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Nick Hornby's 'State Of The Union' Is A 10-Minute Dramatic Comedy Inside A Local Pub

5:24pm May 06, 2019

by Eric Deggans

10 episodes, 10 minutes each, with a couple talking about their marriage in a London pub just before their therapy sessions. Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike star in State Of The Union.

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Boy, Mike Brady really let himself go, hunh? Schemin' seaman Euron (Pilou Asbaek) and cunning Queen Cersei (Lena Headey) look awful pleased with themselves on Game of Thrones.

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'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 4: 'Vomiting Is Not Celebrating'

2:36pm May 06, 2019

by Glen Weldon

In the fourth episode of the series' final season, our heroes celebrate their hard-won victory over Evil Snow Miser, prepare for the next battle and suffer some distressing casualties.

Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate star as fast friends in Netflix's new comedy-drama Dead to Me.

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Friendship And Grief Drive The Strong And Surprising 'Dead To Me'

10:00am May 04, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The new Netflix series starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini begins as an encounter in grief counseling and goes ... well, all over the place after that.

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'Dead To Me' Is One Of The Best — And Most Unpredictable — Series On TV

2:15pm May 02, 2019

by David Bianculli

Netflix's new, 10-part dark comedy series is a terrific character study of two women (played by Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini) who meet at a therapy group to deal with grief issues.

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Varys (Conleth Hill) and Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) commiserate over how very, very safe they are, down in the Winterfell crypts, because they are dumb.

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'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 3: 'At Least We're Already In A Crypt'

8:46am April 29, 2019

by Glen Weldon

The Battle of Winterfell is finally here, and it's the most brutal episode of the series yet — one that comes with a body count and a surprise, truly shattering conclusion.

'Our Planet' Is A Remorseful Call To Arms

2:08pm April 26, 2019

by John Powers

David Attenborough's Netflix series offers a strange waltz between wonder and melancholy. The show thrills us with the marvels of nature, and then saddens us that we are rapidly wiping them out.

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Gina Rodriguez, DeWanda Wise and Brittany Snow star in Someone Great.

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In 'Someone Great,' The Greatest Someone Might Be Your Best Pal

12:01pm April 19, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Gina Rodriguez stars in Someone Great, a Netflix comedy that follows three friends trying to have one last adventure before everything changes for good.

HBO Airs First Episode Of 'Game Of Thrones' Final Season

6:02am April 15, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Winter is here. At least on HBO's Game of Thrones, which premiered its final season Sunday night. It was packed with uncomfortable reunions — unleashing massive implications for the story to come.

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News Brief: Sanctuary Cities, Rep. Ilhan Omar, 'Game Of Thrones'

5:03am April 15, 2019

Trump administration considers sending migrants to sanctuary cities. Rep. Omar says she's seen a spike in death threats since Trump tweeted a video of her. HBO begins Game of Thrones final season.

Noah Centineo stars as Brooks Rattigan (a terrible name) in the Netflix romantic comedy The Perfect Date.

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'The Perfect Date': A Teen Romcom By Any Other Name Is Reasonably Sweet

5:00am April 12, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Noah Centineo stars as a kid with a plan to make a lot of money by going on a lot of fake dates — but yes, before he can get rich, he meets a girl he really likes.