Arts

Marie Kondo’s new show doesn’t have to do more than ‘spark joy’

By Joyce Lee | January 18, 2019

When I returned home for the winter holidays this past November, my parents announced on the drive back from the airport that we were moving out of the home we had lived in for the last 14 years. I reacted as anyone might after an abrupt announcement that they were losing their childhood home: nervous laughter, and then an incredulous “What?”

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Arts

Review: ‘Sharp Objects’ revives the Midwestern Gothic tradition

By Jordan McDonald | October 19, 2018

Airing in July this past summer, HBO’s “Sharp Objects,” an adaption of “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn’s book of the same name, sets out to remind its audience of what is unique to the identity of the Midwestern United States and what is possible within the supposedly limited format of the miniseries.

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Arts

Review: ‘American Vandal’ second season is as good as the first

By Jordan McDonald | September 25, 2018

A masterful and satirical take on the crime drama complex that has swept the nation, Netflix’s “American Vandal” is mysterious, delectable and utterly ridiculous.

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Arts

TV review: ‘black-ish’ spinoff ‘grown-ish’ is fresh, fun, colorful

By Jordan McDonald | January 11, 2018

On Jan. 3, Freeform debuted the first two episodes of “grown-ish,” the highly-anticipated spin-off of ABC’s “black-ish.” “grown-ish” follows Zoey (Yara Shahidi), the eldest Johnson daughter, through her freshman year of college and journey into adulthood.

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Tv Review

Review: Brosnahan dazzles as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

By Haley Gordon | January 9, 2018

Watching the opening scene from the new Amazon series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” I knew immediately that the titular character would get cheated on.

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Tv Review

For better or worse, “Twin Peaks: The Return” is pure Lynch

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | September 12, 2017

When the original “Twin Peaks” aired over 25 years ago, it was a TV show about a mystery. With its revival this year in the form of “Twin Peaks: The Return,” the show itself has become a mystery.

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TV

A retrospective review before ‘Twin Peaks’ 2017 revival

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | May 23, 2017

Diane, 11:30 a.m., May 21. In a few hours “Twin Peaks” will debut a third season after a 25-year absence, now as “Twin Peaks: The Return.” It would be an understatement to say that I am tense with anticipation. At moments like this, one is drawn to reflect: What was it about “Twin Peaks” that made it so special?

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