Short notes on two Netflix series
TV review
Forever is a mighty long time, but “Forever” on Amazon Prime sure makes forever entertaining.
Good guys vs. bad guys…that’s pretty much “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” in a nutshell
Evil, horror, child abuse, murder…you know, the standard Stephen King stuff
Unrequited love, heartbreak, big fights, and sexual awakenings…yeah, it’s called high school.
Love, faith, and the paranormal. The season finale of “The Leftovers” delivers a satisfying conclusion.
“Master of None” is a master of storytelling in the second season.
Body Shaming. Betrayal. Rape. Suicide. Man, high school really sucks in “13 Reasons Why.”
The ugliness of “Love” and musical beauty of “The Get Down”
Dirk Gently has a lot to unpack, but carries the wrong baggage.
Brit Marling takes us on a trippy ride to the other side.
HBO explores the darker corners of humanity in “Divorce” and “Westworld.”
A series of bad choices by Nazir Kahn takes him deep into the criminal justice system in “The Night Of” on HBO
It’s 1983 all over again in this Netflix series starring Winona Ryder
After six seasons, 52 episodes and innumerable dinner parties, put-downs and plot twists, Downton Abbey comes to an end.
“The Leftovers” recovers from a so-so first season and comes out swinging in Season Two
In “Narcos” Pablo Escobar embodies Machiavelli’s famous phrase: “It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”
‘Cause I’m Stephen Colbert, yes I’m the real Colbert/All you other Stephen Colberts are just imitating/So won’t the real Stephen Colbert please stand up/Please stand up/ Please stand up?
The latest DVD installment of The Adventures of Chuck & Friends, Top Gear Trucks, is a treat for preschool children and their parents.
I don’t quite understand what happened with GCB. There was a ton of preseason buzz and preseason advertising, as ABC was clearly positioning it as the heir apparent to the…