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2020
Oct
19
 
 
When people discuss 1939 as perhaps the greatest year for movies in the history of Hollywood, they roll off such titles as The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagecoach, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Of Mice and Men. Which, in my mind, is more than enough ammo to win that particular debate. But most people neglect to add to that list 1939’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, an excellent, entertaining version of the Sir Arthur C
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
19
 
 
If anyone makes worse decisions than teenage girls in horror movies, let's just hope they aren't registered to vote...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
19
 
 
Pepe the Frog is a friendly sort – big-eyed, green (as are many frogs), and laid-back. He's also been co-opted by alt-right and white supremacist groups...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
18
 
 
The show is called The Trouble With Maggie Cole, and it's tempting to say the trouble is Maggie Cole. That wouldn't be entirely fair since there are frequent sprinkles of charm...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
18
 
 
Horror of horrors! It’s “Treehouse of Horror XXXI,” which means The Simpsons is back, for the 31st time since 1990, to present a trilogy of outlandish and usually spooky tales that break all the show’s usual conventions. It’s all in good Halloween fun, so anything can happen – as in this new installment, when Marge wears not a Halloween mask, but a COVID one…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
18
 
 
In the American League Championship Series, the Tampa Bay Rays jumped to an early lead. But the Houston Astros bounced back, tying the AL pennant series at three games apiece before the Rays prevailed in last night’s deciding Game 7. Tonight, in the National League Championship Series, they’re also playing a deciding Game 7, after the Los Angeles Dodgers came back to even the series at 3-3 against the previously dominant Atlanta Braves. Whichever team wins tonight faces the Rays in T
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
18
 
 
The dueling town halls, and their aftermath, are bound to be at the heart of this week’s show. Fasten your seat belts… 
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
18
 
 
SEASON FINALE: The signs are good that Lovecraft Country will return for a Season 2 next year. I, for one, am rooting for that to happen, because week after week, Season 1 episodes have served up one surprise after another, and been very egalitarian about spreading the wealth and letting different characters, and actors, come to the fore. Tonight: The Season 1 finale…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
18
 
 
Here’s another Sunday night series that’s delivered surprises and quality each week, and been just as generous about showcasing different characters. That’s nothing new for Fargo executive producer Noah Hawley – you could say the same for all three previous stand-alone miniseries seasons of this extended anthology drama series – but my, this one’s fun to watch.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Oct
18
 
 
Tonight’s third episode in this documentary series about the pioneering Los Angeles comedy club is called “The Wild Bunch,” and takes a deep dive into the 1980s – the era of, among other wild and crazy comics, Sam Kinison.