Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Television
TV: 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-
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Comics, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: Kleo (Season 1)
While Kleo doesn’t do enough to rise to the top ranks of contemporary spy TV, it does plenty to…
October 21, 2022 -
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Comedy, Drama, TelevisionTV: Hacks (Season 1)
Jean Smart has been owning television in the past several years (see: Fargo, Legion, Watchmen) and she continues her…
July 19, 2021 -
TelevisionTV: Fargo (Season 4)
When it comes to audacity and sheer technical excellence, the new season of Fargo doesn’t quite match up to…
December 19, 2020 -
TelevisionTV: Fargo (Season 3)
There’s a scene in the third season of Fargo wherein Sy Feltz (Michael Stuhlbarg), a loyal, in-over-his-head corporate fixer,…
August 24, 2018 -
FilmFilm: Shimmer Lake
A shifty, diverting mystery, Shimmer Lake (2017) steps its plot backwards through several days’ worth of violent crimes, painting…
August 25, 2017 -
FictionNovel: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Evidently it’s not enough that Noah Hawley is the brilliant creator-showrunner behind Fargo and Legion, two indisputable gems of…
August 14, 2017 -
TelevisionTV: Fortitude (Season 1)
Dark, brilliant mysteries emerge from Scandinavia and the U.K. on a regular basis these days, so it only makes…
October 13, 2016 -
TelevisionTV: Fargo (Season 2)
Season one of Fargo was damn near a comic noir masterpiece, but it turns out this show has another…
May 20, 2016 -
TelevisionTV: Happy Valley (Seasons 1 & 2)
The extraordinary British series Happy Valley may not look like much at first glance: a hard-nosed female police sergeant…
April 25, 2016 -
TelevisionTV: Fargo (Season 1)
Well, here’s an unlikely TV success story: take an old Coen Brothers movie, create a whole new cast of…
January 23, 2016 -
FilmFilm: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
A quirky premise and Rinko Kikuchi aren’t enough to rescue Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014), a somber, distancing snore.…
August 11, 2015 -
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Spies, TelevisionCasual Viewing: Bones, Chloe, and Mr. Briggs
I highly recommend Netflix instant-streaming for sick days. Unfortunately Jenn was down with a sinus infection this weekend, but…
May 3, 2010