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.
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Can we talk for a moment about how the heroes on ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ are Satan worshipers?
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” […]
‘Haunting of Hill House’ masterfully uses horror as a template for processing life
TV review: Mike Flanagan makes an impressively assured transition to the miniseries format.
First episode impressions: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Season 4 (TV review)
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (9 p.m. Eastern Fridays, The CW) spends a lot of its Season 4 premiere reminding us where the story is at – and it’s at a very weird place. Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) is […]
First episode impressions: ‘All American’ (TV review)
In “All American” (9 p.m. Eastern Wednesdays on The CW), Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) gets a chance to move from gang territory to a safe neighborhood to play football, coached by a former NFL player, […]
Engrossing ‘Better Call Saul’ inches closer to the ‘Breaking Bad’ timeline in Season 4 (TV review)
Being as I haven’t reviewed or talked about AMC’s “Better Call Saul” or “Breaking Bad” in the past, I feel it is necessary to preface this review a bit. “Breaking Bad” is in my top […]
‘Valerian and Laureline’ flashback: ‘Time Jam’ episodes 31-40 (2008) (TV review)
In its final 10 episodes, “Valerian and Laureline: Time Jam” wraps up by riffing heavily on the “Star Wars” prequels, but it stands as its own thing thanks to its trademark bevy of wild ideas […]
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ lurches from bad to good to bad again in Season 4 (TV review)
“Fear the Walking Dead” (AMC) is a strange show. I’m not sure the creators have any idea what to do with it at this point. Season 1 started out as a fresh take on the […]
First episode impressions: ‘God Friended Me’ (TV review)
A year ago, I didn’t give a glowing review to ABC’s “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” but I did like it enough to keep watching. Even though I almost canceled it from my DVR a […]