Category: Television
Twin Peaks: The Return Brings A Heightened Twist of Darkness to David Lynch’s Grasp & Love of Americana
“If there’s one thing you should know about me, Ray, it’s that I don’t need anything. I want.” So reminds Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in [Read More…]
The Best Part of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 3? Its Mockery of Wokeness
By now, even your 85-year-old grandma is familiar with the unfortunate term, “stay woke.” It’s a vague phrase intended to encompass everything from not gender [Read More…]
When Satire is Too Satirical for Mass Consumption: Scream Queens Cancelled
It goes without saying that if you’re going to give any Ryan Murphy show a chance, you’re going to need to come armed with a [Read More…]
It’s Still a Stigma to be A Slut: The Most Tragic Thing About Thirteen Reasons Why
High school is a great primer for life outside of it. Sure, it gets a bad reputation for being this strange stop on the road [Read More…]
From New York to Italy and Back Again: Master of None Season Two
It’s a bit uncanny, really, that when the first season of Master of None came out, I was in Milan. Now, here I am for [Read More…]
The Vital Return of Zhe Zhe
If you still haven’t heard of Zhe Zhe by now, you’re really sleeping on the only (and possibly last) great satire of New York City, [Read More…]
Big Little Lies: Like Pretty Little Liars for Adults
“I believe women are chemically incapable of forgiveness,” notes one of the interviewees in the police precinct after a murder at an elementary school fundraiser. [Read More…]
The Real Daria Would Abhor A Projection of Her Future
There should be no shock anymore when it comes to what the world will allow to be rebooted–even entities that have no room for story [Read More…]
The Original Sex and the City Intro Titles Could Have Set A Far Grimmer Tone for the Show
Upon watching Sex and the City enough times, you inevitably take to skipping through the opening credits, the jazzy sound of which starts to grate on [Read More…]
Joan Crawford Speaks the Language of All Women in “More, Or Less” Episode of Feud
On The Jack Paar Show in 1962, Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) is riding high on the success of her critical acclaim for playing the eponymous [Read More…]
