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2019
May
12
 
 
This is the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones – so beware of big battles, and unexpected deaths, and, of course, misplaced coffee cups.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
12
 
 
The body blows being landed on Billions these days are staggering ones, and as this season begins to career towards its conclusion, the battles are pitched, nasty, and pointed at very specific targets. Taylor and Axe, in their efforts to destroy one another, have each won rounds in the past few episodes. And tonight, Taylor makes the grudge match as personal as possible, by seeking to do damage, financial and otherwise, to two of the women nearest and dearest to Axe: Wendy and (pictured) Rebecca
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
12
 
 
This week, after a manic pair of life-and-death episodes, Barry gets back to business – the business of pursuing an acting career. And Barry, to his own amazement, gets an audition. And if he’s amazed, his acting coach, played by Henry Winkler, is positively flabbergasted.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
12
 
 
SERIES FINALE: After seven seasons and 17 Emmys, Veep ends its run tonight – with more Emmys to come, no doubt, at the ceremonies later this year. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is this generation’s perfectly pitched female sitcom star, managing to play unlikable characters while always retaining our sympathies. She’s the comedy equivalent of Bryan Cranston’s Walter White – and I’m hoping her Selina Meyer gets just as perfect a sendoff. And as for her on-camera support s
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
12
 
 
Last week on Last Week, John Oliver devoted his central segment to the topic of lethal injection – and, once again, managed to deliver laughs while also imparting some sobering and, to me, quite informative facts and perspectives. And also, as a bonus intro to that story, he also introduced me to… that frog. How can I not tune in to Last Week again this week?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
11
 
 
SPECIAL PREMIERE: This comedy special, taped before an audience at a London theater, stars Jamie Morton, James Cooper and Alice Levine, who preside over what amounts to a sort of book reading with lots and lots of humorous asides. It’s based on a podcast that’s already compiled four seasons of material, and generated a successful international tour. Here’s the gist: Morton’s father once wrote a series of bad porno books (that particular phrase, by the way, comes courtesy
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
11
 
 
This week, the guest host is Emma Thompson, who brings more versatility and talent, as well as more of a sense of humor, than most actors who step on the SNL center stage. Musical guests: the Jonas Brothers.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
10
 
 
Imagine a cross between Home Alone and Lord of the Flies, and you’re on the right track for The Society, an ominous drama that drops Friday on Netflix...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
10
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: In Season 3 of this series, which boasts Bryan Cranston as one of its executive producers, Giovanni Ribisi continues his starring role as Marius – and also continues his long con, pretending to be his former cellmate Pete, even to Pete’s family members and former friends and acquaintances.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
May
10
 
 
MOVIE PREMIERE: This movie marks Amy Poehler’s directorial debut. She also stars, in a comedy film about a ladies’ road trip to Napa Valley. Like the distaff version of an Adam Sandler comedy, it’s filled with familiar faces from the annals of Saturday Night Live: in this case, such faces as Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Maya Rudolph, and Ana Gasteyer. Today, the same day you can see it on Netflix, you also can pay to see it in selected theaters. Why you’d want to, I can&rsquo