The deeply human Walking Dead
The show made us feel we could find light in that which set us apart from savagery
Television
Tuesday
Tuesday
The time trap of Irma Vep
The HBO Max miniseries shows a rare interest in the present moment
Tuesday
Game of Thrones was the last water cooler show
While its prequel seems just another tale of a girlboss girlbossing
Friday
The quiet end of the Golden Age of television
The Better Call Saul finale wraps up an era
Wednesday
Charlie Rose, comeback king
Hasn’t he spent long enough in time-out?
Wednesday
Ricky Gervais, Netflix and clickbait controversy
Audiences are increasingly wise to knee-jerk manipulation
Friday
Netflix changes woke course after Chappelle attack
They went woke and now they’re going broke
Monday
Around and around the world
Masterpiece has brought Around the World in 80 Days to the small screen
Wednesday
Stop hating on celebrity politicians
We should leverage their massive egos for our own advantage
Picking Apple
There probably is something here for everyone. But maybe only one thing
Wednesday
‘Slow Horses’ is thriller television at its best
It’s not funny, but it’s terrific
Wednesday
Volodymyr Zelensky’s sitcom is now as sad as it is funny
Future generations will view it as a historical artifact
Monday
Reality bit
True Story: What Reality TV Says about Us by Danielle Lindemann reviewed
Saturday
Perry Mason was America’s Sherlock Holmes
Perry Mason personified the country that won World War Two and was enjoying well-deserved prosperity
Monday
Friends: The Reunion turned out to be a pointless nostalgia-fest
The much-hyped comeback was a waste of time
Friday
A film festival fiasco in Narrowsburg, New York
Castellano and Castaldo descended upon Narrowsburg with a gust of wind, declaring that they would open an acting school, start a film festival and make it ‘the Sundance of the East’
Tuesday
Ridley’s game
Raised by Wolves reviewed
Monday
Boys will be boys
Whatever happened to the heroes?
Wednesday
Mostly ghostly: Henry James haunts Bly Manor
If you’re hoping for a show that requires your blanket be used to cover your eyes, skip this one
Monday
The next American revolution will be televised
Is COVID-19 the series finale of Trump’s dramatic presidency?
