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Monday, Apr 29

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Miriam: Death Of A Reality Star review - TV show treated trans woman as the punchline in an obscene practical joke, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

www.dailymail.co.uk

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Always read the small print. Everybody knows it and nobody ever does - when you're young, you can't be bothered, and when you're old, you can't find your reading glasses.

Miriam: Death of a Reality Star review – as grubby as the cruel show that ruined her life

www.theguardian.com

As this documentary smugly rehashes the transphobia that made Miriam Rivera’s life hell – claiming it would never happen today – it becomes just as tawdry. Has TV learned nothing in the past 20 years?

Miriam: Death of a Reality Star review – heartbreaking insight into the murky world of early reality TV

www.irishtimes.com

Television: This documentary is thoughtful but has a blank space at its centre that should be occupied by Miriam herself

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After the Party review – one of the greatest performances in any TV show in years

www.theguardian.com

Robyn Malcolm is incredible in this morally complex drama, as a woman who believes she saw her ex-husband sexually assault a minor

Sunday, Apr 28

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The Piano review – cockle-warming TV with a major problem at its core

www.theguardian.com

As people play their hearts out on station platforms, this is undoubtedly stirring stuff – but there’s always been something terribly odd plaguing it too

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TV Show Review: Knuckles - Fun, Lighthearted Spin-Off Eases the Wait for Sonic 3

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Despite some early bumps in the road, Sonic the Hedgehog's live action movie adaptations have been a big success. A third film is due to arrive at the tail end of 2024, and if it's anything like its predecessors, it'll not only boom at the…

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The week in TV: Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd; Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story and more – review

www.theguardian.com

In a bumper week for rock-related programmes, a long-gestating profile of Syd Barrett offers little that’s new, Bon Jovi get the show they don’t quite deserve – and there are glaring gaps in a history of Gary Glitter’s crimes

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Shōgun Review: 11 Ups & 2 Downs

whatculture.com

This new adaptation of James Clavell's seminal novel is a rare TV masterpiece.

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MEGA SHARK VS. CROCOSAURUS Reviews and free on Crackle, Plex, Pluto TV, Roku, Tubi and YouTube

moviesandmania.com

Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus is a 2010 American monster horror film produced by The Asylum. It stars Jaleel White, Gary Stretch, Robert Picardo, Dylan Vox, Hannah Cowley and Sarah Lieving. The …

Saturday, Apr 27

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Oscars Producers Talk “I’m Just Ken”, Nude John Cena & Bob Iger Making The Call To Start Late – Contenders TV: Doc + Unscripted

deadline.com

Ratings were continuing to climb for the 96th annual Oscars that took place March 12, especially following the all-time lows of the pandemic years. With Jimmy Kimmel returning for his fourth stint as host and second in a row, reviews were…

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Samsung S95D 4K TV review: The brightest OLED we've ever tested, but there's a catch

Samsung's S95D delivers exceptional picture quality. It's the only OLED TV with a matte screen that can nearly eliminate reflections.

MEM TV: Wait For This Before Getting Back In

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In this episode of StockCharts TV's The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews the key drivers for this week's volatile period, including Core PCE and GDP numbers. She takes a look at where the S&P 500 and NASDAQ closed for the week and whether it's…

Friday, Apr 26

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ZOMBIE FIGHT CLUB Reviews and free on Crackle, Plex, Shout TV, Tubi and YouTube

moviesandmania.com

‘You only die twice.’ Zombie Fight Club is a 2014 horror film directed by Joe Chen (Zombie 108). The movie stars Andy On, Michael Wong, Terence Yin, Philip Ng, Kwok Cheung Tsang, Jessica Cambensy, Jack Kao, Abby …

ZOMBIE NIGHT Reviews and free on Plex, Pluto TV, Tubi and YouTube

moviesandmania.com

‘Tonight, at sundown… the dead will live.’ Zombie Night is a 2013 American horror film directed by John Gulager (Children of the Corn: Runaway; Piranha 3DD; Feast) from a screenplay by Keith Allan and Delondra Williams, based …

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TV review: 'Hacks' Season 3 surpasses high standards for comedy, relationships

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"Hacks" Season 3, premiering Thursday on Max, begins with the high standards of previous seasons and proceeds to surpass them with comedy and character vulnerability.

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Genelia Deshmukh reviews Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Heeramandi; 'What a journey you take us through'

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Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is all set to release on OTT on May 1. Ahead of the TV show’s drop, the makers hosted a special screening of some of the episodes of the series which was watched by many B…

Thursday, Apr 25

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‘The Sandman’ Spinoff ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Adapts Neil Gaiman’s Comic as a Zany Teen Procedural: TV Review

variety.com

“The Sandman,” Neil Gaiman’s classic supernatural comic turned Netflix series, is a sweeping epic in which abstract concepts like Dream (Tom Sturridge) and Death (Kirby) take human form, traversing Earth and the astral plane to settle…

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Dead Boy Detectives TV Review

www.joblo.com

A fast-paced and fun series set on the lighter side of Neil Gaiman's Sandman universe.

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DEVIL’S TRAIL Reviews and free on Plex, Roku, Tubi and YouTube

moviesandmania.com

‘It’s real’ Devil’s Trail is a 2017 found footage horror film about two reality TV stars exploring the legend of the Jersey Devil. Directed by and starring Henrique Couto (Amityville: …