TV TV Reviews

12 12 12 Review

While it might not seem like it on the face of it, pulling off a successful heist series is about as complex as pulling off that heist in real life. You have to have compelling characters on each side of the story – we have to want to watch the criminal masterminds work and we […]

TV TV Reviews

VisionQuest – Forever Review

Well, that was a wholly satisfying – if not particularly earth-shattering – finale for a pretty great MCU series in VisionQuest. While this will likely remain my least favorite of the three pieces of the WandaVision trilogy, it was still a fun ride with some interesting emotional beats and a set-up for future appearances from Billy, Tommy, […]

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Wild Horse Nine Review

Wild Horse Nine is Martin McDonagh’s fifth feature film. This time he makes a historical spy comedy with two American acting legends. Chris Carlisle (John Malkovich) and Lee Chesterfield (Sam Rockwell) are CIA agents stationed in Santiago, Chile, in 1973. As the Americans orchestrate a coup against the Marxist president of Chile, Chris and Lee […]

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Stick Season Two Review

I wasn’t a big fan of Stick, AppleTV’s Owen Wilson-led golf comedy, in its first season. While Wilson was solid, if not spectacular, playing a typical Owen Wilson character in Pryce “Stick” Cahill, the show’s paint by numbers writing and lack of any real emotional depth or stakes didn’t keep my interest. And I wasn’t planning […]

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Phony Review

Lately, I’ve found myself complaining that new TV shows aren’t offering original storytelling – case in point, my recent review of the very derivative Nocturne. Well, I’m happy to report that Phony, the new mystery comedy from Hulu, actually has a pretty original story to tell. Okay, it’s not wholly original, but it manages to take […]