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Title

Host

The Queen’s Gambit

October 28, 2020

Anya Taylor-Joy will dare you to look away as her King takes your Queen. Is that right? Am I a chess player now?

Jamie

The Good Lord Bird

October 14, 2020

A tour de force for Ethan Hawke about the national tensions prior to the Civil War in the form of John Brown.

Knox

Long Gone Summer

June 17, 2020

If you are looking for revisionist history about the steroid era of baseball, this is the doc for you. No hard questions, only nostalgia about…

Knox

The Great

May 20, 2020

Come for the costumes and stay for Elle Fanning reminding you why she's more than Dakota's sister.

Jamie

Hunters

March 18, 2020

Knox

Little Women

January 8, 2020

I thought I had all I need with the 1994 film adaptation. But Florence Pugh wasn't born yet.

Jamie

The Crown

January 3, 2020

Each season surprises me by taking a family that is actually quite boring and making them interesting for 10 episodes in a row.

Jamie

American Elections: Wicked Game

January 1, 2020

The best Presidential podcast in the game. It takes every presidential election and analyzes the stories and factors leading to the election results from history.

Knox

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3

December 25, 2019

An absolute firebolt of a character and concept. If you like talky shows and mile a minute dialogue, you're gonna love it. If nothing else,…

Knox

The King

November 6, 2019

It's Joel Edgerton / Timothee Chalamet / Rob Pattinson period piece that starts slow but picks up speed towards the middle. Worth the wait for…

Knox