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Friday, September 25, 2020

‘Kajillionaire’ aims for gold but comes up with pocket change

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“Kajillionaire” does have echoes of some of the lesser “Ocean’s” movies, though — it too attempts to patch over its purposelessness with a shallow payoff at the end.
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Film & Television

Sunday, September 16, 2018

The Daily Californian Arts guide to what will, should and could win the 70th annual Emmy Awards

We are presently in a golden age of television. It would be nearly impossible for one person to sort through all of the television at our fingertips and decide what is or isn’t the best. This is where the Emmy Awards come in.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

‘Westworld’ season 2 is masterful, if convoluted

While this density resulted in excellent episodes, it has also proved to be a drawback, as the show’s plotlines have grown increasingly convoluted.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×10 ‘The Passenger’ ends season with major twists and questions

Many questions running through the season are answered, but their answers are traded for new questions about the larger implications of the plot reveals.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×9 ‘Vanishing Point’ explores freedom through death

Like last episode, this episode of “Westworld” includes an abundance of exposition via flashback, specifically of one event: Juliet’s suicide.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×8 ‘Kiksuya’ presents lyrical meditation on memory, loss

This episode — the title of which is the Lakota word for “remember” — explains Akecheta’s backstory and the park’s opaque dynamics in a near-perfect set-up.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×7 ‘Les Écorchés’ ramps up on action, questions of free will

While this episode ramped up the action, it didn’t shy away from posing the philosophical questions “Westworld” is known for.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×6 ‘Phase Space’ brings on the reunions

This episode of “Westworld” kicked off the second half of the season — from this point on, we can expect the plot arcs to finally come together.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×5 ‘Akane No Mai’ makes new familiar, old strange

However, it soon becomes apparent that as Westworld veers further and further from its recognizable form, Shogun World is more familiar than it seems.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×4 ‘The Riddle of the Sphinx’ highlights science of immortality

In the wake of the hosts’ revolution, this season of “Westworld” consumes itself with exploring a different relationship between life and death.
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