Category: Television
Insecure Season 4: Toxic Friends 4ever
Sometimes, the same benefit of someone knowing you for so long is the same disadvantage that comes with an enduring friendship. For Issa (Issa Rae) [Read More…]
Valeria Is More Than A Spanish Sex and the City
On the heels of Netflix’s latest Spanish hit (following Cable Girls), Valeria, the barrage of comparisons to Sex and the City have come in ad [Read More…]
Charlotte York Was Always Karen & The “No Ifs, Ands or Butts…” Episode
As has been frequently reiterated, there exist so many cringe-worthy moments with each new viewing of Sex and the City as time wears on. Yet [Read More…]
We’ve All Been Sucked Into Black Lodge Territory, Generating An Endless Timeline Loop Where Every Version Concludes With a Shriek of Horror
In a fitting reflection of the times, Twin Peaks: The Return was originally expected to air on Showtime in 2016. The same year as the [Read More…]
New Girl On (Hippo)Campus, Or: Homecoming Season 2 (Lacking in the Same Level of Intrigue as Season 1)
Despite losing Julia Roberts’ “Old Hollywood” clout from season one, her “replacement,” of sorts, by Janelle Monáe makes up in equal measure in terms of [Read More…]
White Lines: Decay and Despair Run Rampant on a Party Island
In the latest series from showrunner Álex Pina (best known for Money Heist), audiences are taken on a journey beneath the froth of the foam [Read More…]
Dead to Me: The Stain of Murder Brings Lady Macbeth Vibes to Season 2
When we left Jen (Christina Applegate) and Judy (Linda Cardellini) last, they were standing over the body of the latter’s ex-fiancé, Steve (James Marsden). Since [Read More…]
Final(?) Obit to Accepting Abuse in the Movie Industry: The Outcomes of Hollywood Would Never Happen–And That’s Ryan Murphy’s Point
While detractors of Ryan Murphy will be (and have been) quick to decry his latest creation, Hollywood (a seven-episode miniseries), as hokey or oversweeping in [Read More…]
All the 90s Allusions in Little Fires Everywhere
While it might seem merely an arbitrary decision to set the narrative of Little Fires Everywhere in the 90s not only because of its current [Read More…]
Locke & Key Shuts the Door On Its Quality Mid-Season
With a show (adapted from the graphic novels) whose name seems a bit too salt-in-wound for the times, Locke & Key bears the characteristics of [Read More…]
