For more than a decade, American Horror Story has reinvented itself over and over again. By design, its unique structure makes the series special and unlike any other. Haunted houses, asylums, witches, freak shows, hotels, cults, summer camps, aliens, serial killers, vampires, the AIDS epidemic: Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's anthology has seemingly left no … Continue reading American Horror Story Revisited: Every Season Ranked
Tribeca 2023: Downtown Owl
★★★★ The quirky dramedy is a film festival staple at this point, so what exists to set married directing duo Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater’s Downtown Owl apart from the crowd? For one, this quick-speaking, stylish film has a tone akin to Diablo Cody meets Wes Anderson, with just a dash of Twin Peaks. Scripting … Continue reading Tribeca 2023: Downtown Owl
TV Review: Love & Death
Last year, this critic personally passed on covering Hulu’s Candy, a true crime limited series featuring Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey in leading roles. Now almost exactly a year later, HBO Max drama Love & Death arrives, covering the exact same topic. What this iteration lacks in stylistic flourishes and period-piece costume and hairstyling it … Continue reading TV Review: Love & Death