Category: Review
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Billions is ‘Prestige Trash’ TV and That’s Why We Love It – March 15, 2019
The Showtime Series Returns For Its Fourth Season Sunday, With More Greed, Lust and Paul Giamatti by Allie Pape | San Francisco Chronicle | March 15, 2019 Prestige TV is the defining art form of America right now, as the streaming wars offer up a endless array of shows that probe the intricacies of gender,…
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Billions Season 4 Goes for Broke – March 15, 2019
“Billions shifts around enough of its usual architecture to still feel fresh in its fourth season” by Kathryn VanArendonk | Vulture | March 15, 2019 When TV shows have been around for a few seasons, sometimes they get relaxed and hit the autopilot button. Some shows do the opposite, blowing everything up to start completely…
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Billions Review: Better Than Ever – March 14, 2019
“Billions has a habit of inverting ‘right’ and ‘wrong,’ then leaving us — the viewer — to figure out how we got suckered by all these pirates in the first place.†by Verne Gay | Newsday | March 14, 2019 SERIES “Billions” WHEN | WHERE Season 4 premiere Sunday at 9 p.m. on Showtime WHAT IT’S ABOUT In…
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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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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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Looking for Clues in Billions Season 4 Official Trailer – Jan 21, 2019
Billions Season 4 Trailer: From Nemeses to Partners in Crime by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis | January 21, 2019 My earlier “What to Expect When We are Expecting Billions Season 4†post was based on my own thoughts and a few hints from the  “You gotta pick sides†teaser for the new season.…