Category Archives: Television

14
Jul

2019 Emmy Picks: Limited Series and TV Movies

I have some time this summer, so I’m resurrecting this series where I try to predict who will be the nominees at this year’s Emmy Awards. With a lot of last year’s nominees ineligible, in theory it will be easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged act, amazon, black mirror, brexit, castle rock, catch 22, chernobyl, deadwood, escape at dannemora, fosse verdon, hbo, hulu, king lear, little drummer girl, maniac, native son, netflix, prime, sharp objects, showtime, true detective, very english scandal, when they see us | Comments Off

13
Jul

2019 Emmy Picks: Drama

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, better call saul, bodyguard, game of thrones, hbo, homecoming, killing eve, netflix, ozark, pose, prime, succession, this is us | Comments Off

12
Jul

2019 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety

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6
Jul

What I Watched This Week: 30 Jun 2019

NEW SHOWS Big Little Lies – “She Knows” (A-) As the women try to find some sense of normalcy while everything is falling apart, things go from bad to worse for all of them. But the biggest twist is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged big little lies, chernobyl, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, netflix, stranger things | Comments Off

1
Jul

Streaming Picks: July 2019

FILMS Top Picks Under the Silver Lake – Prime 7/1 Drop Dead Gorgeous – Hulu 7/5 Apollo 11 – Hulu 7/20 Inglourious Basterds – Netflix 7/22 It’s actually an incredible month for movies on streaming platforms this month, which is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 3 below, 4 latas, after darkness, all or nothing, along with the gods, amazing world of gumball, another life, apollo 11, arctic, bangkok love stories, blown away, boi, bonus family, boys, brink, captain underpants, cities of last things, clique, comedians in cars getting coffee, comicstaan, designated survivor, dino dana, drop dead gorgeous, extreme engagement, family reunion, field guide to evil, four weddings and a funeral, frankenstein's monster's monster frankenstein, free rein, girls with balls, good witch, great hack, harlots, haunting of sharon tate, hellboy, i trapped the devil, in the dark, inglourious basterds, into the dark, it's always sunny in philadelphia, kakegurui xx, katherine ryan, kengan ashura, kidnapping stella, kung fu panda, la casa de papel, last chance u, last czars, last man, last word, letdown, light as a feather, luis miguel, marshall, mary poppins returns, my first first love, never grow old, orange is the new black, parchis, peterloo, pinky malinky, point blank, power, queer eye, red sea diving resort, saint seya, secret obsession, serenity, son, stranger things, sugar rush, tabaluga, taco chronicles, time freak, tokyo ghoul, trading paint, trapped, true tunes, typewriter, under the silver lake, venture bros, veronica mars, vigilante, wentworth, whitney cummings, woman at war, workin moms, worst witch, wynonna earp, yummy mummies | Comments Off

29
Jun

What I Watched This Week: 23 Jun 2019

NEW SHOWS Big Little Lies – “The End of the World” (A-) The title is both literal and metaphorical, as the parents get in an uproar over the doom-and-gloom climate change curriculum at their kids’ school, and all the worlds … Continue reading →

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22
Jun

What I Watched This Week: 16 Jun 2019

BINGEING Deadwood – Season 2 (A- average) The show takes a leap as the consequences of everyone’s actions come to pass. Ian McShane cements his performance of Al Swearengen in the pantheon of great TV performances, even though (or especially … Continue reading →

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15
Jun

What I Watched This Week: 9 Jun 2019

NEW SHOWS Big Little Lies – “What Have They Done?” (B+) / season premiere It has been two years, so I suppose some re-introductions are necessary. But the show will only get better and deeper as the season goes along. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged ap bio, big little lies, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu | Comments Off

8
Jun

What I Watched This Week: 2 Jun 2019

NEW SHOWS The Handmaid’s Tale “Night” (B+) / season premiere “Mary and Martha” (B) “Useful” (B) If you were out after last season – which I thought improved upon Season 1 in many ways, frustrating finale notwithstanding – it’s doubtful … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged handmaid's tale, hulu | Comments Off

1
Jun

What I Watched This Week: 26 May 2019

NEW SHOWS Killing Eve – “You’re Mine” (A-) / season finale A controversial episode to be sure, but I think all the choices make sense for the characters. It had to end this way, making perfect symmetry with the first … Continue reading →

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