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‘Gen V’ Lacks What Makes ‘The Boys’ Special

‘Gen V’ Lacks What Makes ‘The Boys’ Special

By John Murphy November 16, 2023

★★★☆☆ CW: This article references sexual abuse. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  In a genre defined by carefree power fantasy, “The Boys”...

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 3 Is Serviceable

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 3 Is Serviceable

By Grace Ko October 18, 2023

★★★☆☆ Lights! Camera! Murder? Nothing brings the dazzle, glitter and comedy to a murder mystery as well as Season 3 of “Only Murders in the Building,” where theatrics become reality....

Sticking the Landing: ‘Sex Education’ Season 4 Ends the Series With A Bang

Sticking the Landing: ‘Sex Education’ Season 4 Ends the Series With A Bang

By Isabella Magness September 27, 2023

★★★★☆ After four seasons of quirky characters, irreverent humor and surprisingly deep philosophical insights, the Netflix original comedy-drama “Sex Education” has come to an end. Although...

The Haunting of Bly Manor Splendidly Tricks With Spooky Haunts, Treats With Emotional Depth

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ Splendidly Tricks With Spooky Haunts, Treats With Emotional Depth

By Mason Stempel October 21, 2020

★★★★★ An ivy-covered manor with a dark past. Eerie mist rolling off of an on-property lake. Creaks in the hallways in the dead of night. Two orphaned children living under the shadow of the...

Season 2 of The Umbrella Academy Introduces Acting Powerhouses, Stuns with Visuals, Soundtrack

Season 2 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Introduces Acting Powerhouses, Stuns with Visuals, Soundtrack

By Emma Ginsberg September 9, 2020

★★★★☆ A pair of children’s bowling shoes drops to the ground in a 1960s Dallas alleyway, setting the stage for season two of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy,” known for its distinctive...

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Television Review: ‘Champions’

By Kyra DiMarco April 5, 2018

★★★★☆ Mindy Kaling’s new NBC show “Champions” packs heart, humor and pop culture references, but the sitcom falls into a pattern reminiscent of “The Mindy Project.” The show...

TREMOLO PRODUCTIONS

Netflix Series ‘Ugly Delicious’ Provides a New Perspective on the Culinary World

By Vienna Roche March 10, 2018

Breaking away from the monotonous “food porn" Instagram accounts and features on high-class chefs that have dominated food dialogue in the past five years, “Ugly Delicious” is a refreshing documentary...

Television Review: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’

By Bryan Yuen February 13, 2015

★★★☆☆  The last time Asian-Americans were the focus of a sitcom, Nelson Mandela’s election ended the South African apartheid and “Pulp Fiction” had just been released. While ABC’s...

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Season Three looks set to further explore Danny and Mindys new relationship.

Television Review: ‘The Mindy Project’

By Ian Tice September 19, 2014

★★★★☆ “The Mindy Project” is back and as good as ever with a new couple, a new character and the same funny outlook. When we last checked in with the doctors and nurses at Shulman &...

TV Review: ‘Houdini’

By Nicole Jarvis September 12, 2014

★★☆☆☆ A scene opens on a tall bridge, a muscular yet gawky brunette man covered with chains, a frozen river with a small hole in the surface, a large crowd: There are plenty of things that...

Television Review: ‘True Detective’

By Sami Rahman March 21, 2014

5/5 stars HBO’s “True Detective,” which just concluded its first season, is certainly unnerving — and not just because it chronicles two blunt, hard-edged homicide detectives searching for...

Forgotten Television Season a Mixed Bag

By Hunter Main May 16, 2013

May is traditionally the month where movie theaters stop showing low-budget horror movies and would-be Oscar bait and start showcasing blockbusters meant to make as much money as possible. What...

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