TV: Bodkin (Season 1)
Bodkin may be one of the more peculiar shows I’ve watched recently, a grimly comic […]
TV: Sugar (Season 2)
For a show conceptually at the risk of being a one-season wonder, Sugar returns for
Film: Strange Days
Nothing quite like queueing up an old dystopian science fiction film only to learn you’re
TV: Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Season 1)
These days, finding a show to watch is an ironic blend of option paralysis and
Film: Brainstorm
While Brainstorm (1965) is certainly no masterpiece, it does possess the unassuming appeal of mid-sixties
Film: Rider on the Rain
Charles Bronson may be one of Hollywood history’s more unlikely movie stars, but one can
Film: Dangerous Crossing
There’s a terrific little film nestled within Dangerous Crossing (1953), but unfortunately it never emerges.
Film: The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train (2016) is one of those high-profile thrillers it feels like
Novel: This is What Happened by Mick Herron
Perhaps one of Mick Herron’s greatest strengths is his facility with unreliable narration, a skill
Novel: Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
Jackson Brodie returns for a sixth turn on the dance floor in Kate Atkinson’s delightful
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TV: Task (Season 1)
Task is outwardly unassuming and not particularly high concept, but writer/creator Brad Ingelsby — who
TV: Steal (Season 1)
Eat-the-rich TV is everywhere these days; how weird to find it on Amazon Prime, but
TV: A Man on the Inside (Season 2)
Michael Schur’s A Man on the Inside didn’t look like a series built to last,
Film: Arlington Road
Rewatching Arlington Road (1999) for the first time in over twenty years is a weird
TV: The Lowdown (Season 1)
Those still grieving the end of Sterling Harjo’s Reservation Dogs can take more than just
Film: Wake Up Dead Man
Eccentric detective Benoit Blanc returns in Rian Johnson’s third “Knives Out Mystery,” Wake Up Dead
TV: Happy Valley (Season 3)
Sally Wainwright’s remarkable crime drama Happy Valley must have fallen through a time warp. Finally
TV: Down Cemetery Road (Season 1)
To say Mick Herron is having a moment would be to ignore the past few
Novel: Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
Private investigator Jackson Brodie returns for the fifth time in Kate Atkinson’s Big Sky (2019),