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REVIEW: The Luminaries – Season 1, Episode 3, “Leverage”

*SPOILERS* This week on The Luminaries, a Mr. Mannering comes to call on Anna. He gives her a free ticket to the gold fields. Later, Anna wakes Crosbie and tells him the key to the safe is missing. He accosts Lydia in the street, finding the key in her dress and finding a bag too …

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REVIEW: WandaVision – Episode 8 “Previously On”

If there were any doubts about WandaVision being an amazing show, “Previously On” sets them to rest, as it dispenses with the living-in-a-sitcom hook – while still centering on Wanda, as opposed to the reprieve of “We Interrupt This Program” – without feeling diminished. On the contrary,...

Avatar: The Last Airbender Creators to Head Avatar Studios

Deadline reports that Nickelodeon is launching Avatar Studios, named after the popular animated epic fantasy series. The studio will be headed by Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Koneitzko. Avatar Studios will produce movies and TV series for ...

REVIEW: The Luminaries – Season 1 Episode 2, “The Place You Return”

*SPOILERS* “The Place You Return” begins right where “Fingerprint” left off, with Anna being introduced to Lydia’s husband, Crosbie Wells. After gloating about his prospected gold bag, Crosbie treats Anna to the story of how he and Lydia met. Crosbie miraculously won the jackpot on Lydia�...

WandaVision – Episode 7 “Breaking the Fourth Wall”

WandaVision jumps to the modern sitcom era with “Breaking the Fourth Wall,” a leisurely paced episode that sets up the season’s final stretch. It lacks some of the punch from previous weeks – necessarily, due to the shifting status quo – but it makes up for that with laugh-out-loud lampoon...

REVIEW: The Luminaries – Season 1, Episode 1, “Fingerprint”

This Valentine’s Day, Starz began airing a BBC miniseries from last year called The Luminaries. Based on a novel of the same name by Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries takes place in New Zealand during the 1860 gold rush. Directed by Claire McCarthy, the series stars Eve Hewson, Eva Green, and Himesh ...