Eric Deggans
Stories
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Race & Identity
'All American' showrunner is a rarity in Hollywood: A Black woman in charge
Nkechi Okoro Carroll is not a unicorn — but as one of the few very successful Black woman showrunners in television, she does stand out
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Arts & Life
'Star Trek: Picard' soars by embracing the legacy of 'The Next Generation'
With a nod to the past and a reassembling of an old crew, 'Star Trek: Picard' is finally able to boldly go into a new adventure worthy of its legacy.
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National
How 'The Last Of Us' makes an old plot line feel fresh
Zombie plot lines have been around for decades. So how do you make a dystopian T.V. show sound new? Here's how "The Last Of Us" pulled it off.
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Arts & Life
The controversy surrounding Andrea Riseborough's Oscar nomination
Andrea Riseborough surprised many by landing her first nomination. But the academy is reviewing the procedures around the high profile campaigns for nominees to ensure no guidelines were violated.
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National
Why HBO Max's 'Velma' is considered by some to be 'most hated show on TV'
HBO Max's new animated series Velma is drawing wide criticism, prompting one newspaper to call the show, based on characters from the Scooby Doo universe, "the most hated series on TV."
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National
Review: 'Last of Us' takes a familiar story to exciting new places
Last of Us, about two people trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world ravaged by a killer fungus, may sound derivative. But the show subverts all we have seen before in disaster movies and shows.
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National
The impact of Prince Harry's media blitz
Prince Harry is having an eventful week with a book coming out and multiple TV interviews.
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Movies
The long-awaited sequel to 'Avatar' is more than 3 hours long
"Avatar: The Way of Water" is poised to become one of the year's biggest film releases. It's the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster "Avatar," which is the highest grossing Hollywood film in history.
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Arts & Life
Here's what we learned from Harry and Meghan's Netflix documentary
The first part of the long-awaited series shows the couple navigating their early relationship. Critic Eric Deggans says it avoids offending specific royals, but offers a critique of British society.
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Television
Netflix's new season of 'The Crown' debuts at a controversial moment
Season 5 of the Netflix drama begins streaming Wednesday, and offers sordid details from the life of a younger Prince Charles — just as the real-life Charles has begun his reign as king.