Firstly, a general congratulations on getting through January. Of all the months, it’s probably the worst, right? Secondly, if you’ve been parched for new media and are emotionally drained from the endings of series such as “The Good Place” and “Bojack Horseman,” February doesn’t look so much primed to fill the vacancies they left, but the month does seem to have a number of series that offer some needed escapism.

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Michel Gondry is meticulous and mindful about the magic of his movie-making. No other filmmaker manipulates their visuals as succinctly, or in a style quite like the director of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” The cinematic storyteller’s career has slowed down since his big studio misfire, “The Green Hornet,” and – like almost every other acclaimed artist in this day and age, it seems – Gondry has recently turned his gaze towards the landscape of television.

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Unlike many other “experimental” filmmakers, Michel Gondry has been able to find a way to still play with the ideas of film, expanding the confines of typical storytelling, and somehow become a major player in Hollywood. Sure, he’s not going to be hired by Marvel Studios to do their next superhero epic (he dabbled in superheroes with his film “The Green Hornet,” with not so great results…).

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Ready, set, GO!  The new television season is officially off to the races! Prior to the current era of Peak TV, viewers would be able to relax and take a break over the summer, as the vast majority of TV series ended their seasons in May before starting back up in the fall. Now, it’s nonstop, with each month seeing more and more high-profile premieres and finales. Now, without a breather, we enter September, where the biggest and best shows from the biggest and best networks (and streaming services) debut their marquee shows.

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There was a time when Jim Carrey was the biggest actor on the planet. The comedian had a string of blockbusters that just seemed like it would go on forever. Then, as he turned his attention to more serious film work, he continued to thrive. However, in recent years, that’s not been the case, as Carrey has taken significant time between projects and hasn’t really had a high-profile gig in quite some time.

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What if Mister Rogers wasn’t the great guy we knew he was? What if he had a horrible personal life and a dash of mental illness? That’s basically the premise of the new Showtime series “Kidding,” starring comedian Jim Carrey.

In the first trailer for the series, two things are readily apparent. First, Jim Carrey looks like he was made for this role of a tortured Fred Rogers-esque host named Mr.

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Now it’s time for TV. Back at the start of December, we ran down the 100 films that we’re most looking forward to across 2018, and we picked out some festival favorites that we’ve already seen and know are worth checking out too. But even with 250 hours worth or so of promising art and entertainment, that barely scratches the surface of what people will be talking about in terms of moving images, because, well, we don’t know if you heard, but TV’s gotten really good.

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If someone were to suggest that Jim Carrey and Michel Gondry‘s finest work to date is “Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind,” I wouldn’t necessarily argue with them. The film remains a landmark, a tender and raw look at a dissolution of a relationship, cleverly told thanks to a genius script by Charlie Kaufman. However, can Carrey and Gondry spark similar magic without the screenwriter’s talent to balance them out?

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