In its third season premiere, Supergirl relies on the formula that made Season 2 (mostly) successful: namely, a big, bright dose of superhero punch-em-ups with thinly veiled allegories to current events. Unfortunately, “Girl of Steel” also perpetuates some of the previous season’s most egregious sins, including inconsistent characterization and plotting. What this season premiere lacks […]
As I promised last week, we’ll start this review with the big question for those who haven’t jumped onto the CBS All Access bandwagon yet: Is Star Trek: Discovery worth paying for a subscription? Nope. Not yet, ladies and gentlemen. This week’s offering, the ridiculously long-titled “The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry,” […]
If you loved true crime investigation shows like Making a Murderer, The Jinx, or the podcast Serial, you’re going to love Netflix’s true crime parody American Vandal. If you weren’t a huge fan of those kind of shows, but watched them because everyone in the country was watching them, you’re also going to love American […]
It’s that sad time for Rick and Morty where the season ends and we all have to begin the wait for a new one. After being called by the President (Keith David) to act as alien pest-control, Rick and Morty decide not to answer the call from the leader of the free world. This action […]
Something strange has been happening to me over the past month: I’ve found myself watching a lot of TV comedies. For the average person, spending time watching wacky characters do wacky things might not be that strange. Heck, the highest rated show on television is The Big Bang Theory, a CBS sitcom, so plenty of […]
I’m going to start these reviews out with a spoiler-free section, for those who aren’t sure if it’s worth the financial plunge to buy CBS All-Access, but are curious how the show is shaping up. And, for those people, I would say that the series is off to a strong start, but I still wouldn’t […]
Throughout Rick and Morty‘s run, one of its underlying themes has been Beth’s daddy and abandonment issues. It has played a bigger role in the third season and finally comes to a head with the Beth focused episode “The ABC’s of Beth.” After seeing a story on the news about a man being executed for murdering […]
