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The Glory Part 1 TV Show Review: Revenge At Its Finest
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 1/27/23 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 1/27/23

The Glory Part 1 TV Show Review: Revenge At Its Finest

The Glory is an incredible and riveting Netflix Korean drama about a woman’s revenge journey against her high school bullies.

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The Crown S5 TV Show Review: Needs More Diana
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 12/9/22 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 12/9/22

The Crown S5 TV Show Review: Needs More Diana

The Crown Season 5 is another season of royal family drama with many attempts at humanizing its characters. At the heart of this season is the sparring between Princess Diana and Prince Charles during some of the prime years of their lives.

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Selling Sunset TV Show Review: Selling Drama
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 6/10/22 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 6/10/22

Selling Sunset TV Show Review: Selling Drama

Selling Sunset is a popular Netflix reality TV show about luxury real estate and the Oppenheim Group, a real estate company based in Los Angeles.

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Station Eleven TV Show Review: An Artistic Take on an Apocalypse
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 3/18/22 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 3/18/22

Station Eleven TV Show Review: An Artistic Take on an Apocalypse

Station Eleven is an HBO Max miniseries based on the fictional bestseller of the same name. It is a story about the events immediately leading up to a pandemic that quickly wipes out almost 99% of the human population.

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Tik, Tik… BOOM! Movie Review: A Love Letter to Failure
Movies Dorene Zhou 2/4/22 Movies Dorene Zhou 2/4/22

Tik, Tik… BOOM! Movie Review: A Love Letter to Failure

Tik, Tik… Boom! is a musical movie directed by Lin Manuel Miranda and starring Andrew Garfield. It is based on a musical that was created by Jonathan Larson, who is perhaps most famous for creating another famous musical called Rent.

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Ted Lasso Season 1 Thoughts: Perfect Time for Wholesome Content
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 9/3/21 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 9/3/21

Ted Lasso Season 1 Thoughts: Perfect Time for Wholesome Content

Ted Lasso is an Apple TV+ comedy series about Ted, a sunshine-y do-good-er from America, going to England to coach a Premiere League football team.

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In the Heights Movie Review: Your New Musical Obsession 🎶
Movies Dorene Zhou 7/2/21 Movies Dorene Zhou 7/2/21

In the Heights Movie Review: Your New Musical Obsession 🎶

In the Heights is a vibrant and fun musical movie about a predominantly Latino community in Washington Heights, New York. It tells stories about immigrant dreams, finding purpose, and the importance of community/family.

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Lash Chance U: Basketball Documentary Review: A Must Watch!
Documentary Dorene Zhou 5/7/21 Documentary Dorene Zhou 5/7/21

Lash Chance U: Basketball Documentary Review: A Must Watch!

Last Chance U: Basketball is a multi-episode Netflix documentary about East LA College’s 2019-2020 basketball team.

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The Promised Neverland S2 Anime Review: Welcome to the Demon World…
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 4/16/21 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 4/16/21

The Promised Neverland S2 Anime Review: Welcome to the Demon World…

…where everything sucks, including all attempts at complex characters and a suspenseful plot.

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Horimiya Anime Review: A Super Wholesome Romance
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 4/15/21 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 4/15/21

Horimiya Anime Review: A Super Wholesome Romance

Horimiya is a romance anime that is 13 episodes of slice-of-life wholesomeness.

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Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 Anime Thoughts: The Highlight of Winter 2021
Anime, TV Shows Dorene Zhou 4/9/21 Anime, TV Shows Dorene Zhou 4/9/21

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 Anime Thoughts: The Highlight of Winter 2021

Watching Attack on Titan, the Final Season Part 1, has been the highlight of my Sundays this entire winter anime season. I love this series so much and this season did not disappoint!

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Ginny and Georgia TV Show Review: New Age Soap Opera
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 3/30/21 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 3/30/21

Ginny and Georgia TV Show Review: New Age Soap Opera

Ginny and Georgia is a Netflix TV Show about a little family with a complicated past moving into a rich suburban neighborhood near Boston to start a new life.

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Alice in Borderland TV Show Review: All the great things about a psychotic anime, but live action!
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 3/23/21 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 3/23/21

Alice in Borderland TV Show Review: All the great things about a psychotic anime, but live action!

Alice in Borderland is a Japanese TV Show on Netflix about an alternate universe where the entire population of the world has disappeared and the few remaining humans are required to win death-defying games in order to stay alive.

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Raya and the Last Dragon Movie Review: A Message of Unity That’s Sorely Needed
Movies Dorene Zhou 3/9/21 Movies Dorene Zhou 3/9/21

Raya and the Last Dragon Movie Review: A Message of Unity That’s Sorely Needed

Raya and the Last Dragon is a spectacular, beautiful, and fun new animated film from Walt Disney Studios. The story features a young warrior princess named Raya, who is on a quest to save her family and the world from evil shadow monsters (Druun) that can turn living creatures into stone.

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The Secret Life Of Arrietty Movie Review: A Charming Adventure
Movies Dorene Zhou 3/5/21 Movies Dorene Zhou 3/5/21

The Secret Life Of Arrietty Movie Review: A Charming Adventure

The Secret Life of Arrietty is a Studio Ghibli movie about a family of tiny humans who call themselves “Borrowers” and live underneath a large house in the countryside.

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Nadiya Bakes TV Show Review: Destress and Relax
TV Shows Dorene Zhou 2/26/21 TV Shows Dorene Zhou 2/26/21

Nadiya Bakes TV Show Review: Destress and Relax

Nadiya Bakes is a Netflix Original baking show hosted by Nadiya Hussain, where each episode is a showcase of her different and unique recipes.

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Whisper of the Heart Movie Review: A Peaceful Escape
Movies Dorene Zhou 2/12/21 Movies Dorene Zhou 2/12/21

Whisper of the Heart Movie Review: A Peaceful Escape

Whisper of the Heart is a slice-of-life Studio Ghibli film that fills me with a sense of calm and happiness.

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Malcolm and Marie Movie Review: The Fine Line Between Love and Hate
Movies Dorene Zhou 2/9/21 Movies Dorene Zhou 2/9/21

Malcolm and Marie Movie Review: The Fine Line Between Love and Hate

Malcolm & Marie is a Netflix movie starring Zendaya and John David Washington that is a rollercoaster ride of emotional dialogue.

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The White Tiger Movie Review: Action-Packed Exploration of Social Class in India
Movies Dorene Zhou 2/5/21 Movies Dorene Zhou 2/5/21

The White Tiger Movie Review: Action-Packed Exploration of Social Class in India

The White Tiger is a movie on Netflix, based on a book, about an Indian man who grows up in the countryside but uses his smarts and ambition to climb his way out of poverty.

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Social Commentary and The Blues
Movies Dorene Zhou 2/2/21 Movies Dorene Zhou 2/2/21

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Social Commentary and The Blues

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a Netflix movie based on a play and the life of Ma Rainey, a Black blues singer in the 1920s.

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