Stories By Julia Rhodes
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “At the Codfish Ball” (Season 5, Episode 7)
January 6, 2025Sunday’s Mad Men was a bit of a doozie, and I’m late to the ball due...
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Movies
Movie Review: The Avengers
January 5, 2025Not to compare actors to superheroes, but this cast could easily have exploded in our faces;...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Lady Lazarus” (Season 5, Episode 8)
January 5, 2025Can you believe we’re already two-thirds through season five? As Pete’s high school crush said a...
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Movies
Movie Review: Dark Shadows
January 3, 2025As Ichabod Crane, as Willy Wonka, Ed Wood, the Mad Hatter, or Sweeney Todd, Depp’s persona...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Dark Shadows” (Season 5, Episode 9)
January 1, 2025This week marks the return of Betty Francis, the wounded whale. Betty, struggling to lose weight,...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “The Christmas Waltz” (Season 5, Episode 10)
December 28, 2024The Christmas episode of Mad Men always feels strange, as the show airs in spring and...
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Television
Mad Men Recap: “The Other Woman” (Season 5, Episode 11)
December 26, 2024I’ve known a lot of men and women who quite simply can’t watch Mad Men. Watching...
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Movies
Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman
December 25, 2024After a kiss reawakens Snow White (though it may not be the kiss you’re expecting, which...
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Television
Mad Men Recap: “Commissions and Fees” (Season 5, Episode 12)
December 23, 2024Well. Did you see that coming? I suppose I did, but it was still a stunner...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “The Phantom” (Season 5, Episode 13)
December 20, 2024Don Draper has a rotten tooth that’s causing him immense pain. He refuses to have it...