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‘Shining Girls’ Ends With A Subdued, Contemplative Finale [Review]

June 3, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A woman with shoulder length brown hair crouching

It’s the end of the road for Kirby as AppleTV closes the book on its limited series adaptation of Shining Girls.

Spoilers for episode 8…

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Filed Under: Shining Girls Tagged With: Chris Chaulk, Christopher Denham, Elisabeth Moss, Hanna Dworkin, Jamie Bell, Madeline Brewer, Phillipa Soo, Series Finale, shining girls, Wagner Moura

The Timeline Changes in the Penultimate Episode of ‘Shining Girls’ [TV Review]

May 27, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A man stands in a bar

In its penultimate episode, Shining Girls makes some big narrative swings as AppleTV’s limited series builds towards its climax.

Spoilers for episode seven…

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Filed Under: Shining Girls Tagged With: Amy Brenneman, Chris Chaulk, Elisabeth Moss, Erika Alexander, Jamie Bell, Madeline Brewer, Phillipa Soo, shining girls, Wagner Moura

‘Shining Girls’ Breaks From Formula For Harper’s Origin Story [TV Review]

May 20, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A blonde woman and a dark haired man stare to the right

Shining Girls sidelines its present day storylines to focus exclusively on Harper’s backstory in a revealing episode.

Spoilers follow for episode 6. …

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Filed Under: Shining Girls Tagged With: Apple TV, Christopher Denham, Elisabeth Moss, Jamie Bell, Madeline Brewer, shining girls

Harper and Kirby Go Fact Finding in ‘Shining Girls’ Fifth Episode, “Screamer” [TV Review]

May 13, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A man and a woman sit on a couch

As Kirby and Harper recover from their physical encounter, they seek out answers about the other in close connections.

Spoilers follow for episode 5. …

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Filed Under: Shining Girls Tagged With: Amy Brenneman, Apple TV, Chris Chaulk, Christopher Denham, Elisabeth Moss, Jamie Bell, Phillipa Soo, shining girls, Wagner Moura

‘Shining Girls’ Episode 4 Brings Killer & Survivor Face to Face [TV Review]

May 6, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A bloodied woman stares at something just above the camera

As the serial killer story goes public, killer and survivor finally come face to face as Shining Girls hits its mid-way point.

Spoilers follow for episode 4.

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Filed Under: Shining Girls Tagged With: Amy Brenneman, Apple TV, Chris Chaulk, Elisabeth Moss, Jamie Bell, Phillipa Soo, Wagner Moura

‘Shining Girls’ Teases a Time Travelling Serial Killer [TV Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

April 29, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A brunette woman walks in a crowd

Terry and Joe discuss the most recent episode of Apple TV’s limited series, Shining Girls.

Spoilers follow for episodes 1-3.

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Filed Under: Shining Girls, TV Review Tagged With: Amy Brenneman, Apple TV, Brian Boland, Chris Chaulk, Elisabeth Moss, Erika Alexander, Jamie Bell, Karen Rodriguez, Phillipa Soo, shining girls, Wagner Moura

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The 411 on me

I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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> Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

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