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Nineties Noir: The Underneath

Josh Zyber — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:00:58 +0000

Sometimes, even filmmakers can be wrong about their own movies. Usually in these cases, the creators have a higher opinion of their work than anyone else does. Steven Soderbergh’s 1995 heist thriller The Underneath, however, is a much better movie than its director would have you believe. The Underneath Theatrical Release Date: April 28, 1995...

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‘Covert Affairs’ 4.01 Recap: “So, That Happened”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:00:27 +0000

If ‘Suits‘ is, rather indisputably, the USA Network’s best original series, then ‘Covert Affairs’ is… well, it’s not. That’s not to say that it’s the worst, but I certainly can’t justify it as better than a guilty pleasure. Even so, I can’t be the only one still watching. The show started its fourth season last...

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‘Covert Affairs’ 2.16 Recap: “Have Fun Working”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:00:05 +0000

Yes, ‘Covert Affairs’ is still on the air, and yes I’m still watching. I can’t pretend that it’s a great show, but it’s passively entertaining enough that I’m still with it. Last week, the series had its second Season 2 finale. As some viewers may recall, the season started in the summer, took a break...

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‘Covert Affairs’ 2.03 Recap: “Learning By Doing”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:00:15 +0000

In last week’s episode of ‘Covert Affairs’, Annie got sent back to the Academy to finish her training. This doesn’t sound like such a bad idea, if you ask me. Sadly, this wasn’t (just) a reflection on her usual incompetence at being a spy, though perhaps it should have been. Instead, ‘Bang and Blame’ sends...

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‘Covert Affairs’ 2.01 Recap: “In Our Line of Work, There’s a Very Thin Line Between Intuition and Paranoia”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:00:44 +0000

We’re officially in the summer doldrums, and the TV landscape looks pretty bleak. My DVR’s “Scheduled Recordings” menu is practically empty. However, one show that I’d almost forgotten about entirely returned for its second season last week. Watching the premiere, I’m honestly a little bit embarrassed that I ever deemed ‘Covert Affairs’ worthy of Series...

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‘Covert Affairs’ 1.05 Recap: “Sucked in by His Evil Vortex”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:00:56 +0000

While ‘Covert Affairs’ continues to live in the shadow of ‘Alias’ and not really live up to its own potential, the show keeps skirting by from episode to episode with just barely enough entertainment value to make me watch for another week. It’s OK, but I’m already more excited for J.J. Abrams’ new spy series...

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‘Rescue Me’ 6.07 Recap: “You’re Like AA’s Very Own Evel Knievel”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:00:10 +0000

After all the heartache and near-tragedy that has befallen him recently, things finally seem to turn around for Tommy in last week’s ‘Rescue Me’ episode, ‘Forgiven.’ Relatively, anyway. He wouldn’t be a Gavin if life were actually easy. After nearly drowning Colleen in booze at the end of the previous episode, Tommy was hauled off...

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‘Covert Affairs’ 1.04 Recap: “This Is Somewhere Safe, That’s Why They Call It a Safe House”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:00:45 +0000

Well, this is at least a little bit more like it. I wrote in my last recap that I found the third episode of ‘Covert Affairs’ to be a huge disappointment. The show simply can’t afford to have episodes that bad this soon. Fortunately, last week’s fourth episode seems to be more or less back...

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‘Rescue Me’6.06 Recap: “She’s Young, Dumb and a Gavin”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:00:29 +0000

I feel confident in saying that ‘Rescue Me’ appears to be on the right track this season. Things may have seemed a bit shaky for a little while there. Well, not exactly shaky, but it felt like the season was taking its time getting warmed up. Then episode ‘Blackout’ was a real standout. While I...

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‘Covert Affairs’ 1.02 Recap: Walk-Ins Always Welcome at the CIA

Josh Zyber — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:00:47 +0000

I suppose this shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. After a pretty exciting series premiere filled with plenty of action and slick feature-film production values, the second episode of USA’s new spy series ‘Covert Affairs’ dials things way down. While the episode isn’t “bad” per se, it sure seems like the producers must...

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‘Rescue Me’ 6.04 Recap: “No News Is Lou News”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:00:56 +0000

I fell behind on ‘Rescue Me’ last week and didn’t get a chance to recap the previous episode, ‘Comeback’. Long story short, Lou had a heart attack and we were left uncertain whether he would live or die. Fortunately, ‘Breakout’ answers that question right away with some good news. He’s going to make it. This...

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‘Covert Affairs’ Pilot Recap: Alias – The Next Generation

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:00:29 +0000

Remember how great ‘Alias’ used to be? You know, during its first couple of seasons, before it fell to crap in the later years. The producers of USA’s new spy series ‘Covert Affairs’ sure do. The show is more or less a shameless ‘Alias’ clone. That’s OK, I’ll forgive it. I miss ‘Alias’, and the...

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