Season five of The Crown, the penultimate season of Netflix’s look into the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II (and her family and close associates) was released last week on the streaming service. And while the wait for this season was longer than in the past – thanks to filming delays due to the […]
TV Reviews
Mythic Quest Season Three Review
The third season of Mythic Quest, that other workplace comedy on AppleTV+, premiers on Friday, November 11, and it’s in fine form. While the series has more bite than its streaming service partner Ted Lasso, the third season is decidedly more balanced and better structured than its more popular cohort – and really cements itself […]
Andor – One Way Out Review
What a spectacular hour of television. From the thrilling prison break to the revelation of a double agent within the midst of the Imperial Security Bureau, this episode really had it all. And that included the chance to see two great actors – Stellan Skarsgård and Andy Serkis – really get the chance to show […]
The English Review
I wanted to like The English, the new western series from British writer/director Hugo Blick, which premieres on Prime Video on November 11. After all, I enjoy the show’s two stars – Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer – and I’m always down for a western. But, after watching the six episodes of the show provided […]
Andor – Nobody’s Listening! Review
I’ve complained in the past about Andor feeling more like a film cut into episodic slices, with endings that didn’t push the narrative forward, leaving us with a lack of momentum leading into the week-long wait until the next episode. But “Nobody’s Listening!” absolutely crushed it with its end of episode button and I cannot […]
Andor – Narkina 5 Review
There are few things I enjoy more than when a series pulls together an episode that allows us to see just how a seemingly disparate group of characters – scattered around a country, planet, galaxy – are all interconnected in ways you wouldn’t have anticipated when the series begin. “Narkina 5” was that episode for […]
Doctor Who – The Power of the Doctor Review
The Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall era of Doctor Who has come to an end with the 90-minute-long special “The Power of the Doctor.” It was a special that was a fan service ladened event to celebrate the BBC’s centenary. The Doctor sees some of her greatest threats uniting. The Cybermasters have been terrorising space and captured a […]
House of the Dragon – The Black Queen Review
RIP Lucerys Valeryon, Heir of Driftmark. We hardly knew ye (seriously, we hardly knew you – as in I had to look up how to spell Lucerys). It’s all fun and games until your uncle, who looks as old as his mother – seriously, for all the excellent casting work the show has accomplished, and […]
The Peripheral Season One Review
After watching six of the eight episodes of The Peripheral – a new sci-fi puzzlebox drama from Prime Video – I honestly don’t know what to make of the show. An adaptation of William Gibson’s book of the same name (part of a series of books, which one presumes Prime is hoping to adapt further […]
Andor – Announcement Review
After the highs of “The Eye,” it would have been easy for Andor to take a beat, allow its characters to collect themselves, and take a week off before delving into the next great set piece of the series. So, it says a lot about the series that “Announcement” felt almost as tense as the […]