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“‘Station Eleven’ TV Review: HBO Max’s Post-Apocalyptic Drama Is Essential Discomfort Viewing”
But first, you have to watch stations 1 – 10 to understand it. Continue reading
“The Reason To See Apple’s Underrated ‘See’ Is A Badass Blind Swordsman”
A profile of a great actor playing a great character, but also a rare admission that I was wrong. Continue reading
“‘Squid Game’: Netflix’s Latest Phenomenon Turns Economic Inequality Into Propulsive Entertainment”
“Is that all this is to you? Some kind of squid game?” Continue reading
“‘Foundation’ Brings Isaac Asimov’s Unfilmable Vision To Apple TV+ With Overwhelming Purpose”
A show so jam-packed with show, I could hardly absorb it all at once. Continue reading
“‘Midnight Mass’: Mike Flanagan Stumbles Trying To Mix Horror With A Message In His Latest Netflix Fright”
…man, that’s a pretty late mass. Continue reading
“‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 3 Lends Thoughtful New Depth To The Hilarious Vampire Series”
I’ll probably be writing about this show forever, which feels appropriate because, y’know, vampires. Continue reading
“‘See’ Season 2: Jason Momoa’s AppleTV+ Series Still Feels Like A ‘Games Of Thrones’ Knockoff”
Have you seen “See”? Do you see what I “See”? See what I mean about “See”? Continue reading
“‘Hacks’ With Jean Smart Sharply Unpacks How Comedians Are Fundamentally Flawed”
Hacks, but does not slash, but it tickles, and anyways let’s leave it at that. Continue reading
“‘Yasuke’ Is A Violent, Haunting & Beautiful Animated Series Led By A Captivating Lakeith Stanfield”
Cutting lesser jidaigeki productions down to size. Continue reading
“‘Exterminate All The Brutes’: Raoul Peck Presents A Massive, Cinematic History Lesson”
All of ’em. That one too. Yeah, that one as well. Then those ones over there. Continue reading
“‘Pacific Rim: The Black’: The Companion Piece To Guillermo Del Toro’s Original Film That Fans Deserve”
I guess it takes a code black (the Pacific Rim TV series) to make up for a code blah (the Pacific Rim sequel). Continue reading
“‘Tell Me Your Secrets’: A Knotty Show That’s Darker Than ‘Game Of Thrones’”
Okay, not “darker” per se but certainly more assertively dark, in case you like semantic games. Continue reading
“‘Dickinson’ Season 2 Throws History Out The Window But Stays True To The Poet’s Spirit”
This show is as cute as the Dickens, son. (I’ll show myself out.) Continue reading
“‘Helstrom’: Hulu’s Dismal, Supernatural Marvel Series Is Thunderously Dull”
There are better ways to fall asleep at night, but there are also worse ways! Continue reading
“‘Gangs of London’: Slick, Brutal Gangster Series Showcases Gareth Evans In Peak Form”
Watching this show nearly left me in traction, so you better be grateful. Continue reading
“‘Utopia’: Gillian Flynn’s Take On Hero Worship Is Bloody Fun”
Some utopia, everyone’s getting their throats stabbed or their eyes gouged out or their families killed. Bummer. Continue reading
“‘Ratched’: Ryan Murphy’s ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Prequel Offers A Garish, Unnecessary Origin Story”
I didn’t loathe the last Ryan Murphy show of 2020, but does that mean I liked it? Or that it’s any good? Continue reading
“‘The Boys’ Season 2 Is Violent, Excessive Superhero Satire With A Lot On Its Mind”
Queue Thin Lizzy references from a hundred hack TV critics with clever to say. Continue reading
“‘Room 104’ Ends Its Intriguing Storytelling Experiment With A Genre-Bending Final Season”
A room with a view to horror, humor, heartache, heroism, and even horniness. Continue reading
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