Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Television
TV: Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
If there’s a defining drawback to Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, it may be the way it cherishes…
January 16, 2023-
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Comedy, TelevisionTV: Derry Girls (Season 3)
The concluding season of Derry Girls is a fucking delight. This will surprise nobody who enjoyed the earlier run,…
January 15, 2023 -
Spies, TelevisionTV: Tehran (Season 2)
While Apple’s Israeli-produced, Iran-set thriller Tehran is by no means as impressive as its hit spy series Slow Horses,…
January 9, 2023 -
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Mythic Quest (Season 3)
The third season of Mythic Quest remains an amusing, effortlessly watched entry in Apple’s catalogue, even if it doesn’t…
January 7, 2023 -
Fiction, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: Slow Horses (Season 2)
In year chock-full of wonderful shows, Apple’s Slow Horses, based on the intricate, funny spy novels of Mick Herron,…
December 31, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, TelevisionTV: High Fidelity
When I put on High Fidelity (2020), I was just looking for something light and casual to fold laundry…
December 27, 2022 -
Drama, Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerTV: Shining Girls
Based on the novel by Lauren Beukes, Shining Girls is another accomplished effort from Apple, a creepy crime tale…
December 18, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, TelevisionTV: The White Lotus (Season 2)
Not many shows count as appointment television these days—especially for us card-carrying wait-for-it bingers—but HBO’s The White Lotus is…
December 18, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, TelevisionTV: Ramy (Season 3)
Hulu’s Ramy has always been a serious show, despite its many eccentric, humorous moments. But the series’ long-delayed third…
December 12, 2022 -
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Freaks and Geeks
Sometimes when you miss the moment, it’s too late to go back. I thought that might be the case…
December 12, 2022 -
Science Fiction, Spies, TelevisionTV: Andor (Season 1)
I can’t be alone in my complicated relationship with Star Wars; the franchise did, after all, play a huge…
December 4, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TelevisionTV: The Good Fight (Season 6)
Can it be possible we’ve seen the last of Christine Baranski’s bravura turn as complex feminist lawyer Diane Lockhart?…
November 16, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TelevisionTV: Atlanta (Season 4)
It’s sad to say goodbye to Atlanta, a brilliant show that changed television, but it’s also good to see…
November 13, 2022 -
Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: Deadwind (Season 3)
At the end of the day, Deadwind may simply be a pedestrian police procedural; certainly, its third season concludes…
November 5, 2022 -
Comedy, TelevisionTV: Reboot (Season 1)
There’s comfort to be found in old-fashioned things, and maybe we need that right about now. Hulu’s Reboot taps…
November 2, 2022