This review contains spoilers for the first six episodes of And Just Like That... Season 3. Please read at your own risk! And Just Like That... showrunner Michael Patrick King brought our core women into a new horizon. In the aftermath of a much-improved sophomore season—and a notable Samantha cameo that left fans swooning during … Continue reading TV Review: And Just Like That… – Season 3
TV Review: Big Mouth – Season 8
Alas, all great things must come to an end. Netflix's longest running original scripted series, the Emmy-winning Big Mouth, finally gets its happy ending. Since 2017, this unique show centered around puberty and Hormone monsters has always been a riotous joy, often reinventing itself by adding more layers to its storied mythology. Inspired by the … Continue reading TV Review: Big Mouth – Season 8
TV Review: I Was Honey Boo Boo
For those who recall it fondly, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo was a seminal moment in reality TV history. Arriving at a strange time for the social stratosphere, this 2012 oddity was filled with redneck jokes, colorful personalities, couponing, and lots of 'sketti. Certainly, it was not everyone's cup of tea—the series currently holds a … Continue reading TV Review: I Was Honey Boo Boo
TV Review: You – Season 5
Goodbye, you. After seven seasons and serial killer hopping from New York to Los Angeles to Paris and back to the streets of NYC once more, Joe Goldberg’s whirlwind story of obsession finally comes to a satisfying close. Chasing a neverending fairytale woman, Joe may have his biggest safety blanket yet in the form of … Continue reading TV Review: You – Season 5
SXSW 2025: The Studio
Dream team collaborators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This is the End, Future Man, Preacher) join forces once again for a hilarious, cameo-stuffed celebration (or is it takedown?) of the movie studio system in Apple TV's deliciously perfect The Studio. Rogen stars as Matt, the new head of fictitious, controversially scattered Continental Studios. Under his … Continue reading SXSW 2025: The Studio
TV Review: Grosse Pointe Garden Society
While streaming has all but absorbed the standard network TV drama, there are still some notable exceptions to the rule. Take the new mystery/crime/drama Grosse Pointe Garden Society from co-showrunners Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs: a midseason gem that will use Peacock as a way to bring in many more weekly viewers than the series … Continue reading TV Review: Grosse Pointe Garden Society
Sundance 2025: Hal & Harper
Hilarious up-and-comer Cooper Raiff returns to Sundance with his indie sensibilities channeled through a deeply emotional season of television. Give a warm welcome to Hal & Harper, Raiff's bittersweet dramedy that charts decades of fractured family history and complex sibling dynamics. In a surprising development, the two leads, played by series creator Raiff (Cha Cha … Continue reading Sundance 2025: Hal & Harper
TV Review: Cruel Intentions Season 1
Welcome to Manchester College, an elite place where Greek life reigns supreme, where the only thing that truly matters is one's wealth and power. Marking the third attempt to bring the Cruel Intentions brand to the small-screen, this new series manages to capture the seduction and conniving social climbing of its 1999 original. Whereas that … Continue reading TV Review: Cruel Intentions Season 1
TV Review: The Creep Tapes
Almost exactly a decade ago, Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass teamed up to create a found footage horror icon. One wolf mask and two movies later, Creep evolved into a full-fledged horror franchise, with a charismatic Duplass at the center of its insanity. Playing a deranged sociopath strangely comes easy for the frequent writer/director, one … Continue reading TV Review: The Creep Tapes
TV Review: Heartstopper – Season 3
Alice Oseman's graphic novel series has properly taken off in America after being a raging success in the UK, thanks in large part to the adorably note-perfect adaptation of her prose. If season two was the flowery follow-up to its fairy tale debut, embracing romantic locales with gleeful abandon, then season three of Netflix's irresistible … Continue reading TV Review: Heartstopper – Season 3