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TV Review: ‘Servant’ Begins to Close Out Its Masterclass In Chaos
The final chapter in the story of the Turners has begun with the fourth and final season of Apple TV+’s twisted series, Servant. When the psychological thriller from co-creators M. Night Shyamalan and co-creator Tony Basgallop launched in 2019, it was initially known for being the “creepy baby doll series,” then quickly evolved into much […] More
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TV Review: ‘Wednesday’ Is Gloomy, Kooky Fun
Creepy (check). Kooky (check). Mysterious (check). Spooky (check). All together Ooky (check). But this is NOT The Addams Family, it’s Wednesday, the new Netflix series based on the character Wednesday Addams. When the series remembers that, focusing on her razor-sharp wit and macabre personality is a whole lot of devilishly good fun that will entertain […] More
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TV Review: ‘Fleishman Is In Trouble’ Is A Rewarding Non-Rom About the Trials of Marriage
The camera pushes in across an upside down Manhattan skyline into a darkly lit apartment to find Dr. Toby Fleishman (Jesse Eisenberg) lying alone in bed. A female voiceover, that of Libby (Lizzy Caplan), for reasons explained later, narrates the life of her college friend and recent divorcee. Superimposed above his head are the profile […] More
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TV Review: ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi’ is a Neat Expansion to the Clone Wars Canon
“Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi” is a decent enough expansion to “The Clone Wars” lore of Star Wars, albeit its flaws. More
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TV Review: ‘Ramy’ Returns for Its Best Season Yet
Ramy Youssef delivers another stroke of genius in his third season of “Ramy,” which sees its characters at their most emotional. More
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TV Review: ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is an Epic Expansion and a Surprising New Adventure
Nothing would have derailed me from writing a review of Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, except maybe a hole in my garage roof. Sadly that was the case for me this week, which is why my review was a bit delayed. However, no amount of home angst can keep me […] More
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TV Review: ‘House of the Dragon’ Continues the Game of Thrones
Sunday night, HBO is seeking to catch lightning in a bottle a second time with the debut of their Game of Thrones prequel, House of Dragons. For those who are wondering how it’s possible to have seen the first episode before its airdate, let’s just say I had to pledge my loyalty to House Targaryen […] More
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TV Review: ‘I Am Groot’ Sees Baby Groot on Fun Mini-Adventures
“I Am Groot” presents a fun collection of short films to the MCU, slightly expanding the universe in the process. More
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TV Review: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 is Terrifyingly Perfect
Stranger Things season 4 will melt fans’ brains across the globe when Part One launches on May 27th. For lack of a better term, a season is super-sized and jammed with all the elements fans have adored in the previous three seasons. The Duffer Brothers have given us what amounts to a love letter to […] More
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TV Review: ‘The Staircase’ Is A Riveting, Unsettling Puzzle
In 2001 Michael Peterson (Colin Firth) found his wife Kathleen (Toni Collette) collapsed at the foot of their staircase banged up, bloody and barely conscious. He called 911 for help explaining she must have fallen when he was outside near the pool. When the police arrived they discovered something much worse than a fall, it […] More
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TV Review: ‘Better Call Saul’ Keeps Getting Better As Its Characters Break Bad
Better Call Saul fans rejoice, season six of the Saul Goodman story is now upon us. When the series premiered it started its run with some real challenges. It was a followup to what was and remains to be widely seen as one of the best television series of all-time, Breaking Bad. This meant it […] More
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TV Review: ‘The Offer’ Peels Back the Curtain on a Masterpiece
Is The Offer a good show? Sure, it’s fun and entertaining to watch, but for movie lovers and historians, it’s an offer they simply can’t refuse. Adam Arkin, Dexter Fletcher and Colin Bucksey share directing duties of the 10-episode limited series, which dramatizes the turbulent journey it took to get The Godfather made. While watching […] More