After a long, Covid-induced, hiatus, Amazon’s flagship series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is back for its fourth season. Unfortunately for us, it’s also back with the same issues that plagued the series in its previous three seasons. When the show is focused on Midge or Susie (the great Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein, respectively), the […]
Author: Jean Henegan
Severance Spoiler-Free Review
Do you ever feel like there are two of you – the professional you at work and the more “real” you in your home life? That’s the central crux of Severance, the smart new thriller from AppleTV+ – only in this case, there really are two versions of several main characters. You see, Lumon Industries […]
Boba Fett – In the Name of Honor Review
I’ve said time and again in my season finale reviews that a good finale doesn’t offer up a million twists and turns – it should take the story to the natural conclusion the preceding episodes have hinted at. And if that’s how one judges a finale, “In the Name of Honor” was a pretty solid […]
The Book of Boba Fett – From the Desert Comes a Stranger
If I didn’t know going in that “From the Desert Comes a Stranger,” the sixth episode of The Book of Boba Fett was the series’ penultimate installment, there’s no way you could convince me of that fact simply from watching the episode. Now, if you told me it was the second episode of The Mandalorian, […]
The Afterparty Review
At first glance, The Afterparty appears to be a murder mystery disguised as a chance to let a murderer’s row of comedic talents work together. And, really, it might also be that. But what you’ll find out if you keep watching this quirky and really funny comedy series is that it’s a heck of a […]
Pam & Tommy Series Review
My main thought after finishing Pam & Tommy was “Why?” Why make a miniseries that had clear good intentions – centering the theft and release of the duo’s sex tape as an extreme violation of privacy and something that turned Pamela Anderson into a late night punchline while her husband Tommy Lee was treated as […]
The Book of Boba Fett – The Mandalorian Returns
As eagle-eared viewers likely deduced last week, part of Fennec Shand’s plan to fight off the Pyke Syndicate involves getting our friend and their’s Din Djarin (aka Mando) to join team Boba Fett. I mean, when The Mandalorian theme music plays immediately following Fennec mentioning buying muscle, it’s kind of a foregone conclusion. The return […]
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: Abbott Elementary
If there’s one question every TV critic hears time and again it’s: “I’ve finished Parks and Rec/The Good Place/The Office/Brooklyn 99/Schitt’s Creek and I need a new comedy. What should I watch?” If someone is looking for a show with a bit of an edge, I tend to recommend The Other Two or Mythic Quest, […]
The Book of Boba Fett – The Gathering Storm Review
We’re now halfway through The Book of Boba Fett and I’m still not 100% sure just what the series is trying to do. So far, we’ve seen a complex and interesting story of Fett’s past – escape from the Sarlacc Pit, learning at the side of the Tuskens, deciding he wanted to be a part […]
The Best Show You Aren’t Watching: Yellowjackets
Several years ago, it was announced that an adaptation of the classic novel Lord of the Flies was set to be made into a new film – only this time, instead of a cadre of boys on the island, it would be a group of girls marooned and left to their own devices. Naturally, the […]