‘Homecoming’ Season 2 Shifts to a New Mystery With Ominous Suspense
As it returns for a second season, “Homecoming” faces a unique conundrum in the age of Peak TV. The series premiered two years ago…
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Patton Oswalt’s ‘I Love Everything’ Finds Humor in Both the Mundane and Controversial
Two and a half years after his last Netflix comedy special, “Annihilation,” comedian Patton Oswalt returns to the stage with “…
TNT’s ‘Snowpiercer’ Translates a Bold Futuristic Vision Into a Standard Murder Mystery
It is said that television has surpassed the movies in recent years. While this may be true, certain TV shows are based off of films that made a mark not too…
Cape Cod Becomes a Sultry Place of Murder and Addiction in ‘Hightown’
“Hightown” almost plays precisely how anyone would imagine a woke murder mystery produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Set…
‘The Great’ Mocks Power and Courtly Manners With a Silver Spoon and Acid Tongue
How funny the halls of power can be, as those bloated on ego and spoiled with decadence become players in their own tragedies. This is one keen observation in “…
All Roads Lead to Happy Endings in Netflix’s Interactive ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Special
Five years after being rescued from the bunker in which she was held captive for 15 years by a mad man (Jon Hamm), Kimmy…
‘Trial by Media’: Court TV Culture Is Explored in Gripping Netflix Docuseries
The role that press, public image, and other issues play in high-profile criminal cases is explored in “Trial by Media,” a six-part…
‘Have a Good Trip’ Humorously Examines What We Think We Know About Psychedelics
After thirty years of working as a writer and producer on shows like “The Simpsons,” “Late Show With David Letterman” and “Parks and Recreation,” Donick Cary…
Derek Cianfrance Tells a Powerful Tale of Family Secrets in HBO’s ‘I Know This Much Is True’
Art has the power to capture not only the beauty of life but its sorrows and haunted wounds. Films and TV shows that focus on the more painful aspects of existence…
‘Dead to Me’ Season 2 Flows With Biting Humor and Emotion
Netflix’s acidly fun comedy “Dead to Me” premiered last year as a hilarious meditation on grief that was pulled off impressively well. Two suburban…