From the creators of Rick and Morty comes a horror-tinged Netflix oddity with a killer hook. At a breezy ten episodes, Haunted Hotel is an easy-to-recommend binge that pays tribute to all manner of genre iconography. Along for the ride is an all-star vocal cast that perfectly fit their respective roles. The five core roles … Continue reading TV Review: Haunted Hotel – Season 1
TV Review: Gen V – Season 2
Welcome back to Godolkin University, a sprawling campus overflowing with unique budding superheroes and a chaotic underground plot to overthrow the power of Homelander. In the interim between seasons, a lot has changed for the denizens of Gen V. Most notably, Chance Perdomo, who played one of the leads, Andre, tragically passed away. This lead … Continue reading TV Review: Gen V – Season 2
TV Review: Long Story Short – Season 1
From the creatives behind the masterful Netflix series BoJack Horseman comes a fresh adult animation in a similarly textured style with just a bit less heart. The animation was handled by ShadowMachine in Los Angeles and Big Star in South Korea—the same studio that also worked on BoJack and Tuca & Bertie. Shifting away from the outrageously silly … Continue reading TV Review: Long Story Short – Season 1
TV Review: The Institute – Season 1
Stephen King, children in peril, and powers/psychic connections... if any of these elements sound familiar together, they have harmoniously found a perfect frequency in titles such as Carrie, It, Dreamcatcher, Rose Red, and Firestarter. Even Stranger Things owes a hell of a debt to King's iconic prose and MKUltra. The Institute is the latest in … Continue reading TV Review: The Institute – Season 1
TV Review: Hell Motel
Canadian slasher horror series, aptly named Slasher, first emerged nearly a decade ago on the now-defunct channel, Chiller. Even in its earliest form, that show thrived off its cleverly-scripted format, allowing for often multiple kills-per-episode. Series creators Aaron Martin and Ian Carpenter are back for more blood with Shudder anthology series, Hell Motel. Built off … Continue reading TV Review: Hell Motel
TV Review: And Just Like That… – Season 3
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: 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