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Best Performances of the Year

Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens If you’ve seen the documentary on which this HBO movie is based, you know that Barrymore’s accent, wardrobe and mannerisms were — frighteningly — dead-on accurate. Continue reading

Best TV Shows of the Decade

The Sopranos David Chase taught us to empathize with the bad guy with his introduction of Tony Soprano, who struggled to deal with his overbearing mother while simultaneously trying to balance his responsibilities to his family — and his other family. The series began the decade’s anti-hero boom while exploring the role of violence in America. And somehow it was very, very funny Continue reading