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Eili Harboe in "Thelma."
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  • October 12, 2021
Cringe Blog: "Escape Room" is dumb fun, and "Thelma" provides held-breath mystery and thrills

Plus, the trailer for the next "Scream" movie drops.

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Hamish Linklater in "Midnight Mass." Photo via Netflix.
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  • October 1, 2021
Cringe Blog: "Midnight Mass" and "Malignant" usher in October

The 2021 spooky season starts on two different notes.

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Porco Rosso.
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  • September 23, 2021
Binge Blog: "Porco Rosso" is an unheralded, high-flying escapade

Plus, "The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles" provide hours of lessons in deduction

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Metta World Peace aka Ron Artest tells his side of the story in "Untold: Malice at the Palace."
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  • August 20, 2021
Binge Blog: 'Untold: Malice at the Palace' puts ice on the NBA's black eye

Plus, a quick look at underrated 2015 thriller "Blackhat."

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Sydney Sweeney and Brittany O'Grady in "The White Lotus." Photo via HBO Max.
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  • July 30, 2021
Binge Blog: "Evil" serves gleeful scares while "The White Lotus" skewers elite society

Plus, "Old"memes and the nice, normal lamb from the "Lamb" trailer, who is, again, normal.

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Jason Sudeikis is Ted Lasso in "Ted Lasso." Photo via Apple TV+.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 23, 2021
Binge Blog: "Ted Lasso" returns, and Cannes films make critics swoon

Plus, an update on a Sarasota "Big Brother" contestant.

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David Edwards and Thursday Farrar. Photo by Matthew Holler.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 12, 2021
FST's 'My Lord, What a Night' captures lightning in a bottle

The play highlights a tale historical deeds involving Albert Einstein and contralto Marian Anderson.

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It's "The Mole," baby! Photo via Netflix.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 8, 2021
Binge Blog: Pluto TV is your new nostalgia hit

A Sarasotan lands on CBS reality show "Big Brother," and is competition show "The Mole" being revived?

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In “Great Balls of Fire,” Jason Cohen captures a host of musical moments in Jerry Lee Lewis’ career.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 22, 2021
'Great Balls of Fire' captures Lewis' incendiary style

Florida Studio Theatre performance showcases rock 'n' roll pioneer's legendary career.

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Robot, Atom Eve, Invincible, Dupli-Kate and Rex Splode make up the Teen Team. Photo source: Prime Video.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • May 14, 2021
Binge Blog: Does that make you feel strong?

"Mythic Quest" and "Invincible" are this week's recommendations.

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Xavier (Joel P.E. King) and his son, Omari (Donovan Whitney) talk after Omari's altercation with a teacher. Photo by Sorcha Augustine
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  • Marty Fugate
  • May 3, 2021
'Pipeline' lands emotional gut-punch

Dominique Morisseau’s searing play isn’t lost in translation to streaming video in Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe production.

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Ricardo Rhodes, Victoria Hulland and Daniel Pratt in Ashton's Valses "Nobles et Sentimentales." ( Frank Atura)
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  • Sara Rachon
  • April 28, 2021
Review: Ashton ballets bring spirits up in Digital Program 6

Triple bill by Sarasota Ballet preserves original choreography, revives lost, forgotten works.

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Uh oh! Seems bad.
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  • Ryan Kohn
  • April 23, 2021
Binge Blog: Do you know that the brain can itch?

"The Empty Man" and "Wendy" are this week's selections.

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Charlotte Foster playes Julia Brutus in Asolo Conservatory's "Julia Caesar."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • April 11, 2021
The Caesar Problem

Shakespeare’s 'Julius Caesar' lives (and dies) in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory’s latest streaming video. It’s clever. But does the medium fit the message?

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Carole J. Bufford performs the "Vintage Pop!" revue. (Photo by Matthew Holler)
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  • Marty Fugate
  • April 1, 2021
When the electricity came to FST

Carole J. Bufford sings (and bends) last century’s pop hits in her 'Vintage Pop!' revue at Florida Studio Theatre.

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