“It’s a Sin” exuberantly follows a group of friends at the dawn of changing times. Set in 1980s London, it recalls a time when being gay meant still being forced by society…
To pull off a show like Netflix’s surprise hit “Cobra Kai” is no easy feat. It requires being able to balance a silly premise with heroes packing pathos and ‘80s nostalgia with…
Netflix closes down another show with a final wave of spooks and heartbreak for “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” The occult teen drama kept a consistent blend of style and archaic plotting for…
By Odin “Vikings” has reached its end with merry slaughter and grand speeches. Like the Nordic heroes who begin converting to that intrusive new faith, Christianity, its finale is also defying its…
If you are staying safe at home this winter season and miss costume dramas where desire matters more than history, Netflix is here with “Bridgerton.” It brings to life the novels of…
With “The Wilds” Amazon is again finding new angles for classic pitches. The setting is familiar: A group gets lost somewhere far away from civilization, which gives them time to learn about…
The challenge when retelling the story of a music icon is that some figures have reached such a saintly, mythical status that few filmmakers or showrunners dare go beyond the image. “Selena:…
The fourth season of “Fargo” has been about history on various levels. Nations have histories and so do individual people. In this latest tale of the FX anthology series, both…
FX jumps into the revival bandwagon with “Black Narcissus.” It is one of those TV productions that has given itself the immense task of…
ISIS soldiers are afraid of women. The staunch hardliners of the Islamic caliphate are happy to die in battle because they’ve been promised paradise in the afterlife with 72 virgins for…