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Category: Watercooler Reviews

A collection of reviews for newly released movie and television. You know, the kind of stuff you might talk about around the watercooler.

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Watercooler Reviews | Last Night in Soho

November 5, 2021November 8, 2021 Rob McNeil

Last Night in Soho is the latest film from acclaimed writer/director Edgar Wright. His first film since the summer Blockbuster hit Baby Driver, Soho does

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“Ted Lasso” Round Table: Season 2, Finale: “Inverting the Pyramid of Success”

October 14, 2021October 12, 2021 Hannah Kfoury

Alright, friends. Ted Lasso has concluded its second series finale. I didn’t cry as much as I did the first time around in series 1, but

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“Dear Evan Hansen:” Today is Going to be… Fine-Ish, and Here’s Why

October 12, 2021July 6, 2022 Hannah Kfoury

Dear Evan Hansen was the first ever show I saw on Broadway, in 2019. Which means, for someone with a degree in theatre, who has loved

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Watercooler Reviews | “Ted Lasso” Round Table: Season 2, Episode 11: “Midnight Train to Royston”

October 7, 2021October 10, 2021 Hannah Kfoury

Okay, maybe the whole detour from the main series storyline in Beard After Hours was in actuality just a plot to make me forget how much I

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Watercooler Reviews | “Ted Lasso” Round Table: Season 2, Episodes 9 and 10: “Beard After Hours” and “No Weddings and a Funeral”

October 6, 2021October 10, 2021 Hannah Kfoury

Beard After Hours  Usually when a show’s narrative takes a mini vacation from the main one, one or two things are being signaled: a side

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Seance Mistakenly Skips the Mystery | Watercooler Reviews

October 5, 2021October 4, 2021 Ichabode Olkowski

Seance (2021) directed by Simon Barrett is a paranormal, mystery film that flounders with a crucial element- suspense. The film ignites with a student death

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Watercooler Reviews | “Ted Lasso” Round Table: Season 2, Episodes 6, 7 and 8: “The Signal,” “Headspace” and “Man City”

September 17, 2021October 5, 2021 Hannah Kfoury

There were a lot of complaints, somehow, following season 1 of Ted Lasso that the show didn’t have enough conflict. That it was simply too… happy. After

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Watercooler Reviews | The Card Counter

September 16, 2021September 15, 2021 Rob McNeil

The Card Counter is the latest psychological drama from writer/director Paul Schrader. His previous effort, First Reformed from 2018 was produced on a similar budget

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Watercooler Reviews | Candyman

August 30, 2021August 27, 2021 Rob McNeil

Candyman is a horror remake from Jordan Peele’s studio, Monkeypaw Productions, also produced and co-written by Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us), and directed by Nia

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Watercooler Reviews | “Ted Lasso” Round Table: Season 2, Episode 5: “Rainbow”

August 25, 2021October 5, 2021 Hannah Kfoury

Continuing the rom-com action from last week’s Love Actually surprise, Ted Lasso truly outdid itself with an episode-ending, tear-jerking sequence involving my man Roy Kent and his decision to

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