…
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First Time Watch: HBO’s “The Comeback” (2005-2014)
Demi Lovato announced earlier this week that she is switching back to her “she/her” pronouns, as opposed to when she announced she was going to be going by “they/them.” This stands out to me for a few reasons. One is that this information was actually reported by news outlets. Another is that Lovato felt the…
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I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This, But Zendaya is Sensational (and so is “Euphoria”)
By Christian DiMartino So for the last year, or two (maybe three), I have become a bit more of an avid television consumer. To the point where I’ve started watching the Emmys. With this, I’ll say that in the moment, I didn’t think Zendaya’s Best Actress in a Drama Series win for HBO’s Euphoria was…
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Review: The Many Saints of Newark
Alan Taylor’s The Many Saints of Newark is the entertaining but somewhat unconvincing prequel to The Sopranos. The film chronicles the early life of Tony Soprano, played in a legendary performance by the late James Gandolfini, yet by the end of it you don’t really feel as if it’s really a convincing origin story, because…
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TV Review: The Undoing (HBO)
By Christian DiMartino Nicole Kidman is my wife, and Hugh Grant is my husband, and for six weeks straight, I could not get enough of the HBO miniseries, The Undoing. Here is gripping television at its finest. The Undoing is great, juicy television from beginning to end, filled with wonderful and surprising turns and surprises.…
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Before the World Ends, Please Watch HBO’s “The Leftovers.” You’re welcome.
By Christian DiMartino I have been reviewing movies (unprofessionally) for the better part of 6 years. As it stands, there aren’t really any new movies to review. In fact, the television show I am discussing ended nearly 3 years ago. But that distracts from the point I was leaning towards. What I was getting at…
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