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Review: 'Chief of War' Season 1, Episode 5 "The Race of the Gods" -

Following the double-dose of action within "City of Flowers," episode five takes a more methodical pace as K'iana returns home. While things

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Netflix's Wednesday returns for the first half of its second season. The four-episode installment begins with Wednesday Addams's return to N

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PREVIEW | September

From a return to The Office universe to a Stephen King adaptation, here are some anticipated titles for the month of September.

TV

9.3 | Mike Judge’s Beavis & Butt-Head, Paramount+

9.4 | The Paper, Peacock | Pokemon Concierge S2, Netflix

9.9 | Only Murders in the Building S5, Hulu

9.10 | The Girlfriend, Prime Video | The Tempest, Disney+/Hulu

9.15 | Futurama S13, Hulu

9.17 | Gen V S2, Prime Video | The Morning Show S4, Apple TV+

9.21 | Tulsa King S3, Paramount+

9.23 | The Lowdown, FX on Hulu

9.23 | Marvel Zombies, Disney+ | Slow Horses S5, Apple TV+

MOVIES

9.5 | The Conjuring: Last Rites | Twinless

9.12 | The Long Walk | Rabbit Trap | The History of Sound | The Man in the Basement | Clemente

9.19 | HIM | The Lost Bus | Xeno | Steve | Plainclothes |

9.26 | One Battle After Another | Eleanor the Great | Dead of Winter

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This week, Brandon & Lorin discuss the absence of quality TV this past summer and if it's a growing trend. They also review the first two episodes of Alien: Earth and recap the latest headlines.

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...it's provocative...it gets the people going

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Review: 'Chief of War' Season 1, Episode 4 "City of Flowers, Pt. II" -

In part two of "City of Flowers," a change in command brings war to Hawai'i, love is found in a hopeless place, and the spoils of capitalism

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Watch Demascus on Tubi

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What happens in Vegas…

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Favorite shows of the 2025

For the past few years, I've compiled my top 20 shows of the year. Reviewing each completed series from January to December, I compile a best-of list. This is the list thus far:

The Pitt

Adolesence

Severance S2

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Castlevania: Nocturne S2

Dark Winds S3

The Residence

Andor

Duster

Eyes of Wakanda

Ballard

Nautilus

Any of your favorites make the preliminary list? Let me know in the comments.

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Hannibal (2013-2015)

One of the crew members said it took six people holding the door up on the other side to keep Mads from breaking it down

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One of the best season finales of all time.

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Review: 'Chief of War' Season 1, Episode 3 "City of Flowers" -

Chief of War pulls an Andor, setting episode three a whole year later. Ka'iana gets a taste of the world from the perspective of the Paleski

My latest review for Apple TV+'s historical drama, Chief of War.

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Sunday Service

Marvel's Wakandan 'Eyes' a win; HBO explores Austin tragedy 30 years later

Highlights in the latest Sunday Service include Wakanda's animated series and an American tragedy 30 years later.

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Streamed: Familial friction enhances Prime's spy drama'Butterfly'

Nobody wins when the family feuds

Prime Video's Butterly is a serviceable action drama with some interesting plot points that could have been explored more.

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Preview: USA's 'The Rainmaker' a return to form for the "Characters, welcome" network

The Coppola adaptation receives the TV treatment with good effect

USA returned to scripted originals this past Friday with an adaptation of The Rainmaker. While the series is a formulaic legal drama, it is familiar territory for the cable network that championed characters.

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