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‘South Side’ review: Season 3 is as funny and resolutely Chicago as ever

The Tribune’s William Lee and Nina Metz previously reviewed Season 1 and Season 2 of “South Side,” an absurdist comedy about working stiffs on Chicago’s South Side. We’re back for its third season, premiering Thursday on HBO Max.

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Nina Metz: Where have all the Hollywood movie ads gone?

A few weeks ago, an item crossed my Twitter about the new rom-com “Ticket to Paradise,” starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts, passing the $100 million mark in global box office. The reason I saw this on my timeline? Because someone had quote-tweeted it to note: “I literally have heard…

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Nina Metz: Separating celebrity podcasts from actual journalism

All podcasts are not created equal. Putting a celebrity in front of a microphone does not mean that person is taking part in journalism. Especially when the host is a celebrity, as well.

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Nina Metz: Moviegoing is not activism, and it’s a mistake to promote a film that way

Reflecting on the disappointing turnout for the gay rom-com “Bros,” despite getting good reviews, the movie’s writer and star Billy Eichner noted that “straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up for Bros. And that’s disappointing but it is what it is. Everyone who ISN’T…

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Nina Metz: Can TV spare a thought for the anti-‘Succession’ and the un-‘Billions’?

Last week, Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire owner of outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia, announced he was transferring ownership of his company to a trust. Going forward, the company’s profits — somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 million a year — will be used to combat climate change.

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Nina Metz: If streaming is starting to resemble old-school TV with ads and live programming, aren’t we back where we started?

Some things never change. Like the struggle to keep your dog from chewing the remote. But these are strange times in Hollywood and change is very much in the air. Here’s a look at some of the latest shifts afoot on the TV side.

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Nina Metz: ‘Ferris Bueller 2!’ With every reboot, spinoff or sequel, I think: Make it stop. Hollywood will not stop

There is no such thing as a new idea. Mark Twain made that observation, and who knew he would be anticipating Hollywood’s compulsion to reboot and spinoff and treat any stand-alone story as a launchpad for an entire universe of stories.

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Nina Metz: It’s alarming when TV shows and movies vanish off streaming services, but there’s a long history of this

Last week, HBO Max quietly pulled a number of TV and film titles off its streaming service. They have been removed indefinitely, as far as anyone knows.

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Nina Metz: ‘Bridgerton’s’ racial utopia on Netflix vs. the reality of Britain’s imperialism

“Bridgerton” was a smash for Netflix when it premiered last year, and Season 2 of the historical romance, based on author Julia Quinn’s book series, has once again swept viewers up in its semi-winking Regency-era evocation of heaving breasts and smoldering stares, set against a backdrop of ballrooms and country…

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