Josh Spiegel
Josh Spiegel is a freelance cultural critic who has been published in Slashfilm, SyFy, ScreenCrush, The A.V. Club, The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post and others. His favorite films include Singin’ in the Rain, The Rocketeer, Pinocchio and A Matter of Life and Death. His favorite TV shows include Ted Lasso, Only Murders in the Building, Deadwood and Lost. He lives in Phoenix with his wife, two sons and too many cats.
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Foundation season 1 finale recap — the sci-fi saga takes far too long to wrap things up.

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Foundation season 1 episode 9 recap: things are getting tenser and more explosive in this intriguing episode of the sci-fi saga.

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In Foundation episode 7 all four of the major storylines get screen time in this week's standout episode of the sci-fi saga.

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Foundation season 1 episode 8 recap: the major characters move a step closer to the finale in a slightly turgid episode.

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Foundation season 1 episode 6 recap: Death and the Maiden withholds its big reveal.

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Foundation season 1 episode 5 recap, the sci-fi saga finally makes some plot-driven progress as it hits the halfway point.

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In Foundation season 1 episode 4 the stories on Trantor and Terminus get ever more suspenseful. Our review of the latest episode of the sci-fi drama.

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Foundation season 1 episode 3 sees the Apple TV Plus sci-fi saga jump forward in the timeline in an unexpected new episode.

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Foundation season 1 premiere — the Apple TV Plus Isaac Asimov sci-fi adaptation is equally fascinating and impenetrable.

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Though its plot is a bit shaky, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent boasts an A+ performance from its subject and star, Nicolas Cage.

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The Bubble, Judd Apatow's pandemic-era Netflix comedy starring Karen Gillan, is a year late in capturing the pop-culture zeitgeist.

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'Marry Me,' a new romantic comedy just in time for Valentine's Day, features two charming performances from stars Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.

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The new Netflix drama 'Munich — The Edge of War' fails to breathe new life into the build-up to World War II.

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'Sing 2,' the Illumination jukebox musical, returns but with very little creative life present.

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Adam McKay brings together a massive ensemble in 'Don't Look Up,' a slapdash, overlong satire.

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'The Morning Show' closes its melodramatic and misguided second season as one of its lead characters struggles with COVID.

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Netflix's new film 'Red Notice' may bring together three major stars, but the result is tepid and dull.

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The coronavirus pandemic finally hits home on 'The Morning Show.'

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Everyone scrambles to confirm whether or not Mitch Kessler is alive or dead in this manic episode of 'The Morning Show'.

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Read our review of the latest, Italy-set episode of 'The Morning Show'.

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While 'Eternals' looks impressively epic, the story and characters within its world are frustratingly thin and uninspiring.

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Read our review of the latest episode of the soapy Apple TV Plus drama 'The Morning Show.'

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Read our review of the season finale of the Hulu crime comedy 'Only Murders in the Building.'
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