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Matthew Fox, Emilie de Ravin and Jorge Garcia on "LOST." Photo source: Hulu.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 10, 2020
Binge Blog: I have always been with you

"Lost" and "Community" are this week's picks.

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Eva Green in "Penny Dreadful." Photo source: Showtime.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 3, 2020
Binge Blog: My heart has never fainted

"Penny Dreadful" and "Chuck" are this week's selections.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Keidrich Sellati, Matthew Rhys, Keri Russell and Holly Taylor in "The Americans." Photo source: Prime Video.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 27, 2020
Binge Blog: Our family comes first

"The Americans" and "The Leftovers" are this week's selections.

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Logan Marshall-Greene in "Upgrade." Photo source: HBO.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 20, 2020
Binge Blog: Sorry, I can't let them win

"Upgrade" and "Terriers" are this week's selections.

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Sonoya Mizuno in "Devs." Photo via FX on Hulu.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 13, 2020
Binge Blog: Don't worry, you're going to figure it out

"Devs" and, well, whatever else you need, are this week's recommendations.

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  • Emma Burke
  • March 11, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 11 and 12

MTV smushed two back-to-back episodes into a two-week period while tying in a mid-season-finale for "Siesta Key."

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Rafael Davila and Caitlin Crabill are on top of the world, or at least the Alps, in Sarasota Opera's "La Wally," But, this being opera, it's a given things will go downhill soon. (Photos courtesy of Rod Millington)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • March 8, 2020
Sarasota Opera in rare air with 'La Wally'

The only U.S. opera house to stage Catalani's alpine tragedy in a century does so brilliantly

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Anya Taylor-Joy plays the title role in "Emma," a young women who gives herself far more credit for being clever than she deserves. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 8, 2020
'Emma.' a period piece without a point

Latest remake of Jane Austin's novel is long on looks but shallow in character

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Taylor Russell in "Waves." Photo source: Amazon Video.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • March 6, 2020
Binge Blog: You have so much love to share with the world

Examinations of "Waves" and "It's Alive with Brad," plus a smorgasbord of entertainment news.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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    By
  • Emma Burke
  • March 4, 2020
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 9 and 10

Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 3, Episodes 9 and 10

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Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant defy defy 18th century conventions when they cannot deny their mutual attraction in "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • March 1, 2020
'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' will smolder with viewers

Writer-director Celine Sciamma allows quiet sensuality to build the heat in romantic drama

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Ha Jung-woo and Kim Min-hee in "The Handmaiden." Photo via Amazon Prime.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 28, 2020
Hinge Blog: My savior, who came to ruin my life

"The Handmaiden" is the final selection of our month of love.

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Jillian Cicalese, left, Madeleine Maby, Amber McNew, Tina Stafford, and Peggy Roeder are ready to pick up the slack and save the hometown theater in "Into the Breeches!" (Photos by Cliff Roles)
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 27, 2020
Asolo Rep steps 'Into the Breeches!' for lighthearted yet thoughtful nostalgia

Women write a page in our cultural history when they man up to save their community theater during World War II

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"Head over Heels" is a rocking jukebox musical that mixes 16th-century characters in an early MTV universe, with the Go-Go's providing the soundtrack.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 25, 2020
Players Centre's 'Head Over Heels' has got the beat

Their whole world's out of sync, but this bawdy, amped up jukebox musical is terrific fun

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Alex De Socio, left, Elizabeth Novella, Stephano de Peppo, Adelaide Boedecker and Geoffrey Agpalo head up the cast of Sarasota Opera's "The Elixir of Love." (Photos courtesy Rod Millington)
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • February 24, 2020
'Elixir of Love' provides high-spirited balance to Sarasota Opera's season

Donizetti's comedy is an enjoyable, lighthearted tonic between romantic tragedies

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