Science Fiction, Television
TV: Orphan Black (Season 5)
I gradually grew disinterested by Orphan Black in its middle seasons. Even so, Tatiana Maslany and the crew had…
April 2, 2019-
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History, Spies, Television, World War IITV: X Company (Season 1)
It will probably surprise no one how much I enjoyed the first season of the Canadian historical spy drama…
December 28, 2018 -
Film, Science FictionFilm: What Happened to Monday
The Netflix-original film What Happened to Monday (2017) scores more points for its deft deployment of Noomi Rapace in…
October 9, 2017 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Orphan Black (Season 4)
Somewhere along the way, Orphan Black went from a show I was genuinely enthusiastic about to one I merely…
September 23, 2017 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Dimension 404 (Season 1)
The gut-punching bleakness of brilliant SF anthology series Black Mirror may leave some viewers seeking a lighter, breezier alternative.…
August 14, 2017 -
Film, Science FictionFilm: ARQ
Netflix original science fiction film ARQ (2016) lacks a novel premise and doesn’t have much of a budget, but…
October 10, 2016 -
TelevisionTV: Better Call Saul (Season 2)
Better Call Saul will probably never satisfy a certain subset of the Breaking Bad audience: it’s perhaps too light…
September 4, 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 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Humans (Season 1)
For a show with so much going for it, Humans unfortunately doesn’t amount to much. Based on a Swedish…
November 22, 2015 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Mr. Robot (Season 1)
The new USA series Mr. Robot bears surface similarities to a number of other shows, but in the end it’s…
September 8, 2015 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Orphan Black (Season 3)
In my last review of this series I was concerned an over-reliance on structural complexity and shock value might…
August 19, 2015 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Orphan Black (Season 2)
Orphan Black was such a home run for me out of the gates that I probably should have expected…
August 11, 2014 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Orphan Black (Season 1)
The first season of Orphan Black is must-see science fiction television, an intelligent and complex mix of suspense, drama,…
August 8, 2013