Category: Print Media
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Showtime’s Billions: Everyone Has A Score To Settle In Season 4 – March 13, 2019
“Everyone’s Hands are Dirty as the Worlds of Politics and Privilege Merge” by Dana Feldman | Forbes | March 13, 2019 It’s that time of year! Spring is in the air and Billions is returning for its highly-anticipated fourth season this Sunday. The motto for the new season: When everyone is out for revenge, no one is safe. …
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SXSW: Political Thriller ‘Run This Town’ Takes on Timely Issues – March 12, 2019
Damian Lewis in a Truly Striking Transformation by Natalie Mokry | Austin360 | March 12, 2019 If there was ever a more relevant time for films to explore issues young millennials face in the workforce or the evolving questions about the role of politicians and the press, it’s now. “Run This Town†notably seizes on…
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Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom Used as Metaphor in Billions – March 12, 2019
Hockey Gets An Assist From Billions by Cara Bahniuk and Elizabeth Kong | Russian Machine Never Breaks | March 12, 2019 Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have made a perfect pair on the ice since 2007, combining for some magical plays. The two go together like ham and cheese, like peanut butter and jelly, and the…
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‘Billions’ and ‘The Good Fight’ Tackle Trump Era in Contrasting Ways – March 12, 2019
Decadent Backdrop of the Lifestyles of the .001-Percent Bracket by Brian Lowry | CNN | March 12, 2019 Situated in worlds of politics and privilege, power and corruption, “Billions” and “The Good Fight” each play to top-of-mind liberal concerns in the Trump era. Yet the Showtime series feels more compelling by tangentially making its case,…
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Spoiler-Free Review of Billions Season 4 – March 12, 2019
New Backstabbing Plots and Plenty of F-Bombs Abound in the Latest Season of Showtime’s Popular Drama by Andrew Husband | Den of Geek | March 11, 2019 Three seasons in, Showtime’s popular drama series Billions tends to operate in one of two ways. Either the main characters finally put their grandiose plans for revenge into…
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SXSW Review: Run This Town – March 12, 2019
Rob Ford Movie Run This Town is Funny, Furious and Surprisingly Accurate by Radheyan Simonpillai | Now Toronto | March 10, 2019 The fictionalized take on the former mayor’s crack-smoking scandal mostly sticks to the details and is a reminder – in more ways than one – that white male privilege rules. There are two…
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LI’s Surprising Role in Showtime’s Billions – March 7, 2019
Billions: Baseline Axioms by Verne Gay | Newsday | March 7, 2019 If “Billions†— which returns March 17 for a fourth season (Showtime, 9 p.m.) — was a board game, it would seem to need a set of operating rules, or principles. But which ones? Superficially, “Billions†might seem like just another high-finance procedural…
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The Billions Dictionary – March 7, 2019
From Axe Cap to Ice Juice: The Showtime Billions Dictionary by Miles Surrey | The Ringer | March 7, 2019 Before the new season begins, it might be helpful to get familiar with the language and learn, for example, what a Dollar Bill really is. For anyone who hasn’t been already initiated into the Cult…