A review of this week’s Atlanta, “Snipe Hunt,” coming up just as soon as I prank my daughter… Early in “Snipe Hunt,” as Earn and Van are setting up the campsite where the two of them and Lottie will celebrate Lottie’s birthday, Van realizes that Earn bought a tent that’s …
Read More »'Atlanta' Recap: An Active Shooter Meets a Bad Rapper
A review of this week’s Atlanta, “Crank Dat Killer,” coming up just as soon as I have a safe farm… It feels strange to describe an episode like this, built around an active shooter situation, as a relatively light one for Atlanta, yet dammit if “Crank Dat Killer” doesn’t feel …
Read More »'Atlanta' Recap: Donald Glover Takes Aim at Tyler Perry
A review of this week’s Atlanta, “Work Ethic!” coming up just as soon as I develop a tolerance to grits… The last time Atlanta put Donald Glover into heavy prosthetic makeup, it was to play the unnerving title character of the incredible “Teddy Perkins” episode. That one was a commentary …
Read More »'Atlanta' Recap: How I Kidnapped Your Grandfather
A review of this week’s Atlanta, “Light Skinned-ed,” coming up just as soon as I take the Shmurda Exit… Earn’s parents, Riley (Isaiah Whitlock Jr.) and Gloria (Myra Lucretia Taylor), appear briefly in the series premiere, mainly to establish that Earn is on bad terms with them due to his …
Read More »'Atlanta' Recap: Paper Boi at the Bar Mitzvah
A review of this week’s Atlanta, “Born to Die,” coming up just as soon as I’m Ice Cube’s best friend in Are There Yet 5… The funny thing about Paper Boi’s rise to fame on this show is that it all happened in between episodes and/or seasons. The premiere shows …
Read More »'Atlanta' Season 4 Premiere Recap: Revenge of the Karens
Atlanta is back for its final season. A review of the two-part season premiere, “The Most Atlanta” and “The Homeliest Little Horse,” coming up just as soon as I return my air fryer… Back in March, Atlanta Season Three premiered with back-to-back episodes. The scheduling seemed only fair, because it …
Read More »Killer Mike and 2 Chainz Tell Politicians: Stop F-cking With Atlanta's Clubs
When Michael Render — a.k.a. Killer Mike of Run the Jewels — attended an Atlanta City Council meeting last month, he wasn’t interested in performing for the crowd. Instead, he wanted to vent his frustrations. The 47-year-old rapper, like many of the meeting’s attendees, felt like he was being used. …
Read More »The Battle for 'Cop City'
W hatever the excavator driver had in mind for his morning, it’s pretty clear it wasn’t this. It’s not yet 8 a.m. on a Saturday in late July, and he’s dodging rocks and full cans of rosemary-grapefruit seltzer being flung from 20 yards away, and screaming at the impassive DeKalb …
Read More »Donald Glover Finds Happiness and a Bit of Existentialism in 'Atlanta' Final Season Trailer
Donald Glover didn’t think Atlanta would make it past the first season when it premiered in 2016, let alone be gearing up to unveil its fourth and final season six years later. But the actor has found his happiness and a bit of existentialism in the series, and he’s ready …
Read More »Donald Glover Responds to 'Atlanta' Criticism From Black Audience
In the lead-up to the fourth and final season of Atlanta, Donald Glover made a rare public appearance to discuss the show during a virtual press conference for the Television Critics Association. Along with fielding celebratory questions about the legacy of the series, its creator was also asked to respond …
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