TV: Bodkin (Season 1)
Bodkin may be one of the more peculiar shows I’ve watched recently, a grimly comic […]
TV: Interview with the Vampire – Part II
Bafflingly, almost three years have passed since I saw part one of Interview with the
TV: The Bear (Season 5)
For four seasons, The Bear has ebbed and flowed and soared and spiraled, always riveting,
Film: Panic in Year Zero!
There are multiple ways to interpret Panic in Year Zero! (1962): through the lens of
TV: For All Mankind (Season 5)
Given the ambitious reach of its conceit — to detail, over the course of decades,
TV: Hijack (Season 2)
In its exciting first season, Hijack probably dug a well that was best not double
TV: Legends (Season 1)
The simple verdict on Legends is that it’s outstanding; the reasons for that are multifaceted.
Film: The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train (2016) is one of those high-profile thrillers it feels like
TV: Hacks (Season 5)
Its creative vision has always been solid, so I’m not surprised to see Hacks end
Film: 80,000 Suspects
Writer-director Val Guest’s science fiction film The Day the Earth Caught Fire proved surprisingly good.
TV: The Diplomat (Season 3)
A dazzling actor’s showcase that miraculously makes you care about American politicians
TV: DTF St. Louis
A swirling, elliptical structure delivers a bland, conventional start to a genre-subverting resolution
TV: The Pitt (Season 2)
Another electrifying, sustained crisis-mode hellshift for the doctors and nurses of Pittsburgh
TV: Shrinking (Season 3)
Ending with an episode entitled “And That’s Our Time,” Shrinking’s third season indeed feels like
Film: Sentimental Value
Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier continues to build cachet with Sentimental Value (2025), his latest collaboration