History, Mystery, Television, World War II
TV: The Defeated (Season 1)
I had rather a middling reaction to Netflix’s The Defeated, an attractive international production that lands somewhere between high…
October 5, 2021-
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FilmFilm: Mank
Hollywood can’t resist making films about itself, but rarely are they executed with such moxie and vision as David…
December 9, 2020 -
Film, SpiesFilm: Cleanskin
For some reason, Cleanskin (2012) feels ancient, even though it only came out seven years ago. That says more…
December 29, 2019 -
TelevisionTV: Sense8 (Finale)
And so, Sense8 dies as it lived: in a blaze of exuberance. Thanks to the agonized protests of a…
June 28, 2018 -
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 -
Horror, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Black Mirror (Seasons 1 & 2)
There are shows that justify the buzz they’ve generated, and Black Mirror is one of them. This very polished,…
December 8, 2014