Outlander Review: “Between Two Fires”

With war on the horizon, Outlander finds itself in brutal territory, as all of the main characters find themselves walking a thin line and needing to choose a side before fate chooses one for them. The problem almost all of them have is the misguided idea that they can bend history to their will and […]

Outlander Review: “The Fiery Cross”

The new season of Outlander returns, and with it my hope that the creative team behind this captivating time travel/historical fiction series learns from last season’s missteps and mistakes. Season four was divisive, mostly due to the creative choice to place the characters of Claire and Jamie in the background (sometimes only appearing in less […]

The Act: Full Season Review

Hulu’s series THE ACT, shows just how hard it is to break free from the compromised nurture of a parent, even after the most intense act of defiance. This true crime story is based on Dee Dee Blanchard and her abuse of her daughter Gypsy Rose. I remember hearing about this story when it happened. […]

Catastrophe Review: Season 4

The thing that makes Catastrophe work so well as a television series is that it is both so raw and real, and yet so funny and true to life. Love and marriage isn’t easy, it takes a lot of work, with a lot of bumps along the road, but it’s these bumps that bring out the […]

What We Do In the Shadows Review: “Pilot”

I absolutely loved What We Do In the Shadows the first time I watched the film. It was hilarious, delightful, and there were instances that made me laugh so hard I was crying (Jemaine Clement half transforming into a cat anyone?), so I had mixed feelings when I heard FX was making a series based […]

Tin Star Review: Season 2, Episodes 1-3

The second season of the Amazon show Tin Star, picks up right where the last season left off, and that’s too bad. A jump in time or space could have done this series wonders, but instead the action picks up right back where it ended, with Anna shooting her father, Jim Worth, after witnessing him […]

True Detective Review: “Now Am Found”

The finale of True Detective played out in an unexpected, yet completely gratifying way, showing that Pizzolatto’s sophomore slump in season two was not the nail in True Detective’s coffin that critics exclaimed it to be. The mystery at the heart of this season of True Detective was filled with many false leads, dead ends, and […]

True Detective Review: “Hunters In the Dark” and “The Final Country”

The last two episodes of True Detective have unveiled an intriguing and satisfying conspiracy, revealing the puppeteer orchestrating the cover up of the Purcell children’s murder and kidnapping, and illuminating a connection to season one in the process. The real pivotal point in this seasons investigation comes when Julie calls the tip line asking to be […]

True Detective Review: “If You Have Ghosts”

Wayne is in a race against time, trying to get to the truth before the further shadowing of his memories closes that door once and for all on the latest episode of True Detective. Can Wayne get Roland to forget about a past grudge and help him solve the case before all the clues are […]

True Detective Review: “The Hour and the Day”

The fourth episode of True Detective was co-written by the legendary David Milch, and focuses both on how the Purcell case (along with the Vietnam War for Wayne) has broken most of Wayne’s relationships, and how the fear in its aftermath has begun to tear the town apart. The deeper the show gets into Wayne, what […]