Science Fiction, Television
TV: Casual (Season 4)
Casual, Hulu’s quirky saga of a dysfunctional Southern California family, ends with its fourth and best season, providing uncommonly…
August 28, 2018-
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TelevisionTV: Casual (Season 3)
Moving into its third cringe-filled season, Casual continues on its awkward, darkly comic way. While the increasingly unlikeable behavior…
October 1, 2017 -
TelevisionTV: Casual (Season 2)
To a degree, there’s an element of schadenfreude to the appeal of Hulu’s Casual: the romantic and emotional struggles of an…
August 30, 2016 -
TelevisionTV: Casual (Season 1)
In retrospect, the first season of Hulu’s Casual may be best viewed as a mystery. Stylistically reminiscent of Transparent,…
January 7, 2016 -
FilmFilm: Afternoon Delight
It’s hard not to look at Jill Soloway’s Afternoon Delight (2013) as a warmup for her series Transparent. Rachel…
March 2, 2015 -
TelevisionTV: Transparent (Season 1)
Normally when describing a new show, I’ll just compare it to similar shows. Jill Soloway’s Transparent defies that easy…
October 21, 2014 -
FilmFilm: In a World…
Over the weekend, Jenn and I caught In a World… (2013) at the local Laemmle, and I found it…
August 27, 2013 -
FilmFilm: Wanderlust
I put Wanderlust (2012) on for background noise while I was eating lunch the other day, and unexpectedly ended…
March 9, 2013