Month: February 2019
Now ‘Manifest’ is just testing me.
Manifest
“Cleared for Approach”
January 28, 2019
Netflix is about to get a lot more ‘Moxie’ with some help from Amy Poehler
‘The Bachelor’: In which no one wants to marry The Bachelor
Will Hulu be the big winner in the Netflix/Marvel divorce?
‘The Oscars,’ ‘Documentary Now!’ ‘Manifest’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week
‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’: Welcome to VanderDoghazi
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
“Lucy Lucy, Apple Juicy”
February 12, 2019
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President Twatter watched some TV this weekend and he is SO MAD, you guys
‘Saturday Night Live’ owes Don Cheadle a better episode
Saturday Night Live
Don Cheadle & Gary Clarke Jr.
February 16, 2019
Look, this was a perfectly fine episode of Saturday Night Live. Let me be clear: that’s not meant as a compliment. With a talent like Don Cheadle hosting, this should have been a very good episode at the least. Cheadle is a funny actor, he’s charming, and game — what more could they ask for? Sadly, the material felt obvious and a bit lazy, as if the writers weren’t really trying. It’s a shame because Cheadle did the most he could with some really flat material and he was easily the best thing about the entire night.
Which leads me to ask: how the hell is this the first time Don Cheadle has hosted Saturday Night Live? Cheadle has been in the business since the 80s, well-known since his BRILLIANT 1997 performance in Boogie Nights, and outright famous since he was nominated for a God damned Academy Award in 2004 for Hotel Rwanda. And he’s just now getting around to hosting long after Lance Armstrong, Paris Hilton, Adam Levine, Michael Phelps, and Ronda Rousey have had their turns? That’s some bullshit right there.
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‘The Walking Dead’: WE HAVE TO GO BACK
The Walking Dead
“Adaptation”
February 10, 2019