The starting point of HBO’s six-part limited series “Mare of Easttown” is a murder mystery. It then develops as an excellent thriller but along with the questions comes a stronger kind of…
“Godfather of Harlem” season two is being tied with the “French Connection.” It is the title of this season’s first episode, a new business venture for Forest Whitaker’s Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson,…
It’s a beautiful day in the racist neighborhood at the beginning of Amazon’s new anthology series “Them.” White picket fences and pristine lawns hide horrific secrets and monsters that are not always…
The great Jewish-German critic Walter Benjamin once wrote as the storm clouds of World War II gathered, “There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of…
The CW’s “Kung Fu” is a new show using an old title, rather than a reboot of an old classic. The original “Kung Fu” series, which aired from 1972 through 1975, is…
With its splashes of melodrama and lots of ammo to spare, “Queen of the South” nears the end with both style and inevitability. At a time when we’re being constantly flooded with…
Adolescence has a universal way of giving us all great and terrible memories. It’s just part of the human experience to smile and cringe at our adolescence. “Chad” brings a fresh diversity…
As technology advances it begins to morph our old paranoias about love and finding the perfect mate. HBO Max’s “Made for Love” is the latest dose of dystopian romance, where a fairy…
There is a poignant and simple message in the story of Tina Turner. She is an icon, gifted with a fierce, natural talent. Her hits are now standards. But before all of…
As we wait for the next big Marvel movie to finally drop after a year of pandemic and delays, Disney competently fills the need with “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” Partly…
