It’s true that Netflix’s slate of Marvel heroes hasn’t tasted the same limelight as their Earth-avenging, galaxy-guarding counterparts, but the streaming giant has presented a much more mature, gritty interpretation of the comics many coveted…
The Leda Project has come to an end. Neolution is bankrupt and the world is safe from a genetically modified future. At least on TV. “Orphan Black,” the…
The world watched with broken hearts 20 years ago as news of Princess Diana’s death crossed its television screens. On Aug. 31, 1997, the vehicle carrying the princess struck a support pillar at the Pont…
Not since Tina Fey famously donned her Sarah Palin apparel and accent has “Saturday Night Live” spun “Weekend Update” into its own separate show. Freshly on the heels of its record breaking 22…
While all was well in the Donovan household at the close of season four of Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” the premiere of season five reveals just how much has changed. A time jump between seasons…
After nearly four decades on-stage eschewing punchy commentaries on Chicano culture and its growing impact on American society, it would be easy to think George Lopez would struggle to find fresh material. Leave it…
When it first arrived 16 years ago, “Wet Hot American Summer” was a box office bomb with a stellar cast and an alt sense of humor. Now, all these years later, it’s spawned a cult…
It’s one of our worst nightmares — suddenly losing control of our actions in public and being left to deal with the consequences, no matter how reeling. Adding even more chills to the already terrifying…
The system works because everyone up the chain is an automaton, a sheep, mindlessly going about their business, living their lives until one day they get a package in the mail. Then comes the explosive…
Duplass brothers, Jay and Mark, get into the ever popular television anthology game with their clever, genre-bending HBO series, “Room 104.” The episodic anthology series centers around a commercialized American motel room,…
A pilot is meant to set up everything you need to know about the series you’re about to watch, from characters to settings to plot lines. But sometimes, there can be too much going on…
The theme from NBC’s long running corner bar series “Cheers” understood that people sometimes need to get away to a place where everybody knows your name, but in “Midnight, Texas,” they also know your…
The Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson-helmed series, “Ballers,” which seemingly fills the void left behind by the departure of “Entourage,” returns for a third season. The HBO series lives up to par as far as…
HBO comedy “Insecure” strikes a brilliant balance between cringe-inducing, awkward comedy and honest, complex, dramatic relationships between its characters. Most of the humor comes from the embarrassing interactions of star and co-creator Issa…
If Netflix were on the search for their very own “Breaking Bad,” “Ozark” might be their closest answer. The drama series finds Jason Bateman as the ultimate anti-hero in 10 crowded yet wildly addictive…
USA Network’s conspiracy thriller “Shooter” just kicked off its pulse-pounding second season. The show follows the pilgrimage of a tenacious veteran (Ryan Phillippe). The network picked up the pilot in 2015 and ordered…
While Guillermo del Toro‘s “The Strain” has never drawn impressively high ratings, even by FX’s own standards, the niche audience that follow the apocalyptic modern-vampire series will find the fourth and final season premiere of…
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) lands at Dragonstone, her family’s ancestral home in Westeros just in time for winter. The Mother of Dragons doesn’t come bearing gifts, though, but arms, probably the most impressive military…
The reason the novel “The Great Gatsby” resonated so much with readers is that it showed the dark underbelly of the decadence and opulence that characterized the Roaring ’20s. The era had written a huge…
Stranger things than snubs were on display this morning as TV prepared to honor its own. The nominations for the 69th Annual Emmy Awards were announced at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre at the…
When we last saw Callie (Maia Mitchell), she was caught up in a scandal she might never bounce back from. Let’s just say it involves a pimp named Russell. Callie traded places with a…
Ever since the release of the 2015 N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” the mythology surrounding Dr. Dre has reached Brian Wilson-level proportions – and rightly so. Like The Beach Boys’ savant, his singular vision and…
“Snowfall’s” official premier as FX’s newest drug-related drama delivers a strong first taste of the goods, but viewers won’t get hooked unless the product is truly satisfying. The rest of the season could prove…
The Doctor stumbles from the TARDIS grappling with his own regeneration, Missy comes face to face with her masculine past self, and the plucky Bill Potts gets turned into a horrifying cyberman. These are the…
“Gypsy” is a psychological thriller about a woman whose quest for vitality and reinvention leads to a life of deception. Certifiably unhinged, living a double life full of dangerous secrets, she’s a puzzle made…
“Okja” is a thought-provoking and intriguing film that digs deep into the relationship between environmentalism and capitalism. Enveloped between the bizarre scenes, the film focuses on the genetic engineering of animals,…
The BET Awards certainly made for a show to remember Sunday night. Bruno Mars kicked off the show as the opening act from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. He sang and…
With American politics in its current state, some might point to increasingly profane satire “Veep” as more of a documentary than a comedy. But few shows manage to…
Sandwiched between cut-throat satire “Veep” and sophisticated weekly news recap “Last Week Tonight,” “Silicon Valley” serves as the middle portion of perhaps the most off-the-wall comedy lineup in…
“Preacher” is an unusual show with more twists and turns than you can imagine involving an alcoholic man of the church, Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper…