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With its milestone tenth endeavor into television, it would appear that the stakes in a series such as “Echo” would be higher. Perhaps it would be backed by a classic end-of-the-world scenario, packed with heroes we’re familiar with bouncing in-and-out of various scenes. Tying itself into the knots of other shows and even films would…

The “directorial debut of a well-regarded comic actor” subgenre can be a bit of a minefield; for every “Eighth Grade,” there are about a dozen “Fool’s Paradise”s, case studies for how a talented performer’s skills don’t necessarily translate to the director’s chair. Complicating that further is the (hopefully) waning genre of the “LA COVID comedy”—movies…

Matt writes: Happy 2024, Ebert Club subscribers! We are kicking off the new year by sharing Chaz Ebert’s annual Seasons Greetings essay in which she provides a recap of the past twelve months, featuring highlights of coverage from our writers, including my fellow editors Brian Tallerico, Matt Zoller Seitz, Nell Minow and Robert Daniels. You can…