Although heroine June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) finally made her way to freedom in the fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” she still found herself in a prison of sorts, unable to…
Trauma can come in many forms. Not everyone with lasting emotional scars has survived a war zone in the literal sense, but many of us have survived inner war zones of the heart…
Netflix’s “Sweet Tooth” brings something strange and heartfelt to the ongoing slew of apocalyptic stories hitting the big and small screens. Taken from a comic book series by Jeff Lemire, the series…
The future remains moody in Amazon’s new anthology series “Solos.” We sense that as technology grows more advanced and intricate, we will apparently keep turning into a more atomized species, yet still…
Netflix’s “Halston” chronicles the rise of a fashion icon and while visually rich, it avoids flashy storytelling. Instead this is another entry in producer Ryan Murphy’s ongoing projects that explore history…
Among American directors Barry Jenkins stands as a true poet of the screen. His work seeks to evoke rather than just tell. Watching a Jenkins film is akin to being immersed in…
As progressive as we’ve become, this still remains a society of brutal manners, even when it comes to nice people. Hulu’s “Shrill” is one of those shows precisely about how we live…
Netflix’s “Selena: The Series” now enters tricky waters when it comes to chronicling both success and tragedy. It is also obsessed with trying ever so hard to explicitly build more myth around…
With fantasy now becoming a dominant TV genre, delivering a new series every month, it becomes a challenge to produce something that is truly immersive. Netflix’s adaptation of “Shadow and Bone” is…
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…