TV: The Sandman (Season 1)
Certain widely beloved properties and creators in the science fiction and fantasy genre have never entirely connected with me. Or, perhaps that’s putting it mildly; sometimes the disconnect is so …
Film: Mank
Hollywood can’t resist making films about itself, but rarely are they executed with such moxie and vision as David Fincher’s Mank (2020), a remarkable technical achievement. It’s an ambitious project …
TV: The Little Drummer Girl
What a welcome trend it is watching John le Carré’s back catalogue gradually get adapted into lavish, compelling new TV miniseries. The latest production in this vein is The Little …
TV: The Widow (Season 1)
I’m conflicted about how much I should like The Widow, a polished conspiracy thriller which is compelling and appealingly complex, but full of problematic aspects. As the story begins, Georgia …