Need a reminder that local politics matter? No one can serve up political optimism quite like Leslie Knope, and this episode sees Amy Poehler at her Knope-iest. Throughout all of Season 4 our fearless feminist warrior is forced to face off against the privileged and dumb Bobby Newhart (Paul Rudd) in her campaign to run for city council of Pawnee....
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A quick check of the calendar shows that today is October 31, so OF COURSE we're going to recommend that you watch John Carpenter's Halloween. Even if you suffer from a bit of Michael Myers fatigue —and considering that there are 11 total films in this franchise, it would be a bit weird if you didn't— the original film more than deserves its...
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Jersey Shore Family Vacation is more than just a reboot, it's a reboot done right. The whole crew is back for the MTV reality show (well, Sam is in actual doll form this time around) and they are just as funny, just as messy, and just as drunk (minus The Situation who is sober and living his best life) as ever. The show has all the same...
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BBC America's Killing Eve, created in part by Fleabag's phenomenally talented Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is a romantic comedy framed around the plot of a spy thriller, with a serial-killer drama playing throughout. Pairing Sandra Oh as an ambitious MI-5 investigator looking into a series of assassinations perpetrated by the mysterious Villanelle (Jodie...
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Do you love serial killer dramas but have already exhausted Netflix and Hulu's library? Then BBC America has you covered. Created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, Killing Eve tells the story of a manipulative female assassin and the ambitious and obsessive security officer dedicated to taking her down. Equally soapy, ...
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Fear The Walking Dead has always been saddled with a silly name and comparisons to its big brother show. But Season 3 in particular is a marvel, a complicated post-apocalyptic family drama that uses zombies to say something new. The season's set-up starts in one place, but quickly hones in on a Western style cowboys (in the form of a survivalist...
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The Olympics may be ending, but the Office Olympics will live forever... or until the series eventually leaves Netflix. Watch Scranton's finest compete in such revered events like Dunderball and the Icelandic classic Flonkerton (Box of Paper Snowshoe Racing) in this beloved Season 2 episode. "Office Olympics" is remembered for Jim turning the...
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Fans of quirky British comedies will not want to miss this one. The comedy series Back snuck onto Sundance Now at the end of the year and found itself on several Best Of 2017 lists, and it's clear why. From creator Simon Blackwell, Peep Show's Robert Webb and David Mitchell team up as former foster brothers who take over the family business, a pub ...
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Still giddy from Thor: Ragnarok? The brand new Marvel film got most of its phosphorescence from its witty up-and-coming director Taika Waititi. The Kiwi comedian and auteur has a number of great cult films for you to check out, but we'd put priority on screening his wry coming-of-age story Hunt For The Wilderpeople. Julian Dennison stars as Ricky...
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