Category: Television
The Eyes Don’t Have It: Succession’s Series Finale, “With Open Eyes,” Emphasizes That Hubris Makes You Blind
If Kendall (Jeremy Strong) hugging Roman (Kieran Culkin) toward the end of the series finale of Succession reminded viewers of anything, it’s that, when it [Read More…]
In the Penultimate Episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, We Learn A Truth Already Well-Known: It Doesn’t Matter How Talented You Are, You Always Need An “In”
As the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel comes to a close, all bets are off concerning Miriam’s (Rachel Brosnahan) big break. The one [Read More…]
Lukas Matsson Has His Lexi Featherston Moment
There must be something about being inside a rich person’s apartment overlooking the New York skyline that makes a party guest have a rather overt [Read More…]
Death Becomes Her and Beef: On Being Attracted to the Energy of a Person You Despise
In 1992’s Death Becomes Her, the long-standing “friendship” between Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep) and Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn) quickly reveals itself to be a frenemyship [Read More…]
That Littering Scene in Mad Men Cuts to the Core of How Corporations Would End Up Pulling A Fast One on Their Consumers
Amid the many scenes from Mad Men that still linger in one’s mind, one of the oddest (at least to modern eyes) is the moment [Read More…]
Cameron Frye and Connor Roy: “My Old Man Pushes Me Around” No More!
Just as it is for the Roy family at large, for many viewers of Succession, Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) is pure background. It hasn’t really [Read More…]
Swarm Crystallizes That Celebrities Are the New Gods, and There Is No Freedom of Speech When Speaking “Ill” of Them
For as much talk as there is of late about how “terrible” and “harrowing” it is to be a celebrity, perhaps the worst fate in [Read More…]
The Link Between Sammy Fabelman and Dawson Leery
Despite the many accolades (rightly) showered upon Steven Spielberg’s latest addition to an auteur’s oeuvre, The Fabelmans, quite a few critics seem to be overlooking [Read More…]
Among the Ruins, The Mall Will Tell of What Society Used to Be (And Can’t Help But Remain)
In episode seven of The Last of Us, “Left Behind,” Ellie (Bella Ramsey) is taken on a late-night expedition to see a relic and wonder [Read More…]
“Exile” Is The Perfect Song to Murder Your Ex To (And Other Reasons You, Season 3 Remains A Standout Compared to Season 4: Part One)
With the first portion of You’s fourth season out, it bears noting that there have been few scenes as indelible as one that took place [Read More…]
