Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Television
TV: John from Cincinnati
Like most of the universe, I missed the train on John from Cincinnati, a one-season failure from co-creators Kem…
February 25, 2023-
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FilmFilm: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The western is a distinctly American film genre. This observation definitely isn’t lost on Joel and Ethan Coen in…
August 2, 2019 -
History, TelevisionTV: The Terror
The Terror (2018), AMC’s stunning historical horror about intrepid British explorers searching for the Northwest Passage in the 1840s,…
June 23, 2019 -
Drama, Mystery, TelevisionTV: Rectify (Seasons 1 & 2)
At its best, the understated story-telling rhythms of Rectify are mesmerizingly beautiful. This is a somber, compelling, and morally…
August 10, 2015 -
Non-Fiction, TelevisionNon-Fiction: The Revolution Was Televised by Alan Sepinwall
I remember reading Alan Sepinwall’s NYPD Blue episode-by-episode reviews back when the Internet was young. He’s since gone on…
March 25, 2014 -
Drama, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Television, ThrillerNon-Fiction: Difficult Men by Brett Martin
A friend of mine at work loaned me Brett Martin’s Difficult Men (2013), an insightful look at the transformation…
December 29, 2013 -
Drama, Fantasy, Spies, TelevisionBackground TV
One thing that doesn’t slow down when I’m in a stressed-out funk is my TV addiction — if anything,…
March 29, 2012 -
Mystery, Spies, TelevisionCrime Time
Funny how a severe decrease in writing corresponds with an increase of television marathoning. Lots of shows crossing my…
February 10, 2012 -
TelevisionCETV
In mourning the death of Rubicon, I’ve been coping by imagining a world where there’s a multibillionaire version of…
November 18, 2010 -
Comedy, Drama, Spies, Television, ThrillerMiscellaneous TV
I finally finished up season six of 24. Compared to the previous seasons, this one was definitely a stinker,…
April 8, 2010