‘Killing Eve’ Ends Season 3 With a Few Head-Scratching Twists
The season three finale of “Killing Eve” ends on a note that suggests the show is itself trying to figure out where its key…
AMC’s ‘Quiz’ Makes a Game out of a National Scandal
Britain’s nightlife is a little different from America’s. They throw darts and have pub quizzes. Our bars have pool tables and usually some bookmaking action. Everyone loves to gamble. AMC’s three-part…
Steve Carell and John Malkovich Strut With Subdued Laughs in Netflix’s Cosmic Farce ‘Space Force’
Netflix’s “Space Force” feels like yet another comedy where real life punches harder. It is a sitcom poking fun at the idea of the…
Hulu’s ‘Ramy’ Still Knows How to Laugh Even as Personal Angst and Culture Clash in Season 2
Hulu’s “Ramy” taps into a particular form of melancholy common to the millennial. In groundbreaking fashion it also brings the Muslim American life to…
‘On the Record’ Offers a Unique Perspective on #MeToo Documentaries by Focusing on the Victim
Director-producer team Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick‘s “On the Record” is the beginning of a discussion, and while #MeToo talks are already ongoing, this is…
HBO Max’s ‘Love Life’ Is Another Humorously Melancholy Look at Millennial Dating Woes
The new streaming behemoth HBO Max gets into the millennial rom-com game with “Love Life,” a somewhat personalized anthology series. Following a different protagonist…
‘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…
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 “…
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…
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…
‘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…