Remember when “Ted Lasso” was announced a few years back? The American football coach who goes to England to coach soccer-character Jason Sudeikis played for NBC Sports commercials was going to … Read More
“The Bad Batch” finale is a two-part (surprise) tear-jerker
The premiere season of the “Star Wars: Clone Wars” spin-off “The Bad Batch” has had all the ups and downs one would expect from an animated series. There were action-packed … Read More
Despite Disappointing Figures, Good News Stories Exemplify Disability Representation
Despite Disappointing Figures, Good News Stories Exemplify Disability Representation People living with disability lack representation in film and TV. In figures reported by CNBC, it has been revealed that only … Read More
“Blown Away” should be your next Netflix binge-watch
I’m not one for reality competition shows. I haven’t actively followed one since “Survivor” when I was in high school, not counting “The Great British Baking Show” because they win … Read More
The brilliance of Kaley Cuoco in “The Flight Attendant”
I was never a fan of “The Big Bang Theory” which limited my exposure to Kaley Cuoco significantly. Reading she was the lead of a new HBO Max series based … Read More
“Parks and Recreation” is a comfy blanket during these bleak times
I’ve moved three times in the last five and a half years. First to Vermont, then back to NYC adjacent three years later to the day, and recently into another … Read More
Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: Day of Reckoning”
A good finale can often influence one’s perception of a show. Like we did last week, let’s use Game of Thrones as an example. For seven seasons, it was consistently a critical … Read More
Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Deadly Ally” review
The Deadly Ally is certainly an interesting fourth episode. On the surface, it’s mostly standard fare that we’ve come to expect from the series so far. But the ending takes an … Read More
Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: Planet of the Mechanoids” review
Planet of the Mechanoids is the episode that cements Daleks! as the spiritual successor to the 60s Dalek comics. Even the title itself feels like a blast of nostalgia. So do the episode’s … Read More
Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Sentinel of the Fifth Galaxy” review
Second episodes can often be as important as the first episode. Your audience is hooked based on the first episode, now you have to prove that you can sustain your … Read More
Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Archive of Islos” review
2020 was a lucrative year for the Doctor Who franchise. Obviously, the twelfth series of the program (or the thirty-eighth season, if you want to get technical), was broadcast early this year. … Read More
Mini Holiday Guide – Funimation!
Our friends at Funimation have a great collection of items that would make really excellent gifts for the anime fan in your life. From classic shows like My Hero Academia … Read More
Review: Remembering Timothy Leary in “My Psychedelic Love Story”
The new documentary from groundbreaking filmmaker Errol Morris (The B-Side, The Fog of War), My Psychedelic Love Story, premieres Sunday night on Showtime. It profiles Joanna Harcourt-Smith, who was in a … Read More
Review: New doc “Belushi” seeks to find the man behind the comedy
The 1970s were a momentous time for American comedy. Thanks to now-hallowed institutions like the magazine National Lampoon, the sketch TV show Saturday Night Live, and the movie Animal House, the hippie-influenced counterculture … Read More