TV TV Reviews

Before Review

Billy Crystal, Rosie Perez, Judith Light. With a cast list that includes those names, one would expect the series to be worth a look – and, perhaps, that it might be a light comedy. Unfortunately, Before, the new AppleTV+ miniseries with each of them (created by Sarah Thorp) is neither. This overlong, often ridiculous Sixth […]

TV TV Reviews

The Flight Attendant (Spoiler-Free) Review

Upon finishing the second episode of HBO’s newest dramatic thriller, The Flight Attendant, I tweeted that the show was triggering my particular brand of lawyer anxiety, as the series’ protagonist Cassie (an excellent Kaley Cuoco) was ignoring the incredibly sound advice of her lawyer friend Annie (a perfectly cast Zosia Mamet) and making some seriously […]

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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Review

The ever-popular Harley Quinn gets her chance to lead her first feature film with the Suicide Squad spin-off  Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). The film ends up being an R-rated look at the seedy side of the DCEU. Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) has broken up with the Joker and she announces this […]