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The Best TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2019

Elazar Fine and The Playlist Staff
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As we noted and suggested in our Best TV & Mini-Series of The Decade feature, it was a pretty nutty decade for television. The advent of streaming, peak TV, prestige TV, and now, in late 2019, the new 2nd a...
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‘Izzy Gets the F Across Town’ Is A Brilliant Showcase For Mackenzie Davis [Review]

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Christian Papierniak’s “Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town,” is a periodically inspired film with a wonderful central performance and a stacked supporting cast. It suffers, at times, from the overconfidence of a bo...
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First Trailer For Shane Black’s ‘The Predator’ Can See The Heat Map Of Your Fear

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May 10, 2018 9:02 am
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Another day, another reboot of a B-movie from the '80s that may or may not be a sequel but also they don't want you to worry about it too much. This one, however, stands out by virtue of its director, Shane Bla...
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‘The Meg’ Trailer Is The Jason Statham Battles A Prehistoric Supershark Movie You’ve Always Wanted

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We can’t be friends if you aren’t excited for “The Meg,” i.e: that new movie where Jason Statham fights a monster shark. Originally set to be Eli Roth’s next directorial project (that honor was ultimately b...
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BOSTON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL: “Revenge” is the first feature from French director Coralie Fargeat. It’s an impressive film in many ways, but the fact that this is Fargeat’s first movie is truly staggering. ...
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Judd Apatow’s ‘The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling’ Is A Lovingly Indulgent Tribute

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March 30, 2018 4:10 pm
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The ideal audience for “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling” is someone who’s never heard of comedian Garry Shandling, but is predisposed to liking him. If you’re already a fan of Shandling’s, it’s unlikely that...
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‘Pin Cushion’s Misanthropy Makes Todd Solondz Look Soft [Boston Underground Film Festival Review]

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Deborah Haywood’s “Pin Cushion” is a decidedly hateful movie. And it's indiscriminating in its hatred; it loathes everyone. "Pin Cushion" is full of viciously mean-spirited characters and ambivalent pedestrians...
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HBO’s ‘Barry’ Series Premiere Is A Great Start For Writer/Director/Star Bill Hader [Review]

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It may not be the hottest of takes, but "Barry" is just as good as you’ve heard. The new HBO series stars Bill Hader as Barry Berkman, an assassin stationed in the Midwest. When Barry becomes depressed, his...
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New Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Troy: Fall Of A City’ Aims For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Appeal

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March 23, 2018 5:53 pm
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Netflix's upcoming "Troy: Fall of a City" is a co-production with BBC One, and as such, it has already premiered in Britain. It received largely positive reviews ahead of its British debut, landing at a healthy...
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Netflix’s ‘The Rain’ Teaser: Stay Dry, Stay Alive In This Danish Post-Apocalyptic Series

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March 22, 2018 5:15 pm
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"The Rain" is an upcoming Netflix original series about a group of kids facing the post-apocalypse in Denmark. From the looks of its trailer, it's part "Walking Dead," part "Stranger Things," and part any given...
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Marion Cotillard And Charlotte Gainsbourg Elevate ‘Ismael’s Ghosts’ [New Cut Review]

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March 22, 2018 2:30 pm
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Toward the end of Arnaud Desplechin’s "Ismael's Ghosts," an actress character declares that a film director is “all over the film,” and that certainly seems to be the case for Desplechin himself. The personal n...
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‘All I Wish’ With Sharon Stone Is A Derivative Romantic Comedy [Review]

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March 20, 2018 3:15 pm
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Interspersed throughout Susan Walter’s “All I Wish” are a series of wildly jarring, totally inexplicable straight-to-camera monologues from the film’s various characters. One moment Sharon Stone’s Senna is flir...
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‘The Ranger’ Is A Generic, But Well-Crafted, Punk Rock Slasher Film [SXSW Review]

Elazar Fine
March 19, 2018 12:05 pm
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Following an unfortunate encounter with the police, a group of punks hides out in a cabin in the woods, where an inexplicably murderous park ranger hunts them down one by one.  If ever a movie had a generic log...
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Brendan Fraser Sticks Out Like A Sore Thumb In Danny Boyle’s Terrific ‘Trust’ [Review]

Elazar Fine
March 19, 2018 11:05 am
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There’s no getting around the fact that Danny Boyle’s "Trust" will be evaluated in contrast to Ridley Scott’s "All the Money in the World" — or that the contrast is extremely favorable to the new FX series. Whi...
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Some icons are so enduring, so ubiquitous, so larger than life, they take on an air of invulnerability. Some renowned figures seem to last forever and it's possible to take them for granted. Take Alfredo James ...
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