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Apple TV Plus workplace comedy lacks bite

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Maya Rudolph and Joel Kim Booster in lootphoto: Apple TV+ Apple TV+’s loot is designed to poke fun at, and eventually ruminate over, its protagonist’s ridiculously extravagant lifestyle. After all, Molly Novak’s (Maya Rudolph) splashy entry includes John (Adam Scott), her rich douchebag tech husband, gifting her a massive yacht. It has several floors and … Read more

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Uses Ukrainian Protest Footage as Alien Riot

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Strange New Worlds‘ debut episode makes some choice uses of archival footage.screenshot: paramount Star Trek: Strange New Worlds heads to the franchise’s past to tell adventure stories for a bright, optimistic future—but its very first episode has looked to our own recent history to provide a proxy that has some very unfortunate connotations. part of … Read more