“‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever”s Adaptation Is a Half-Hearted Trip to the Convenience Store”

Against expectations, this movie is not about any of my various trips to remote Vermont or Massachusetts breweries. Woulda been better if so. Continue reading →

“A Coda to CODA”

In which I play Nostradamus, sort of. Continue reading →

“‘The Afterparty’ Review: Lord & Miller’s Apple TV+ Series Takes A Laid-Back Approach To Genre-Hopping”

How odd to watch a Miller & Lord thing and think: “Well, that was low-key.” 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 →

“‘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 →

“‘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 →

“‘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 →

“Wolfwalkers’ Unmissable Animation Makes History Magic”

Walkin’ like a wolf. Wolfin’ like a walker. Makin’ magic happen. Continue reading →

“A Father-Daughter Bond Is ‘On the Rocks’ in Sofia Coppola’s Latest”

I don’t know about you but I prefer MY Bill Murray performances neat. Continue reading →

“‘Central Park’: ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Creator Crafts A Funny, Smart Musical Series With A Talented Cast”

Ditch the burgers, gain a park plus tons of musical alums. Seems like a fair trade. Continue reading →

“‘Trying’: Starting A Family Isn’t Easy In This Honest, Charming Apple TV+ Series”

The first of two Apple TV+ series dropping this month that I actually like, riding on the strengths of Rafe Spall and Esther Smith. Continue reading →

“‘Defending Jacob’: Chris Evans Can’t Rescue This Heavy-Handed Drama Series”

When an abundance of talent produces a result so middle of the road that you’d rather it’d turned out as shit. Continue reading →