True Detective 3.01 & 3.02 Recap: “We Almost Had a Clean Night”
More than three years since HBO’s True Detective aired its kind-of disastrous second season, creator Nic Pizzolatto has finally regrouped and retooled the show for a third run of episodes. Will fans...
View ArticleLeaving Neverland Review: Broken Idol
Rumors and allegations about child molestation have tarnished the image of Michael Jackson for so long that the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland probably shouldn’t be shocking or even controversial at...
View ArticleGame of Thrones 8.01 Recap: “What Does a Dragon Eat, Anyway?”
I cannot recall any television series in my lifetime that has entered its final season with as much hype and as much punishing pressure to satisfy millions of fans as HBO’s Game of Thrones. That’s a...
View ArticleGame of Thrones 8.02 Recap: “Men Do Stupid Things for Women”
It’s calm-before-the-storm time on Game of Thrones this week. The war that’s been building for eight seasons is imminent, and that makes right now most characters’ last chance to get their personal...
View ArticleGentleman Jack Pilot Recap: “So Much Drama, Always, with Anne”
Give HBO credit for figuring out a way to counter-program against itself. This week, the network premiered the period piece drama Gentleman Jack, hoping to retain the type of viewers who might not be...
View ArticleGame of Thrones 8.03 Recap: “Here We Are, at the End of the World”
And off we go. You wanted more action and violence and death on Game of Thrones this season? Wish granted. The war with the dead begins. Running nearly an hour and a half, The Long Night is a battle...
View ArticleGame of Thrones 8.04 Recap: “You’re Not the Only One Who’s Clever”
If it’s true that episode 5 of Game of Thrones this season will be even bigger than the Battle of Winterfell, the show needed something of a breather in between. This week’s entry may not be as...
View ArticleGame of Thrones 8.05 Recap: “Let It Be Fear”
The penultimate episode of Game of Thrones feels in many ways like the climax of the entire series. After watching it, the biggest question I had is what the show’s seemingly countless disgruntled fans...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: Game of Thrones Spinoffs
Game of Thrones may be ending this weekend, but the story in Westeros is certainly not done. HBO already has a prequel series in development, though the details of it are still under wraps. What...
View ArticleGame of Thrones Series Finale Recap: “Will You Break the Wheel with Me?”
Game of Thrones is over, and I’m sure no one’s happy about it. Those fans who still like the show are sad that it’s over, and the series finale was never likely to change the minds of those who’ve...
View ArticleDeadwood: The Movie Review – A Very Belated Series Finale
Of all the TV shows unceremoniously canceled too soon, HBO’s beloved Western series Deadwood was one of the most painful losses. After talking about it for thirteen years, creator David Milch has...
View ArticleWatchmen Pilot Recap: “Trust in the Law”
Considering the glut of superhero stories we’re experiencing in movies and TV, right now is either a great time to revive Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ legendary Watchmen comic, or perhaps the worst....
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