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I once spent a night in an ice hotel. It was my sister’s dream stop on our Scandinavian vacation and since I had made her check something off my bucket list (that would be seeing Edvard Munch’s The Scream), I agreed to sleep in a room made of ice. On a bed made of ice. […]
Well, that’s a heck of a start to the show, no? From spending the pilot letting us get a feel for just who Carol was, laying out just how the Joining came to be, and exploring a bit of how this new world order has impacted half of our surviving “humans” in very different ways, […]
When Vince Gilligan (the creator of Breaking Bad and co-creator of Better Call Saul) announced that he would be creating a new series for AppleTV+ starring Rhea Seehorn (the beating heart of Better Call Saul), I was beyond excited. And now that the series is here – and now that I have seen seven of […]
I’ll admit, it took me awhile to gather my thoughts enough to write this review of Sentimental Value. Because, despite finding a lot to love about Joachim Trier’s film, I didn’t find myself as rapturously drawn to the story, the performances, the overall aesthetic of the film as a number of other reviewers. So, I […]
As a big fan of AppleTV+’s Slow Horses, I was excited to learn that the streaming service was planning on adapting another Mick Herron book series. Unfortunately, despite two strong central performances from Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, Down Cemetery Road can’t quite live up to the high bar set by its Herron predecessor. It’s […]
I was a bit apprehensive going into the screener of Bugonia at the 2025 Chicago International Film Festival. You see, I had only seen two of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films before – those would be The Favourite, which I loved, and Poor Things, which I hated – which meant it was a coin flip (in my […]
There are a handful of roles in the theatrical cannon that an actress covets. Chief among them is Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen’s tragic creation. A woman desperate to control not only her own fortunes but the fortunes and actions of those around her. It’s a hell of a role – one that has tempted many […]
I fancy myself a bit of a foodie. I’m from Chicago – a world class city when it comes to food – and I have been lucky enough to have eaten at Michelin starred restaurants around the world. I’ve also watched every season of Bravo’s Top Chef, making sure to visit the restaurants of contestants […]
If there’s one thing The Last Frontier, the new thriller from AppleTV+ has going for it, it’s its cast. Which is absolutely stacked, not just with actors you’ll remember from big budget films – Jason Clarke, Dominic Cooper, Alfre Woodard, Johnny Knoxville – but a host of faces that will be familiar to TV fans […]
It’s almost criminal just how good Slow Horses, the AppleTV+ spy series based on Mick Herron’s novels, is. Seriously. And, after a pretty good but not great season four – which saw us traveling back into River Cartwright’s (Jack Lowden, given less than usual to do this season) family history to stop a terrorist attack […]