Category: Television
Daria, Still A Misanthropic Goddess 20 Years Later, Was Probably Also the Modern Originator of White Girl Problems
While the term “white girl problems” was at one time a cute and dismissive way to make fun of how often white girls complain of [Read More…]
The Young Pope: Presenting Pope Pius XIII as the Donald Trump of the Vatican
“Fanaticism is love. Anything else is just a surrogate.” So asserts Lenny Belardo a.k.a. Pope Pius XIII (Jude Law) to his constituency of cardinals as he [Read More…]
Weight Loss Isn’t the Goal With the Santa Clarita Diet
Perhaps only Drew Barrymore could make tearing into human flesh with a plucky bite come across as mildly endearing. Or at least watchable. In the [Read More…]
Zelda & F. Scott: The Bonnie & Clyde of The Literary World in Z: The Beginning of Everything
“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” For Zelda Sayre, the heart, apparently, could hold infinite amounts of tolerance [Read More…]
The Ferrer-est of Them All: Goodnight Sweet Miguel
Miguel Ferrer had one of those faces that sticks in your mind for life. One supposes that, with such a quality, it’s no wonder that [Read More…]
Broadly Speaking, You Need to Watch Broad City Season 3–Here’s Your Chance
It’s no secret that Broad City Season Three brought back the level of slapstick that’s been missing from comedy since I Love Lucy went off the [Read More…]
And the Sacrilegious Reboots Keep Coming With Charmed–Sans Original Cast
The more time wears on, the more it feels as though no one in the position of authority within “the industry” is willing to take [Read More…]
Snatch Reboot Most Likely Happening Because Guy Ritchie Has A Lot of Mouths to Feed
Objectively speaking, Snatch is one of Guy Ritchie’s few films that the non-diehard fans are aware of. Apart from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels [Read More…]
Fleabag Speaks to the Piece of Shit Inside All Of Us
The eponymous character in Fleabag (played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge) speaks to the self-loathing, insecure piece of shit masquerading as someone who doesn’t care inside all [Read More…]
Good Girls Revolt: The Mad Men of the News Room Setting
Though Good Girls Revolt didn’t manage to make it past the hurdle of getting a season two renewal on Amazon, it nonetheless triumphed in capturing the hearts [Read More…]
