Which is the less bad show? ‘Black Lightning’ vs. ‘The Gifted’
TV commentary: We compare and contrast the two superhero shows.
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First episode impressions: ‘Mars’ Season 2 (TV review)
From the beginning, “Mars” (9 p.m. Eastern Mondays on National Geographic) has aimed to show what humanity’s colonization of the Red Planet will really be like. Season 1, which aired back in 2016, chronicles the […]
All 13 episodes of ‘Jessica Jones’ Season 2 (2018), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): “Jessica Jones” gets even more comfortable in its noir rhythms in Season 2.
‘Homecoming’s’ 1980s style techniques are beautiful, and the mystery is good too (TV review)
I went into “Homecoming” (Amazon Prime) pretty blind. I had seen a few quick ads for the show but had no idea what it was about, or who was involved in the making of it. […]
10 shows featuring today’s biggest stars … that you can never watch again
TV commentary: In this age where it’s easy for a streaming service to make something available to its subscribers, there are still a lot of TV shows you simply can’t see.
Once-great ‘House of Cards’ comes to frustrating end with indecipherable Season 6 (TV review)
After five seasons, “House of Cards” (Netflix) had started to stumble a bit. What had started off as a sleazy, dark-room, behind-the-scenes political thriller had become a boring relationship-centered drama. Then, with Kevin Spacey being […]
All 13 episodes of ‘The Punisher’ Season 1 (2017), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): The Punisher takes the spotlight in his own series.
Can we talk for a moment about how the heroes on ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ are Satan worshipers?
TV review: It’s fascinating how much this Netflix comic adaptation is allowed to get away with in Season 1.
Suspense is missing from ‘Making a Murderer’ Season 2 (TV review)
Season 1 of the documentary “Making a Murderer” was a cultural phenomenon when it premiered in December 2015. Everyone was talking about it, so it was something I had to watch. The series is very […]
‘Big Mouth’ is the next iteration of Things You Can Do on Television – and it’s also darn funny (TV review)
Netflix’s “Big Mouth” – which recently released its second season — marks the latest sea change in Things You Can Do on Television, as it chronicles 12- and 13-year-olds entering puberty. But unlike “The Simpsons” […]