When American Horror Story: Freak Show premiered with an uncharacteristically subdued and deliberate storytelling style, I was cautiously optimistic that it would retain this coherence throughout its entire run. The slow pacing and haunting setting created an atmosphere of dread that was a welcome change from the frenzied and breakneck pace of the preceding seasons. […]
Last October, news broke that Showtime would be producing nine new episodes of the hit 90s series Twin Peaks, co-written by Mark Frost and David Lynch (the series’ original creators) and directed by Lynch. Predictably, there was much celebration, seeing as the original series, which ran for two seasons and ended back in 1991, ended […]
Woody Allen has thrown his hat into the the television ring, with the announcement that the Oscar-winning writer and director will be developing a television series for Amazon’s streaming video site. The announcement is a major coup for Amazon, who has often been overshadowed by rival Netflix when it comes to scoring elite talent and […]
The 72nd Golden Globes were last night, and apart from the usual Hollywood back-patting and self-adulation, hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey provided some hearty laughs, accented by a few socially-relevant moments. With an opening monologue (dialogue in this case) that was a far departure from Ricky Gervais’ raunchy, controversy-riddled speeches of years past, Fey and […]
The French series Les Revenants (The Returned) was one of our favorite shows of 2013. The tale of the inhabitants of a small French town coping with the resurrection of a slew of their loved ones is an effective narrative with a haunting, atmospheric tone and flawless cast. It doesn’t take much to realize this […]
David Wain’s Wet Hot American Summer might have failed at box office success when it premiered in 2001, but since then it has become one of the most beloved cult favorites in recent film history, an overlooked classic boasting an incredibly impressive and talented comedic ensemble. After years of hypothetical talks and discussion of a […]
The 2008/2009 anime series Michiko & Hatchin is a bright, vibrant action series and Part One of the DVD collection contains the first 11 episodes of the 22 episode show. Michiko Malandro is a harden criminal who escapes from a maximum security prison. Hana is a 9-year-old girl who lives with an abusive foster family […]
