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They Are One: Attempting to Break Through the Best Actress Debate
They Are One: Attempting to Break Through the Best Actress Debate

This week, a quick-ish piece (now that the heat has turned down a bit) looking back on the Best Actress race that culminated in a big win for Mikey Madison…and a controversial loss for Demi Moore. People have been drawing comparisons to plot of THE SUBSTANCE ever since, but…is this fair? Maybe, but…maybe not? As someone who liked both movies and performances, I’m gonna give a shot at unraveling this. Let’s see how it goes!

Remembering Them Well: Reviewing the Ten Best Picture Musicals!
Remembering Them Well: Reviewing the Ten Best Picture Musicals!

Earlier this month, both WICKED and EMILIA PEREZ failed to become only the eleventh musical to ever win Best Picture. It made me wonder: what were the other ten like? Whether a rewatch or a first-time experience, I mostly had a good time with a surprisingly small pool of movies! WEST SIDE STORY! AN AMERICAN IN PARIS! THE SOUND OF MUSIC! Uh…THE GREAT ZIEGFELD! All these and more in this month’s article!

I Watched (Nearly) Every Post Super Bowl Show V: The 2010’s and 2020’s!
I Watched (Nearly) Every Post Super Bowl Show V: The 2010’s and 2020’s!

This week, let’s close out this series, and this football season, by looking back at the post-Super Bowl shows from the 2010’s and 2020’s! It’s been a slow, steady decline, with insincere episodes of “Undercover Boss” and “The Voice”, all leading to current slop like “The Masked Singer” and “The Floor”. On the other hand, a rival platform may have presented a path forward…

I Watched (Nearly) Every Post Super Bowl Show IV: The 2000’s!
I Watched (Nearly) Every Post Super Bowl Show IV: The 2000’s!

Today, we work our way through the post Super Bowl programs of the 2000’s, a surprisingly strong eleven show lineup! From “The Practice” to “The Office”, with legendary episodes of “Alias” and “House” in between, this one is a real murderer’s row! But the biggest surprise of all for me was that I watched an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” and…really liked it??? Read along for more!

I Watched (Nearly) Every Post Super Bowl Show Part III: The 1990’s!
I Watched (Nearly) Every Post Super Bowl Show Part III: The 1990’s!

Today, we review the Super Bowl lead-out programs of the 1990’s! A lot heavy hitters in this decade. “The X-Files”! “The Simpsons”! “Homicide: Life on the Street”! “Family Guy”! And, of course, a “Friends” episode that changed the post-Super Bowl game entirely.

I Watched (Nearly) Every Post-Super Bowl Show Part II: The 1980s!
I Watched (Nearly) Every Post-Super Bowl Show Part II: The 1980s!

Today, our chronological look through the history of the Super Bowl lead-out program continues with the 1980’s! Sandwiched between a legendary Bette Davis interview on 60 Minutes and one of the finest pilots ever made is…mostly mediocrity. “Macgruder and Loud”? “The Last Precinct”? A Dean Devlin and Wendy Crewson journalism drama? All this and more awaits you!

I Watched (Nearly) Every Post-Super Bowl Show Part I: The 60’s and 70’s
I Watched (Nearly) Every Post-Super Bowl Show Part I: The 60’s and 70’s

This week, a new series is launched, this time a chronological look at the Super Bowl lead-out program. Yes, the time slot after the biggest football game of the year has been the home of many things: famous pilots, major celebrity cameos, horrible pilots, and major flops. But in the 60’s and 70’s, it was mostly home to whatever was going to be on TV at that time anyway. Lassie! The Wonderful World of Disney! Perry Mason (the new one)! All of this and more explored in today’s first installment.

Somewhere in my Memory: CHRISTMAS CARTOON CLASSICS!
Somewhere in my Memory: CHRISTMAS CARTOON CLASSICS!

This week, a quick Christmas bonus breaking down a series of cartoons (most of them by one or both of the Fleischers) that brought back a wave of memories for me. They’re sad! They’re creative! They’re deeply weird! It’s “Christmas Cartoon Classics!” Merry Christmas!

Ryan Ritter Ryan Ritter

MY FAIR LADY seems to have unfairly shaped Audrey Hepburn’s reputation as a musical performer, while FUNNY FACE has been relegated mostly to GAP ad material. Let’s fix that.

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