TV: The Afterparty (Season 2)
Having pulled off something extraordinary once, The Afterparty faced, upon its renewal, the steep challenge of doing something extraordinary again. It doesn’t quite manage it, although the effort is commendable. …
TV: Party Down (Season 3)
The timing just wasn’t right for Party Down when it arrived in 2009, too early for the Peak TV boom that might have ensured its longevity. That actually suits the …
Film: Somebody I Used to Know
Dave Franco’s second directorial effort, Somebody I Used to Know (2023), isn’t quite as memorable as his first (The Rental), but it does something similar, leaning into its genre trappings …
TV: The Afterparty (Season 1)
Apple+’s The Afterparty joins a burgeoning, newish subgenre of mystery-comedies. Like the shows it resembles (The Flight Attendant and Only Murders in the Building immediately leap to mind), The Afterparty …