Reviews

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Cougar Town”

Posted April 10, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  COUGAR TOWN survived its trip from ABC to the wilds of cable, as well as the day-to-day departure of series co-creator and original showrunner Bill Lawrence, with its charms mostly intact, even if the show is starting to feel a bit predictable around the edges.  While not a breakout performer for TBS (it didn’t […]

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Pilot + 1

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Save Me”

Posted May 24, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Previously… on SAVE ME:  Beth Harper (Anne Heche), didn’t die when, after the latest of many drunken nights, she choked on a hero sandwich.  She was, in fact, saved by God Him/Herself, and is now a prophet of the Lord’s message, albeit on a small scale.  She knows local facts, like who her teenage […]

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Film Festival

Sundance 2023 Reviews: “Rye Lane,” “Passages” & “Run Rabbit Run”

Posted January 30, 2023 by Mitch Salem

  RYE LANE (Searchlight/Disney – March 31):  Raine Allen Miller’s feature debut Rye Lane is a bubbly surprise, a quick-witted, fast-paced rom-com overflowing with charm.  The script by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia wastes no time launching its premise, as Yas (Vivian Oparah) hears Dom (David Jonsson) weeping in a unisex toilet stall at a […]

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