Space Force Season Two is a Marginal Improvement, But it’s Still Not Enough to Save the Show
Space Force is hardly the first Greg Daniels-created sitcom to have to drastically readjust its course after a tumultuous first season. Both the Office and Parks and Recreation had to face this obstacle, and their success with the task gives…
How I Met Your Father Gets Off to a Rocky Start Before Salvaging Itself in First Season
Everyone who watched How I Met Your Mother will know what it feels to spend nine seasons building up to the introduction of a character only to kill her off unceremoniously. Why break up everyone's favorite couple on the show…
Turning Red is a Coming-of-Age-Story about a Troubled Chinese Pre-Teen
For an extended period, we've only seen werewolves and the Incredible Hulk as colorful metaphors for mood swings and angry outbursts, which represented boys' mood swings. But what about the girls? We also have mood swings, yet nobody has ever…
Peacemaker is a Wild, Violent Superhero Series that is Firing on All Cylinders in its First Season
On paper, Peacemaker shouldn’t have worked. The titular character isn’t even a C-list superhero, and the show doesn’t have any higher-tiered characters, except for a surprise cameo near the end. However, James Gunn (of Guardians of the Galaxy and The…
Emily in Paris Balances Glamour and Realism in Second Season
Recently Emily in Paris season 2 came out on Netflix, and many people have mixed reactions about this season. Some people loved it; some didn't. This makes sense to me cause recently, I've watched it in one sitting, even though…
Don’t Look Up is a Satire (and a Climate Change Allegory) That isn’t Afraid to be Blunt with its Audience
Don’t Look Up is the latest satirical comedy by director Adam McKay (The Big Short, Vice). It has garnered polarized reactions from critics and audiences. The former has accused the film of having little important to say other and being…
The Great Turns into One of the Best Satires on Television in its Second Season
The Great could have stuck to the dynamic established in the first season, but thankfully it embraces the possibilities of the cliffhanger ending and pits Catherine against the world. There are even more egregious departures from history as she tries…
Super Crooks is a Fun Mix of Superheroes and Heist Movies, Successfully Expanding on its Source Material
Although Jupiter’s Legacy was canceled by Netflix shortly after it debuted, its spinoff, Super Crooks, was still announced. Many of the characters from the previous series do appear in Super Crooks, but this is more of a world that’s adjacent…
Only Murders in the Building is a Fresh, Quirky Comedy that Thrives due to the Chemistry Between its Three Leads
Only Murders in the Building is a pleasant surprise, although, it really shouldn’t be, seeing as it features long-time collaborators and friends Martin Short and Steve Martin working their magic. Sticking Selina Gomez in with them to form a trio…
Ted Lasso Becomes More Episodic in Season Two (But it is Still Corny and Wholesome)
When Ted Lasso graced Apple TV+ last year, few could have predicted the fan following and goodwill it would gain in a short time, as people flocked to its wholesomeness in the middle of a pandemic. Season one struck a…
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