IO Review: Netflix Blandly Limps Through the Apocalypse
Netflix’s latest sci-fi drama is as lifeless as the polluted future Earth of its setting.
Fyre Review: Netflix Looks Behind the Schaudenfreude
Chris Smith looks at the Fyre Festival’s downfall from the eyes of those who worked on it.
Brexit Review: The Big (Ben) Short
HBO’s latest is a didactic lecture of a Brexit primer whose handsome performances hide a smug political nihilism.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: “Hitchcock & Scully” Offers 80s-Inspired Chuckles
“Hitchcock & Scully” offers some intermittent laughs as the origin story of Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s most colorful characters, but isn’t one of its finest eps.
More of a Comment, Really…: Penny Lane Talks about Morgellons, Online Isolation, and “The Pain of Others”
Documentary filmmaker Penny Lane sits down with us to talk about her latest, THE PAIN OF OTHERS.
TV Review: The Orville Pulls a Discovery with “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes”
The Orville cribs a bit from Star Trek Discovery in an Ed-heavy episode featuring an enemy love interest in disguise.
TV Review: Star Trek Discovery Boldly Coasts With Season 2 Opener “Brother”
“Brother” sees Star Trek Discovery lightening up and linking its prequel crew with some fanservicey connections to original Trek.
Glass Review: M. Night Shyamalan Has Lost His Damn Mind
Like a hammer through a window, Glass shatters whatever goodwill M. Night Shyamalan had once recovered.
Of Two Minds: Dissociating Ourselves from “Raising Cain”
With Glass coming out, we plumb through our collective psyches to discuss Brian De Palma’s split-personality thriller Raising Cain.
TV Review: “Honeymoon” Finds Brooklyn Nine-Nine In Fine Form For S6
The hit sitcom returns on its new home of NBC without skipping a beat.