Under the Heaven Delivers the Most Gripping Detective Show on Television Since the First Season of True Detective
If you’ve been jonesing for a compelling murder mystery in the mold of True Detective season one, then Under the Banner of Heaven might just scratch that itch for you. Adapted from the novel by Jon Krakauer and created by…
Halo Tries a Bold Approach with its TV Adaptation that Doesn’t Entirely Work in its First Season
Halo languished long in development hell, conceptualized initially as a movie before finally becoming a TV series with Paramount Plus. That’s both a boon and a bane: technology and TV production quality have improved by leaps and bounds in the…
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Tries to Tell a Personal Story in an Epic Backdrop to Mixed Results
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has, unexpectedly, proved to be a divisive film for MCU fans. That’s probably due to the fact that trailers, and the rumor mill, conditioned many fans to expect the world, and more, from…
The Girl From Plainville Humanizes the Subjects of a Complex Tragedy, Buoyed by a Fantastic Lead Performance
The Girl From Plainville is different from its contemporaries dabbling in true stories: both the victim and the culprit involved have plenty of flaws, and it’s not entirely clear who’s the most responsible for what happened that fateful night on…
The Northman is a Brutal Viking Epic about an Old Legend Dripped in Mysticism
Whether or not you will love The Northman probably depends on your familiarity with director Robert Eggers’ body of work. Known for creating movies imbued with a feverish atmosphere and a unique approach to the supernatural, Eggers takes a crack…
Moon Knight Marries Egyptian Mythology with Mental Illness to Great Effect
Moon Knight is a surprisingly divisive show. If you are a fan of Oscar Isaac’s acting and the mind-bending nature of the plot, you probably love the show. But you might also be a disappointed comic book fan who just…
Severance is a Cerebral, Tense Sci-Fi Show with a Sinister Corporate Setting
Severance, created by Dan Erickson, is one of the most disturbing and inventive new tv shows of the year so far. Featuring fantastic performances, chilling cinematography, and stellar direction, it’s part of Apple TV+’s salvo of recent quality content as…
Bachchan Paandey is a Mostly Average Masala Film Anchored by its Lead Performance
A remake of the 2014 Tamil film Jigarthanda, Bachchan Paandey is one of those safe, mass-entertaining masala films that suffer from being quirky but never tapping fully into the ridiculousness of its over-the-top premise. Star Akshay Kumar seems to be…
Tokyo Vice is a Promising Crime Show about an American Journalist Investigating the Yakuza in the Nineties
Tokyo Vice is hardly the first western story to tackle the Yakuza, but it does boast a fantastic first episode directed by executive producer Michael Mann, who directed classics such as Heat and Collateral. Adapted from a memoir of Jake…
Russian Doll Explores New Territory in a Second Season That Falls Just Short of its Predecessor’s Heights
One-season tv series seem the way to go these days. Not only is there an influx of limited series right now, but more often than not, long tv shows peter out or get canceled, especially if they are out on…
