A review of this week’s The Book of Boba Fett, “The Streets of Mos Espa,” coming up just as soon as I imprint on the first human I see… It’s funny to think of how excited so many Star Wars fans were when The Mandalorian Season Two ended with that …
Read More »Adam Driver on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
New rule: Adam Driver has to host Saturday Night Live at least once a year. That’s the main takeaway after Driver’s third successful stint at the center of the show. Even if this episode had its share of shocking duds, the ratio between good and bad content skewed far more …
Read More »'The Good Place' Recap: All You Need Is Love
A review of this week’s The Good Place, “The Answer,” coming up just as soon as I away and tend to my ravens… Well, that was just splendid. Among the faults in structuring the first half of this season around the experiment was how it sidelined Chidi. We still had …
Read More »'Watchmen' Recap: Dark Night of the Soul
A review of this week’s Watchmen, “Little Fear of Lightning,” coming up just as soon as I offer you a squid pro quo… The revolutionary masterstroke of the Watchmen comic book is often presented as Alan Moore asking, “What if superheroes lived in the real world?” And there’s certainly a …
Read More »'Better Things' Season Finale Recap: Frankie Says
A review of the Better Things Season Three finale, “Shake the Cocktail,” coming up just as soon as I do my one-word impression of John Lithgow… There are two musical performances in “Shake the Cocktail,” which brings a superb season of television to a close. The more formal one involves …
Read More »'Castle Rock' Recap: Dead & Breakfast
Welcome to the Hotel Castle Rock: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave … except chopped up into little pieces, stuffed inside garbage bags and dumped in the back of a station wagon. This week’s episode (“Past Perfect”) continues the Stephen King-inspired show’s hot streak, …
Read More »'Westworld' Recap: Park Life
Two completely fascinating things happened in Westworld tonight. Okay, neither of them will end up on the tourist brochure if the park ever gets up and running again … but still. If you’ve grown skeptical that the umpteenth take on “Can androids teach us what it really means to be …
Read More »'The Walking Dead' Season Finale Recap: Boss Battle
“We are worse than we were, me and you.” That’s Morgan, talking to Rick at the start of The Walking Dead‘s season eight finale (“Wrath”) and thinking back on how they both recently slaughtered their way out of the Saviors’ grasp. In a meta sense, he’s also be talking about …
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