Television
TV: Sense8 (Finale)
And so, Sense8 dies as it lived: in a blaze of exuberance. Thanks to the agonized protests of a…
June 28, 2018
History, Spies, TelevisionTV: Babylon Berlin (Seasons 1 & 2)
One of the joys of the streaming era is the breadth and quality of international television now available to…
March 10, 2018
Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Sense8 (Season 2)
Throughout the second season of Netflix’s remarkable Sense8, I repeatedly marveled over its brilliant opening credit sequence, which may be…
May 30, 2017
Film, Spies, Television, ThrillerFilm: MI-5 (Spooks: The Greater Good)
One of TV’s best spy shows returns in MI-5 (aka Spooks: The Greater Good) (2015), a surprisingly effective coda to the series.…
January 3, 2016
Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Sense8 (Season 1)
It’s hard to imagine anyone being lukewarm about the ambitious, fascinating new Netflix series Sense8. This type of art…
June 18, 2015