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Akash Singh
Featured Critic
Akash J. Saran (He/They) is a featured critic at That Shelf. Akash is several things in training: an attorney, novelist, and an experienced sodomite. They enjoy period pieces starring Dev Patel, films about writers making it in New York City, and the Paddington Cinematic Universe.Articles by Akash Singh:
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July 22, 2022
House of the Dragon: Full Trailer RevealedHBO rolled the dice and their first attempt at reviving the Game of Thrones universe, or realm, is here.
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June 24, 2022
Westworld: Season 4 ReviewWestworld Season 4 is a rather sad affair considering the sheer calibre of acting talent that is on display here.
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April 20, 2022
My Brilliant Friend: Season 3 Finale ReviewMy Brilliant Friend’s third season comes to a close, trembling with uncertainty and joyful with the promise of a hopeful tomorrow.
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April 14, 2022
My Brilliant Friend 3.07: “Try Again” ReviewThe latest episode of HBO’s My Brilliant Friend sees confrontations between the self, self-perceptions, and society’s violence.
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April 5, 2022
My Brilliant Friend 3.06: “Becoming” ReviewElena confronts herself in a nightmare in My Brilliant Friend, and she does not like what she sees.
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April 1, 2022
My Brilliant Friend Episode 3.05: “Terror” ReviewViolence of every shade is etched throughout this masterpiece of an episode.
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March 29, 2022
Everything Everywhere All At Once Review: On Love and Letting GoIn Everything Everywhere All at Once Michelle Yeoh stars in Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinrt’s exploration of the messiness of love.
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March 25, 2022
My Brilliant Friend Episode 3.04: “Cold War” Review“Devastation is a writer who can find so much but is bereft because she can’t find herself.” Akash Singh reviews Episode 3.04 of My Brilliant Friend.
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March 22, 2022
The Gilded Age: Season 1 Finale ReviewCarrie Coon is terrific throughout, elevating each stroke of Fellowes’ script with the most minute of facial expressions and body language.
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March 15, 2022
My Brilliant Friend Episode 3.03: “The Treatment” ReviewEpisode three of season three of My Brilliant Friend confronts tradition as Alfonso comes out to Elena, and Lila seeks birth control.
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March 14, 2022
The Gilded Age Episode 1.08 ReviewEpisode 8 of The Gilded Age sees Bertha in the series’ most consistent and most absurd storyline, while Oscar and John make it gay.
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March 11, 2022
My Brilliant Friend: Episode 3.02: “The Fever” ReviewLila does everything a woman isn’t supposed to do in a deeply patriarchal society. Episode 2 of My Brilliant Friend harnesses her strength.
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March 9, 2022
The Gilded Age Episode 1.07 ReviewWhy is The Gilded Age’s chief scribe reluctant to lampoon his characters who actively uphold and benefit from a privileged society?
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