Chloe Sevigny first came on my radar as the delightfully self-obsessed middle wife to Bill Paxton’s polygamist in the HBO series BIG LOVE. In it, Sevigny showed rare depth to … more
This is my second experience with the character of MAIGRET – I recently had the good fortune of reviewing SET 7. Having enjoyed most of what I saw there, I was enthusiastic about … more
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Who doesn’t love a good disaster flick? What with the advent of some really high-brow special effects, disaster pictures have grown into a cottage industry. Whether the … more
Comedy can be a tough sell. Humor isn’t always universal – what one person finds funny, another finds quirky, while a third may find it bordering on offensive – but … more
When I was much younger, certain authors – Spillane, Chandler, Hammett, and Cain to name but a few – got me hooked on mysteries. Not so much the contemporary, CSI-style … more
Years ago, I (and many others like me) made the observation that the pervasive use of CGI in telling stories will have a downside so far as the narrative is concerned. It wouldn’t … more
This show is about 4 girls who are threatened by an anonymous source known as 'A' after the murder of the 5th friend, Alison. This show keeps you on the edge of your seat and after an episode … more
I had the good fortune of practically stumbling into these GEORGE GENTLY telefilms by way of flipping through the channels, catching a few bits, and then investing in the DVD sets. … more
I’m no parent, but I can appreciate the desire to rear one’s child (or children) to grow up to be a responsible member of any society. I’ve often imagined how a parent … more
It’s me again lunchers! I hope you didn’t think I’d forgotten about you. Of course, father time gets in the way of things… or perhaps has a way of putting everything perfectly … more
It took time for me to get into The Office. Years, in fact. I had heard all the hype about how great it was ever since it first began airing in 2005, and I had tried to take in the occasional episode. … more
"You can't judge a book by it's cover" never held more true then the DVD cover for Bob's Burgers. A wacky family runs burger shop with awkward kids with the tally complete … more
I’ve no doubt that the appearance of Jack the Ripper on the streets of Whitechapel deliberately played a hand in the development of forensic sciences. Plenty has been written … more
I love monster movies. Always have. I probably always will. As a critic, I tend to give them a bit of a pass when it comes to being hard on them, and that’s … more
Documentaries have a long history of playing fast and loose with data, but facts and figures don’t lie; and that’s what’s mostly brilliant about the History Channel’s … more
If you know anything about the politics of the great ‘Windy City’ of Chicago, then you know at the very least how corrupt a local administration can be. Now, don’t … more
What fun these two films are. Hulk VS Thor starts out with Odin going into a deep sleep once a year at which time the forces of evil descend upon Asgard to try to destroy it. Every year, however, their … more
You have to give a hand to HBO for having the guts to take on such a lofty and risky project. Even for a company as successful and well thought of as them, Game of Thrones was … more
I'd like to make a little disclaimer before going on. I've never been a sci fi (sorry, SyFy) geek, not in the least bit. Oh, I've enjoyed my fair share of it, from Star Trek to Star Wars, and I've enjoyed … more
Anime is a genre that gets a lot of flak from mainstream audiences, most of who've have either never seen an anime all the way through or have been exposed to only a certain kind, namely the more children … more
I should start this review by disclaiming a remarkable fact: I purchased the complete series of Star Trek Enterprise a few years back without ever having watched a single episode of the show during its … more
I just experienced a marathon: I just watched an entire season of a television show I was entirely unfamiliar with from the get-go. If you're wondering, it's an import. … more
The beauty of the police procedural is that no matter where it’s produced – the U.S., Britain, Japan, or anywhere else – is that, so far as the narrative is … more