Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Television
TV: Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities
If there’s a defining drawback to Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, it may be the way it cherishes…
January 16, 2023-
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Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TelevisionTV: Atlanta (Season 3)
The long-delayed third season of Atlanta just ended, a good four years after the series’ renewal, and unsurprisingly it’s…
May 30, 2022 -
Film, ThrillerFilm: The Game
When it comes to thrillers, it’s hard to imagine a more “peak nineties” film than The Game (1997), which…
September 6, 2021 -
Horror, TelevisionTV: Evil (Season 1)
While their mastery of legal drama (The Good Wife, The Good Fight) is more adept than their grasp of…
January 24, 2021 -
Horror, TelevisionTV: Monsterland (Season 1)
Hulu’s Monsterland is another welcome entry in the current resurgence of speculative anthology series, joining the likes of Philip…
October 11, 2020 -
Film, Horror, Science FictionFilm: Vivarium
Vivarium (2019) isn’t a film that generates high expectations, but ultimately shapes up into something memorable, a tale of…
July 27, 2020 -
Film, Science FictionFilm: The Vast of Night
Looking back on The Vast of Night (2019), one could reflect that it is both a modest, low-budget effort…
June 18, 2020 -
Science Fiction, Spies, TelevisionTV: Counterpart (Season 2)
The first season of Counterpart wowed me with its high-concept, genre-fusing premise and polished, immersive execution. It also raised…
February 22, 2020 -
Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionLightspeed Review: The Twilight Zone & Black Mirror
My latest Lightspeed media review went live this morning. The genre anthology series is making a comeback lately, and…
September 19, 2019 -
Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, TelevisionNew Review in the September 2019 Lightspeed
How is it September already? Even as I’m rubbing the morning sleep-dirt out of my eyes, I’ve awoken to…
September 1, 2019 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Love Death + Robots (Season 1)
Consider me among the many who were surprised and excited about the new Netflix series Love Death + Robots,…
April 1, 2019 -
Fantasy, FilmFilm: The Man Who Haunted Himself
Part beaten-to-death Twilight Zone premise, part third-rate Hitchcock knockoff, The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) is a quirky, colorful…
September 13, 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 -
Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: The Twilight Zone (Season 1)
Several months ago, it struck me that my knowledge of The Twilight Zone — which is surely one of…
June 18, 2017 -
Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: 3% (Season 1)
Is it possible for art to be highly derivative and still feel wholly original? Look no further, perhaps, than…
December 27, 2016