TV – Kolchak: The Night Stalker
It took me a long time to work my way through Kolchak: The Night Stalker, and …
TV: Black Butterflies
If you can look past its inherent, excessive depravity—and it ain’t always easy—there’s an awful …
TV: Ted Lasso (Season 3)
Ted Lasso arrived like a meteor, and it was the show the world needed right …
TV: Barry (Season 4)
Certain shows demand a specific ending, and Barry is definitely one of them. In its …
TV: Mrs. Davis
One has to admire the sheer chutzpah of Mrs. Davis, an unlikely contraption that one …
TV: The Rig (Season 1)
Given the current glut of quality content in the world, one shouldn’t go out of …
TV: The Patient
Watching The Patient, it was impossible not to speculate about how it might end. My …
TV: The Big Door Prize (Season 1)
Panning for gold in the streams of streaming, one could be forgiven for overlooking The …
TV: American Auto (Season 2)
For all its considerable attributes, something about American Auto doesn’t entirely work. Justin Spitzer’s follow-up …
TV: The Diplomat (Season 1)
It’s good to see Keri Russell parlaying her success on The Americans into impressive new …
TV: Beef
Road-rage thriller, dark comedy, empathetic drama, a tale of rival antiheroes—Netflix’s Beef ticks multiple boxes. …
TV: Extraordinary (Season 1)
The British live-action comedy-fantasy Extraordinary has an identical premise to the animated Disney film Encanto: what …
TV: Moone Boy (Season 1)
Moone Boy (2012–2015) might be viewed as an ancestor of Derry Girls: a quirky, off-the-wall …
TV: Hightown (Season 1)
While generally well done, Hightown is a frustrating contraption, a mix of Nordic noir and …
TV: Abbott Elementary (Season 2)
Abbott Elementary’s stock skyrocketed after a short inaugural year, including numerous awards, so it’s unsurprising …
TV: Party Down (Season 3)
The timing just wasn’t right for Party Down when it arrived in 2009, too early …