Is there a Santa’s lap for widowers to sit on and whisper in his ear, “I want my wife back?” J.P. Devine asks.
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Series Review: ‘The Agency’ starts with an hour full of cliffhangers
Here’s your chance to pick up on Mr. Fassbender with “The Agency,” which has a truly, very slow first episode, J.P. Devine writes.
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On the Edge: Guacamole, por favor
As a boy from St. Louis, I had never tasted an avocado.
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Series Review: ‘A Man on the Inside’ kind of silly, J.P. Devine writes
You just have to jump in and buckle up — c’mon, it’s Ted Danson, what do you have to lose?
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On the Edge: The last doctor
I was at the time, a strapping figure of a semi middle-aged fellow, a retired actor/writer who, at the behest of She, came here to grow old. And now we’re talking about doctors?
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Movie Review: ‘Blitz’ shows terror of war
“Blitz,” director Steve McQueen’s latest film, gives us the very Irish and sort of American (born here) Saoirse Ronan, the young woman we all fell in love with as she stole our hearts in films like “Lady Bird” and, surely, in “Brooklyn.” And now she’s back and on our big screens (and now on Apple […]
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On the Edge: May you live in interesting times
In this week’s column, J.P. Devine reminisces about his times as a 21-year-old in Japan.
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Series Review: ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2 opener much darker, scarier, J.P. Devine writes
They’re back. The “Bad Sisters” is back on Apple TV+ and we’re grateful. Are we not? Does it not feel good to be Irish again? Well, ready or not here they are, the wonderful “Bad” Garvey Sisters. All are wonderfully played by an assortment of gifted women with co-creater Sharon Horgan (as Eva), Sarah Greene […]
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On the Edge: Come fly with me
I was an actor and stand up comic for 57 years, you know, and I’m really good at standing ‘backstage’ and taking a deep breath before going on to make you laugh, J.P. Devine writes.
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On the Edge: The women of my years
J.P. Devine recalls the women who entered his life and found a place to grow.