Month: July 2014
Extant has been pretty solid so far. In the first three episodes, we’ve seen Halle Berry only presuming what her pregnancy might mean, and we have witnessed the birth (so to speak) of a conspiracy against her and her family. ...
“Under the Dome” has oft been compared to the plot of The Simpsons’ movie. As fans of the film will recall, Springfield was covered in a dome after the town was deemed too environmentally toxic due to an influx of ...
Fight, the latest episode of Showtime’s Masters of Sex, is literally set against a televised boxing match that has captured the nation’s attention. However, this being an acclaimed cable drama, the titular fight is clearly a (slightly heavy handed) metaphor ...
I traditionally write about television, but I recently spent some time watching Steve James’s wonderful documentary, Life Itself, about the life and death of Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert. The experience was so powerful, so intense, that I felt ...
You smell that? The paranoia is starting to kick in. Right when the characters start telling each other the truth, it appears something bigger is looming over all of these characters. Other questions also arise. Will Ethan fit in at ...
“If this place runs out of food, let’s hope we’re not on the menu,” said Barbie in last Sunday’s episode of “Under the Dome.” Seriously. Of all the networks to do a show about cannibalism, who would have thought CBS? ...
Masters of Sex is nothing if not a massively entertaining show in its second season. It’s not nearly as accomplished or sophisticated as its 50s era cousin Mad Men, but it manages to deal with similar subject matter less densely, ...
The Queen’s Guard of England bust out The Game of Thrones theme for tourists visiting Buckingham Palace…. uh, these people know what’s happened to basically every monarch on this show so far, right? Check it out after the jump.
Individual Achievement in Drama: Matthew McConaughey (“True Detective,” HBO) Individual Achievement in Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep,” HBO) Outstanding Achievement in News and Information: “COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey” (FOX and National Geographic Channel) Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming: “RuPaul’s Drag ...
When it got to be time to write about Elaine Stritch, I immediately thought of her stage credits. Being a dramatic child of the musical the-ah-tah myself, Stritch 101 is essential to your education. Even if you didn’t know who ...