Tag: Atlanta
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‘Atlanta’ Review: Donald Glover Claws His Way to the Top in a Commanding and Cutthroat Finale
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Atlanta” Season 2 finale, Episode 11, “Crabs in a Barrel.”]“Atlanta” closed its finale with a bang, but not the literal one that many viewers and been braced for since the season began with a barrage of gunfire, a vibe that then continued with ongoing depictions of danger and…
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‘Atlanta’ Review: Donald Glover Goes Back to Middle School in a Harrowing Look at How Little Things Change
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Atlanta” Season 2, Episode 10, “Fubu.”]Even before the principal delivered the fateful news about Devin, “Fubu” carried a lot of weight. Following up last week’s fateful fissure between Earn (Donald Glover) and Alfred (Brian Tyree Henry), the penultimate episode of “Robbin’ Season” flashed back all the way…
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‘Atlanta’: Earn’s Inevitable Downfall Is Foreshadowed by White Frat’s Degradation
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Atlanta” Season 2, Episode 9, “North of the Border.”]In a note to journalists before the “Atlanta” episode “North of the Border” aired on Thursday, FX Networks warned:Tonight’s episode is rated TV-ma and contains nudity, violence and strong language. The frontal nudity will not appear in the version airing…
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‘Atlanta’ Goes Deep by Questioning the Nature of Reality (and Drake’s Heritage)
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Atlanta” Season 2, Episode 7, “Champagne Papi.”]Fans of “Atlanta” have often had to accept that the city portrayed in the FX comedy is slightly askew from the one we know. On the surface, it may look and operate like our world, but surreal elements that are treated as…
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Watch: Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover Tease the Humor and Style in ‘Solo’
Donald Glover has been pretty busy making the press rounds in recent months as a part of the lead up to the Season 2 of his outstanding FX comedy Atlanta, which means he’s had a chance to talk about stepping into the Star Wars universe as the young Lando Calrissian. However, we haven’t seen a…
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Steven Soderbergh Raves About ‘Atlanta’: ‘The Most Beautifully Photographed Half Hour of TV I’ve Ever Seen’
When IndieWire named the 20 best directed television dramas of the 21st century, Steven Soderbergh’s Cinemax series “The Knick” ranked in the #3 position. Suffice to say, Soderbergh knows a thing or two about masterful TV direction, so consider his latest tweet about Donald Glover’s “Atlanta” to be extremely high praise indeed.Soderbergh took to his…
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‘Atlanta’ Review: ‘Teddy Perkins’ Is More Nightmarish Than ‘Get Out,’ and We Still Haven’t Recovered
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Atlanta” Season 2, Episode 6 titled “Teddy Perkins.”]We are shook and yet in awe. “Atlanta” made good on the promise of violence and danger that was laid out in the opening moments of the season with Thursday night’s installment “Teddy Perkins.” The fact that FX announced the episode…
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Zazie Beetz Eyes Jean Seberg Film ‘Against All Enemies’ Starring Kristen Stewart (Exclusive)
“Atlanta” star Zazie Beetz is in talks to join Kristen Stewart in the Jean Seberg biopic “Against All Enemies,” sources tell Variety.It is unknown who Beetz will play in the movie. Anthony Mackie, Jack O’Connell, Margaret Qualley, and Colm Meaney are also starring. Benedict Andrews is directing from a script by Joe Shrapnel and Anna…
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‘Deadpool’ Animated Series From Donald Glover Axed Due to ‘Creative Differences’
Some things are too pure for this world, and it appears that the “Deadpool” animated series created by Donald Glover and his brother Stephen is one of them. First announced with a 10-episode order for the Fxx channel last May, the show would have been the “Atlanta” co-creators’ second series together.“Due to creative differences, FX,…
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FX Cancels Donald Glover’s Animated ‘Deadpool’ Series Before It Airs
Everyone wants a piece of “Deadpool” now that the Marvel/20th Century Fox’s merc with a mouth character is a major massive hit. Fox, trying to capitalize on the anti-hero’s popularity, even commissioned an animated adult action-comedy on FX from “Atlanta” star, creator (and general creative genius) Donald Glover and his writer brother Stephen Glover, last…