Tag: TV Shows
REVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 3, “Bliss”
“Bliss” slows things down just a bit so that The Penguin can focus on the characters, and that’s good because one character desperately needed this episode. “Bliss” is primarily about Victor, Oz’s sidekick who, until now, was more or less there to be a sounding board for the lead. This...
Read MoreIs Entertainment Media’s Coverage of Star Wars Evolving?
Entertainment media looks like it’s in a bit of a tailspin right now. Perhaps they’re shell-shocked in the wake of so many failures they were convinced would be monster hits, realizing that their protected studios’ critics are much more numerous than they thought. They’re likely also dazed f...
Read MoreWill Sarah Paulson Return to American Horror Story?
Sarah Paulson recently appeared on Good Morning America to promote Hold Your Breath, her new Hulu thriller. Naturally, host Robin Roberts turned to Paulson’s most famous work, the horror anthology series American Horror Story, asking if she would return to the show. She has previously starred ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Agatha All Along – Season 1, Episode 4, “If I Can’t Reach You/Let My Song Teach You”
There’s a point in Marvel’s Disney+ shows where it becomes clear none of the promising elements will amount to anything, and we’re in for another disaster. “If I Can’t Reach You/Let My Song Teach You” is that point for Agatha All Along. This episode is a boring, cringey, nonsensical wrec...
Read MoreREVIEW: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)
I really liked Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story when it aired on Netflix in 2022. It was tense, well-acted, and shocking. I’ve heard of the Menendez brothers before, and at my job, we listened to a podcast about them, so I was instantly sold on season 2, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez St...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 2, “Inside Man”
With its second episode, “Inside Man,” The Penguin hits its stride, mounting the tension as the subterfuge within the Falcone family begins. Mercifully, Colin Farrell tones down his caricaturish performance, mostly playing Oz straight, and the result is a much more immersive crime story. That b...
Read More
