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<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom <i>Mid-Century Modern</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom Mid-Century Modern

TVMay 13, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The streaming service Hulu has dropped a new sitcom, Mid-Century Modern, that more than one pundit has compared to The Golden Girls. The show starred…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper Offer Their Take On 2 Limited Series: <i>Disclaimer</i> and <i>Adolescence</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper Offer Their Take On 2 Limited Series: Disclaimer and Adolescence

TVMay 9, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat’s Take on TV, Lisa and Tandy offer their takes on two drama limited series that push the envelope…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell And Tandy Culpepper Review Award-winning TV Comedies <i>Ted Lasso</i> and <i>Hacks</i></b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell And Tandy Culpepper Review Award-winning TV Comedies Ted Lasso and Hacks

TVMay 6, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The modern comedy series has become very much a hybrid half-hour of television – at least in the case of two streaming programs equal parts…

<b>Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review TV: <i>The Good Fight</i> & <i>The Gilded Age</i> & An Actress Named Baranski</b>

Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper Review TV: The Good Fight & The Gilded Age & An Actress Named Baranski

TVMarch 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

When it comes to capturing the attention of television audiences — whether they’re bingeing a certain corseted costume drama or two long-running corporate legal sizzlers…

<b>A Lisa Johnson Mandell / Tandy Culpepper TV Review: <i>Masters of the Air  </i>  &<i>Baby Reindeer</i></b>

A Lisa Johnson Mandell / Tandy Culpepper TV Review: Masters of the Air &Baby Reindeer

TVFebruary 27, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Tandy Culpepper welcomes Critics Choice Association member Lisa Johnson Mandell to begin a regular series of TV reviews….

<b>Tandy Culpepper Reviews Aussie Series <i>Territory</i>: A Western For Fans Of Cattle And Cowboys</b>

Tandy Culpepper Reviews Aussie Series Territory: A Western For Fans Of Cattle And Cowboys

TVNovember 25, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Welcome to the Down Under western that technically isn’t a western since it takes place in the northern reaches of Australia’s Northern Territory. The new…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Reviews <i>The Diplomat</I> — Debora Cahn Serves Up An All Hands On Deck Thriller In Season Two </b>

Tandy Culpepper Reviews The Diplomat — Debora Cahn Serves Up An All Hands On Deck Thriller In Season Two

TVNovember 21, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

One of the best TV series to hit the small screen in the last two years is Netflix’s drama The Diplomat. Led by the always…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Reviews <i>Fight Night</I> –Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, and Samuel L. Jackson Score a Knockout in <i>Fight Night</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Reviews Fight Night –Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, and Samuel L. Jackson Score a Knockout in Fight Night

TVNovember 20, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Shaye Obgonna’s limited series Fright Night: The Million Dollar Heist is adapted from a 2020 podcast by the same. This fictional account of a factual…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks With Journo William Keck About His Hollywood Memoir, <i>When You Step Upon A Star</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks With Journo William Keck About His Hollywood Memoir, When You Step Upon A Star

Books, TVJuly 17, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

William Keck is a veteran entertainment journalist who has seen it all – not necessarily by invitation – and who has interviewed many of the…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Author Laurence Leamer about His Book <i>Capote’s Women</i> as well as the TV Adaptation <i>Capote vs. the Swans</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Author Laurence Leamer about His Book Capote’s Women as well as the TV Adaptation Capote vs. the Swans

Books, TVJuly 2, 2024by Tandy Culpepper

Before Laurence Leamer became a best-selling author of nonfiction books, he wore many hats in widely divergent locales. Journalist in Iowa and at Newsweek. A…

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Featured Posts

  • Lisa Johnson Mandell & Tandy Culpepper review Hulu’s New Gay-Themed Sitcom Mid-Century Modern May 13, 2025
  • Reba Merrill & Tandy Culpepper’s Take On Two Wildly Different Films: One, A Bullet-Riddled Thriller, Havoc, the Other A Charm-Infused Whodunnit, Thelma: Think Agatha Christie On A Scooter. May 10, 2025
  • Lisa Johnson Mandell and Tandy Culpepper Offer Their Take On 2 Limited Series: Disclaimer and Adolescence May 9, 2025