Smoke, the new thriller from AppleTV+ is a strange series. Not in its subject matter, which is pretty straight forward and easy to follow. But in its writing, its characters, and in several of its leading performances, it was often hard to figure out if the show was trying to be a serious thriller or […]
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Black Bird Series Review
On the surface, Black Bird, the new psychological thriller from AppleTV+, seems like something we’ve seen before. And really, it is. An adaptation of James Keene’s autobiographical novel “In With the Devil,” we follow Jimmy Keene (a great Taron Egerton, showing range he’s never had the chance to delve into before), a mid-level drug kingpin […]
House of Cards Goes Out with a Whimper
House of Cards will always have a special place in the annals of TV history as the first original series trotted out by streaming giant Netflix. Premiering six and a half years ago to much fanfare, based on a successful British series, and starring two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey chewing scenery, Cards was a pulpy […]



