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The 2020 version of Black Narcissus was a lavish three-part miniseries for FX and BBC One and aimed to bring Rumer Godden’s story to a new generation. Sister Clodagh (Gemma Arterton) is an Irish nun in India who gets offered the Sister Superior role for a new mission in the Himalayans. Sister Clodagh takes four nuns with […]
Back in the winter of 2015, I went with a group of friends to see a mockumentary film from a couple of guys from New Zealand about vampires. While several of my friends were already fans of Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi (years before Waititi would snag an Oscar and become a celebrated MCU director) […]
Devs, the first series to hit new “FX on Hulu” rebrand of the FX network*, is a very mixed bag. After watching the first two episodes of the series, I honestly don’t know how to feel about it. If you’re a fan of Alex Garland’s other work (Ex Machina and Annihilation), I suspect you’ll be […]
With the 2010s coming to a close, it’s my duty as a TV critic to create a Top 10 List of the best TV shows of the decade. Seriously. Check all the other entertainment sites. We’re all doing it. (And, if I’m honest, we’re all putting a lot of the same shows on our lists […]
“Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship” was pretty much what one expects from a second episode: answer some of the questions raised in the series premiere, raise several more, and keep the plot moving forward (which, in the realm of Watchmen, means taking a few trips to the past). It was a smart, competent hour of […]
A chill is in the air (at least in the Midwest and New England – sorry rest of the country) and fall is just around the corner. Which means it’s once again time for the Emmy Awards – a night for the television folks to pat themselves on the back for another year of way […]
Every year I sit down to write my list of the Top 10 TV Shows of the year, and every year I’m faced with a list that goes well beyond the ten I’ve limited myself to. Sometimes, I cheat a bit and include Honorable Mentions. Or I contemplate opening the list to additional shows, combining […]