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2019
May
5
 
 
There’s been a murder a week in this season of Killing Eve, and last week’s murder had Villanelle (Jodie Comer) injecting some sparkle and originality into what she considered a boring assignment: the murder of a philandering husband. So she killed him as requested, but in a sex-display window in Amsterdam, with her victim bound and hung upside down like a side of beef, where she slashed him vertically so his guys spilled out on his own personal killing floor. While Villanelle was dr
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
5
 
 
The mega-battle episode of Game of Thrones last week drew more viewers overall than any episode of the series to date – a record 17.8 million – even though it was so dark, cinematically as well as thematically, that most of it was heard but not seen. This week, we get the aftermath of the victory over the Night King, and the survivors turn their attention to their major remaining foe – Cersei, whose battle scenes, at least, are likely to be fought in daylight.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
5
 
 
Tonight’s episode is called “Fight Night,” and there are plenty of fights to pick, so to speak, when diving the show’s inspiration. One major fight is between Taylor and her former mentor Axe – a fight that has escalated to include Axe’s confidante, and another of Taylor’s former mentors, Wendy.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
5
 
 
Last week’s episode was wild… as wild as the young woman, perfectly described as “feral,” who was Barry’s agile adversary throughout most of the program. That episode ended with another cliffhanger, this time with Barry offered a ride out of another tight situation. Whatever direction he takes, though, is likely to involve more drama, and another dead body or moving target.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
5
 
 
The results of “Super Tuesday” are about to come in – and even though Selina may have just lost her ex-husband (murdered by the Chinese in a boating explosion, following what may have been interpreted as Selina’s wishes), she may soon gain the edge in the race to the nomination.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
5
 
 
Here comes John Oliver, no holds Barred…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
5
 
 
Starz has a good batting average with historical dramas -- real, imagined or some combination of the two...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
5
 
 
You weren’t alone if you thought last Sunday’s must-see Game of Thrones episode, “Battle of Winterfell” (April 28) was so dim and dark, you thought there was something wrong with your TV...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
4
 
 
For this year’s Kentucky Derby, it’s smart to bet on trainer Bob Baffert. His horse, the appropriately named Game Winner, leads the field at odds of 8-1. And the next two horses considered the favorites to win, Improbable and Roadster, are given odds of 5-1 – and both of them, too, are trained by Baffert.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
4
 
 
Before becoming a cast member of SNL in 1990 and breaking out big time with such scene-stealing bits as Opera Man and “The Chanukah Song,” one of Adam Sander’s only previous credits was as a recurring character on a handful of episodes of The Cosby Show. But SNL allowed Sandler to launch himself as a successful box-office movie star, thanks to the likes of Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy. Sandler left Saturday Night Live in 1995, which means it