All 10 episodes of ‘Iron Fist’ Season 2 (2018), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): The much-maligned series notably improves in its second season.
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All 10 episodes of ‘Iron Fist’ Season 2 (2018), ranked
First episode impressions: ‘I Am the Night’ (TV review)
TNT found a nice way to ride the success of a series without forcing it beyond the natural end of its storyline. “The Alienist” – my No. 4 show of 2018 — became a critical […]
First episode impressions: ‘The Passage’ (TV review)
The latest event series that will likely end up going nowhere – either by treading familiar ground or by being canceled – “The Passage” (9 p.m. Eastern Mondays on Fox) is at least driven by […]
First episode impressions: ‘Roswell, New Mexico’ (TV review)
“Roswell, New Mexico” (9 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on The CW) is the latest in this decade’s mostly unfortunate trend of rebooting things we love that were already perfect. While I resist with almost every fiber […]
All 13 episodes of ‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 (2018), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Luke Cage enters the underground corporate world for his second season.
‘Gotham’ Season 5 aims to go out in a crazy, big way
First episode impressions (TV review): “Gotham” is still nuts as it enters its final season.
‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ goes down the wrong path (Movie review)
I don’t classify myself as a gamer, but video games are definitely still a part of my life. Having played through multiple “choose your own adventure”-style games, I was excited to give “Bandersnatch” (2018) a try. […]
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2019 (Commentary)
These are the movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year:
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2018
It’s never before been so hard to pick the 10 best shows of the year, as streaming services deliver strong short series on a regular basis, and cable and network TV have mostly kept pace […]
‘The Ranch’ shifts into soap-opera mode with the departure of Masterson (TV review)
“The Ranch” Part 6 (a.k.a. the second half of Season 3) has a big issue to address: the loss of Danny Masterson. Due to sexual harassment allegations, Masterson was fired from the Netflix comedy last […]