When you look at the cast list for AppleTV+’s new comedy series Palm Royale, you can’t help but be impressed. Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Carol Burnett, Ricky Martin, Burce Dern. And that’s only the tip of the cast iceberg. You have two Oscar winners, a multiple-Oscar nominee, multiple Emmy winners (in fact, two […]
TV Reviews
Manhunt Review
Your enjoyment of Manhunt, the new historical miniseries from AppleTV+, will likely hinge on how much you remember from your American History classes. If you can’t quite recall just who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln (that would be John Wilkes Booth, played here – with a flat American accent – by Anthony Boyle), who his Vice […]
Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure Spoiler-Filled Review
Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure is an original magical girl series directed by Koji Ogawa. It is produced by Toei Animation (which uses the “Izumi Todo” pen name for studio’s producers as series creator), a studio founded in January 1948. It’s known for over 240 anime, including Cutie Honey, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Smile PreCure!, and […]
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin Review
If you’re still mourning the loss of HBO’s Our Flag Means Death, the new AppleTV+ comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin might go a little ways toward filling that void in your life. Much like Our Flag Means Death, the series takes a humorous look at the life of a historical figure […]
Constellation Review
In this era of way too much television, one of the big questions I routinely get asked by folks looking for a new binge is if the series “sticks the landing.” Want to invest the time and energy into tackling The Americans? Know that it absolutely sticks the landing. Succession? Better Call Saul? Barry? Yes, […]
True Detective: Night Country – Part Six Review
Time is a flat circle, indeed, folks. And the finale of True Detective: Night Country was the perfect combination of the elements that made the series work incredibly well, and those pieces that never gelled fully and caused it to wobble throughout its six-episode run. But, while there will certainly be a continued debate among […]
The New Look Review
When you spend the better part of a series’ premiere episode trying to figure out just how big of an age gap exists between the actor playing the older brother of another character and his sister (for reference, the real-life age gap between the sibling was 12 year – in the series, it’s a whopping […]
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Spoiler-Filled Review
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess, also known as Hikikomari Kyūketsu Hime no Monmon, is an adventure fantasy anime. It’s based on a Japanese light novel series written by Kotei Kobayashi and illustrated by Riichu. Currently, ten volumes of the light novel have been published, along with two manga volumes. As a warning, there […]
True Detective: Night Country – Part Five Review
Well shit. That was certainly an effective way to end the penultimate episode of True Detective: Night Country. Do I totally buy that Danvers was able to finally get out of her own way to decide to accept that this case is crucially important to solve – and that the mine is dangerous and deadly […]
Spy x Family Season 2 Spoiler-Filled Review
Spy x Family is an action spy comedy based on Tatsuya Endo’s manga. It is directed and written by Takahiro Harada. The first season aired in two cours/parts from April to December 2022. Kazuhiro Furuhashi directed and wrote that season. Wit Studio and CloverWorks produce this series. The latter studio is known for Akebi’s Sailor […]