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‘Carême’ Season 1, Episode 4 Review: Buy the Crown!

On the one hand, this is the weakest episode yet of Carême, full of characterisations that are regrettable cliche. On the other, director Matias Boucard, cinematographer Julio Ramón Ribeyro and editor Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin managed to create a mood that makes palpable both the price of power and the cost of …

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Doctor Who: ‘The Robot Revolution’ Review – Season 2 Episode 1

We’re well into Ncuti Gatwa’s era as the fifteenth Doctor, and a new series kicks off with The Robot Revolution. With Ruby Sunday having departed at the end of the last series, the Doctor is about to meet a new companion who he can take on even more adventures through …

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‘Andor’ Season 2 Episodes 10-12 Review: Make It Stop, Who Else Knows?, and Jedha, Kyber, Erso

BBY 1 is here. Concluding Andor’s second season with the events of Rogue One imminent was always going to happen, but it takes an explosive set of events to get news of the Death Star to the Rebellion’s headquarters on Yavin, and thus to send Cassian (Diego Luna) off with …

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‘Andor’ Season 2 Episodes 7-9 Review: Messenger, Who Are You?, and Welcome to the Rebellion

Once again, Andor Season 2 moves one year later. When the clock rolls forward to BBY 2 at the start of Episode 7, Messenger, Cassian (Diego Luna) is on Yavin itself, working with organised and rapidly mobilising Rebel forces rather than just as the mercenary of Luthen (Stellan Skarsgard). Of …

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‘Carême’ Season 1, Episode 3 Review: A Recipe for a Disaster

Everybody clearly had a wonderful time making this episode of Carême, in which they either very politely make vicious threats to each other, or create a colossal mess. Best of all, nudity! Sorry, this is France: nudité. One bottom belongs to a male extra who has evidently just participated in …

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‘Carême’ Season 1, Episode 2 Review: Blackmail

What happens throughout this episode is, in the very best sense of the word, adult. Carême’s understanding that people’s motivations and people’s desires do not necessarily reflect their best selves is unknown in American art. But the French are perhaps more capable of acknowledging the gap between their best and …

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‘Carême’ Season 1, Episode 1 Review: The Infernal Machine – Whipped Cream and Other Delights

The sumptuous Carême hits two basic needs for a high-end television series. One is for sex, but the other is rarer in fictional television: food porn. This combination is an absolutely wonderful idea, because god knows our appetite for something good to eat doesn’t always get its due from a …

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‘Andor’ Season 2 Episodes 4-6 Review: Ever Been to Ghorman?, I Have Friends Everywhere, and What a Festive Evening

In its second week, Andor’s second series has again jumped a year forward, covering a span of mere days in BBY 3. The jump can be disorientating at first, as the cast of characters finds itself in largely new configurations. However, the show is confident enough to hint at what …

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‘Chasers’ Pilot Review: A Bold, One-Shot Exploration of Dreams, Love, and Showbiz Struggles

In recent years, there has been a massive influx of movies and TV series that showcase the reality of the entertainment industry and how youngsters navigate the world of showbiz. Most importantly, these titles exhibit how young people navigate through life while trying to achieve something, which makes them raw …

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‘The Studio’ Season 1 Review: An Uproariously Hilarious Love Letter to Hollywood

Movies (or television) about the entertainment industry can prove challenging to produce. In some cases, they can feel like nothing more than a vanity project. Thankfully, stories in that vein, such as The Player and The Larry Sanders Show have proved this formula’s effectiveness with the right talent involved. Thirty-three …

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‘Andor’ Season 2 Episodes 1-3 Review: One Year Later, Sagrona Teema, and Harvest

A lot has changed in the two and a half years since Andor first landed on Disney+ screens in autumn 2022 in the wider world, and the return of possibly Star Wars’ most overtly political and subversive entry was highly anticipated. While always in production as a two-season show, the …

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Interview: J. J. Johnson and Matt Bishop on the action and heart in ‘Jane’

Marking its final adventure, the third season of Apple TV+’s acclaimed Jane premiered last week. I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with two of the key creative forces behind this environmentally conscious children’s series. The seasoned duo of J. J. Johnson and Matt Bishop (best known – at least …

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