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Bo Burnham Turns Your Insides Out

This “comedy” “special” goes right ahead and rips off your skin and exposes your whole goddamn nervous system.

bo burnham, comedy, netflix

Peggy Olson and Ian McKellen Share a Birthday

Today I learned that Peggy Olson and Sir Ian McKellen share a birthday. Like, an exact birthday. They are the … More

birthday, ian mckellen, lord of the rings, mad men, peggy olson

Let ‘Little Voice’ Sweep You Away

Little Voice is the sweet, hopeful antidote to our current moment.

little voice, review, television

When ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Became Grief Porn

That MGM thought a lighthearted wink of a cross-marketing campaign would work for a TV show that includes repeated government-sanctioned rape proves that the Handmaid’s Tale brand is unaware of its own narrative, culturally or otherwise.

feministique, hottest takes, hulu, mgm, offred, ofglen, season two, serena joy, the handmaid's tale, waterford, wine

The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – July 1-7

I swam, I tanned, and I mostly binged.

community, girls, glow, hbo, netflix, paranormal activity, the office, three identical strangers

The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – June 10-30

Catching up on three weeks’ worth of watching! New movies, old TV, revolutionary comedy, and more.

cameron esposito, daniel plainview, hannah gadsby, harlots, mr rogers, nanette, rape jokes, review, there will be blood, won't you be my neighbor

The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – June 3 – 9

Summer, traditionally, is not a fun time for me.

community, dietland, hereditary, outlander, summer watch review

‘Dietland’ is Weighed Down by Plot

Don’t ever say marketing doesn’t work, because an Instagram ad for this show got me. It was an animation, where … More

dietland, feministique, review

We’re In It Now: Kicking Off Season 2 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

June was free, okay, but where was the relevance? 

gilead, june, offred, the handmaid's tale, unwomen

Some Deep Thoughts on Escapism, Monoculture, and ‘Game of Thrones’

“Game of Thrones” became the best, most fulfilling form of escapism any of us could have hoped for.

deepest dives, finale, game of thrones, littlefinger, season seven

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