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It took me a grand total of one episode of Dead Ringers to determine that this is not a show for me. But, like a good critic, I kept watching, wanted to make sure I provided the best breakdown of what worked on the series and what didn’t – and trying to keep my own […]
The fifth and final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a strange amalgam of the best things about the series (chiefly, its two leading ladies) and the most annoying (the characters, the uneven pacing) – along with the both interesting and frustrating new addition of copious time jumps throughout episodes. In short, if you’ve […]
There’s something special about Daisy Jones and The Six, the limited series from Prime Video adapting the bestselling book from Taylor Jenkins Reid*. The series takes what could be (and, despite its strengths, sometimes is) a rather simplistic look at a smash hit rock group from the 70s who called it quits at the height […]
The Faustian bargain is a common plot point in film and television. Man or woman, disappointed or angry with their lot in life, makes a deal with the Devil to ensure success, power, romance – or some combination thereof – and then doesn’t want to give up their soul when the time comes for the […]
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 […]
Well, that was a finale that delivered on all the promises the series set forth in its premiere. We were shown the identity of Sauron (which I was wrong about last week, although I’ll give myself partial credit for outlining all the ways Halbrand could be Sauron in a previous review), we learned that The […]
With the aptly named “Partings,” The Rings of Power officially pushed each of its four storylines into second gear. While I am still struggling to find a connection worth rooting for in the Southlands section of the series (Arondir and Bronwyn continue to be more archetypal cyphers than actual characters), this was the first week […]
I am a massive fan of the 1992 film A League of Their Own. It’s one of my favorite films. My sister and I, both of whom played softball competitively (although I’m sure she would want me to stress that she was both better than me and also more dedicated to the sport, as I […]
Considering the massive success of Stranger Things, it’s a bit surprising that we haven’t seen more networks and streaming sites attempting to find and create their own series centered around tweens stumbling into a situation where they will be called upon to save the world from outside threats. After all, there was the great “What’s […]
If you had any fears that The Boys might have toned down its blood, gore, nudity, and dark irony in the time since season two graced our screens, I suspect the opening sequence of season three will put all those fears to rest. I mean, after watching the entire third season, I still come back […]