Like the beloved, wayward character at its heart, ‘Loki’ is funny, somewhat at odds with itself — and carries the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spoilers ahead.
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Too Hot to Handle Was Too Easy to Handle
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People watch trashy reality TV to get away from their problems by laughing at the triviality of someone else’s. We don’t want to watch people grow!
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Temptation Island Tempts Fate and Viewers
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Overall, Temptation Island is fascinating. It’s a social experiment, an edge-of-your-seat thriller and a dumpster-fire reality show all bundled in one. It consistently provides everything one could ask for in a reality series: people that make really poor decisions, and too much alcohol for anyone’s own good.
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The Acclaimed Second Season of The Mandalorian
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Deftly weaving together nostalgia and novelty, humor and tragedy, this season offers new hope to fans that had feared Star Wars was losing coherent creative direction.
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Emily in Paris: A True Representation of Parisian Work and Social Culture?
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Because people could hold multiple impressions of a single city such as Paris, the question then becomes: If people expect the creators of Emily in Paris to portray a realistic version of Paris, who is it supposed to be realistic to?
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The People’s Princess
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“In the wake of the show’s fourth season, the recent outpouring of articles on Diana…[has] demonstrated that her image, story and renown can capture the imaginations of today’s generation as they did for multiple previous generations.”
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PERATI | Post-Election Escapism: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
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After the chaos and uncertainty of the election last week, watching The Queen’s Gambit has served as the perfect post-election escapism. “It’s an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it. I can dominate it,” chess prodigy Beth says, in Scott Frank’s adaptation of Walter Tevis’ 1983 coming-of-age novel.
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How Television Becomes a Tool for Targeting Voters
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Audiences cannot avoid being targeted by political campaigns, but as long as they understand how their viewing preferences influence the perception of their identities or opinions by political campaigns, they will be able to recognize how and why they are targeted by such political advertisements.
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Documentary ‘Boys State’ Captures Coming-of-Age in the Political Landscape
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This documentary in its 109 minutes-entirety bestows a look at how burgeoning minds are laying the groundwork for democracy under a new generation of politicians.
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The Kardashian Sparkle Dims
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‘KUWTK’ seems more fabricated than ever before. Khloé’s face is virtually unrecognizable, and so is the show.
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Ms. Marvel Casting Brings Representation to Disney+
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American media still has limited offerings of Muslim representation, but Khan and her story are helping by adding more Muslim voices to the screen.