Today’s recommendation for a good life: Talk to James DeMonaco. Doesn’t really matter the context or the topic. Just, if you ever get a chance to chat with him, do. He’s a blast to confab with. I know I had a good time as we dug into 2018, the year of The Purge franchise, from The First … Continue reading
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“Bruce Campbell Sends ‘Evil Dead’ Off With a Bloody, Bingeworthy Bang”
…oh, come the heck on, of course I set up a talk with Bruce Campbell about the end of Ash vs Evil Dead, who the hell do you think you’re talking to here. This is my second chat with Bruce, following my first, which orbited the show’s second season, while this one is all about the third, … Continue reading
“How The Venture Bros. Brilliantly Blurs the Line Between Hero and Villain”
If there’s a fundamental theme in The Venture Bros., it’s failure. If there’s a fundamental dynamic that dramatizes the element of failure, it’s self-involvement: All of the major characters in the series tend to cause their own problems, and this is as true of the first two episodes of Season 7 as any other episode in … Continue reading
“Hulu’s ‘Castle Rock’ Explores The Stephen King Multiverse, But It’s Light On The Horror”
Castle Rock is maybe the single best embodiment of the problems I have reviewing TV: After just a few episodes, I’m not sure where it’s going, and I’m not sure how to review something like that. Maybe that’s not the point when you’re reviewing TV. Maybe just learn to review the TV you have. Regardless, Castle … Continue reading
“‘Sharp Objects’ Is Relentlessly Grim Summer Viewing
Summer’s a time to brighten up, warm up, and feel good, so if you’re in the mood to feel bad, your options are limited. You could watch The Handmaid’s Tale, which will force you to feel bad and also just naturally make you feel bad with its badness; you could also skip that and watch the … Continue reading
“In Tribute to Felix, Westworld’s Only Good Human”
I don’t know if there’s a way not to lay this on too thick, but, my dudes, the human beings of Westworld are straight up doodoo. Seriously, in this show, we’re terrible, horrible, no good, very bad flesh and blood entities. Except for Felix. Felix is kinda like Jesus in Westworld, only when he dies, he definitely isn’t … Continue reading