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Usually I watch TV previews over and over again for shows that look impressive. When it came to the Fox drama Deputy, I actually re-watched the preview several times thinking, “Someone actually thought this would make a good show in 2020?” So imagine my surprise when the pilot turned out… entertaining. And fun. There are […]
Cold Call is an original drama that takes a fear that many of us have and turns it into a revenge story. June Clarke (Sally Lindsay) is a care home worker from Manchester whose life is ruined when she gets tricked by a cold caller to give them her bank information. This action ruins June’s life: […]
The second episode of the BBC’s adaptation The War of the Worlds sees an increase in the action and the scale of the destruction. Amy (Eleanor Tomlinson) and George (Rafe Spall) have been separated after the Tripods attacked Woking. Amy has gone to London to meet George’s brother, Frederick (Rupert Graves), whilst George joins a […]
Cheerleaders with deep, dark secrets. Friends that are sometimes besties and sometimes frenemies. A growing attraction to a coach. Families that are so fraught with dysfunction, it’s no wonder their children act monstrous. And eventually, a murder that results in lots of double-crossing and even more secrets. Sound interesting? It’s the plot of the 1998 […]
Hindsight is, as they say, 20-20. And now that we’ve reached the end of season one of The Mandalorian, I think it’s safe to say that the series wasn’t what most of us assumed it would be. Where we assumed it would be a cohesive narrative, following the story of the titular Mandalorian on his […]
The first season of His Dark Materials has finally reached its conclusion and the finale is one of the best episodes the series has produced so far. Lyra (Dafne Keen) and her friend Roger (Lewin Lloyd) have arrived at Lord Asriel’s (James McAvoy) northern scientific facility. Lyra believes their quest is over and she and Roger can […]
After watching two episodes of Netflix’s new fantasy series The Witcher (an adaptation of the novel series and video game of the same name), I almost threw in the towel. As someone with zero knowledge of this fantasy world, I was confused by the characters, I didn’t understand the politics, and I was bored with […]
The temperature has plummeted (to shockingly low depths here in Chicago, starting my annual ritual of wondering why I continue to subject myself to this weather), the holidays and 2020 are just around the corner, which means it’s time for that time-honored annual tradition: The Critic Best of List. 2019 was an interesting year for […]
I don’t just watch TV (gasps aloud). I teach English. I frame AP Literature as a study of gender through works such as Ethan Frome and Anna Karenina. Jane Eyre and Medea. Beloved and King Lear. If I eavesdrop on a conversation a group is having, I may ask an essential question like “Is Bronte […]
So, I’ve avoided reviewing The Mandalorian these last few weeks because, frankly, I didn’t have all that much to say about the show. It had fallen into a predictable pattern: Mando and Baby Yoda reach a new planet, they run into a friend/foe, Mando defeats the foe, they make a new friend, they leave the […]