Only Murders in the Building continues to be a hilariously meta satire of true crime podcasts
The freshman season of Only Murders in the Building unexpectedly turned out to be one of the breakout streaming hits...
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Hacks is a darkly hilarious love letter to the pain and toil of stand-up comedy
Hacks was far and away the best new show of 2021. The HBO dramedy’s freshman season navigated the burgeoning mentorship...
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The Wire creator David Simon revisits Baltimore police corruption in We Own This City
David Simon is the greatest television storyteller of all-time. While his masterful series have historically been underseen and undervalued, his unblemished track record of creating uncommonly insightful and sophisticated TV is undeniable. After spending spending two decades as a crime...
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The 40 Best TV Shows of 2021
From streaming to cable to regular broadcast, there’s an overwhelming abundance of quality television this year. But for our money,...
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The Many Saints of Newark briefly recaptures the greatness of The Sopranos
From Firefly’s Serenity to The X-Files, big screen continuations of small screen series are nothing new. Even in recent years,...
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Foundation of Dune: How Frank Herbert was inspired by Isaac Asimov
Over the next two months, two classic masterpieces of science fiction literature – Isaac Asimov’s Foundation and Frank Herbert’s Dune – will be adapted for the screen through a prestige streaming series and a big-budget film franchise respectively. Both works,...
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21 (TV) Pilots: The Best First Episodes of the 21st Century
Television shows are often unfairly judged on their first and last episodes. While in truth, the most accurate barometer for...
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A guide to every streaming service available in Singapore
Ever since Netflix popped up to disrupt the entertainment distribution model, streaming seems to have swiftly overtaken traditional mediums like...
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