“TV” Archives
August 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: The Dark Crystal, Das Boot, Mission: Impossible, Godzilla
Coming soon: Fantastical puppetry, a German submarine epic, Tom Cruise risks life and limb, and the Big G.
Looks Like I’m Signing Up for Disney+
Mr. Clarke: Stranger Things’ Unsung Hero
Star Trek: Picard’s First Trailer Has Arrived
Oh, Picard… you had me at “Engage.”
Hopper, P.I. Is the Only Stranger Things Spin-Off We Need
Behold Hopper and his Hawaiian shirt in action.
July 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: Stranger Things, Veronica Mars, Taxi Driver, Hero, Hackers
Coming soon: Eleven and the gang, Neptune’s best P.I., Travis Bickle, Zhang Yimou’s martial arts epic, hacking the planet, and more.
My Kids and the 4077th
My kids now have favorite “M*A*S*H” episodes. My job as a parent is done.
Today’s Kids Need More Shows Like Children of the Stones
This ’70s British series may be the scariest children’s program of all time, but I’d have no problems with my kids watching it.
June 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: Evangelion, Spider-Verse, Independence Day, District 9, Minority Report, Spaceballs
Coming soon: Apocalyptic anime, Spider-Man, Roland Emmerich’s masterpiece, visionary sci-fi, and Mel Brooks.
Netflix’s Warrior Nun
Will Netflix’s adaptation retain its religiosity or indulge in nunsploitation?
May 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: Austin Powers, The Matrix, Shaolin Soccer, Zombieland, Mission: Impossible
Coming soon: Mike Myers’ international man of mystery, Keanu’s cyberpunk journey, the greatest sports movie ever, undead humor, Tom Cruise, and more.
Netflix Goes Dark Again on June 21
Not surprisingly, the first teaser for Dark’s second season is plenty cryptic, even if you were a fan of season one.
Hyper Light Drifter, The TV Series
I’m cautiously/hopefully excited about this. But how well will the game’s elegiac tone translate to TV?
April 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: Ultraman, The Fifth Element, Dragonslayer, The Jerk, The Shawshank Redemption
Coming soon: 3DCG anime, Luc Besson’s sci-fi epic, dragons, Steve Martin, Stephen King, and more.
Hawkins, Indiana Is Still a Crazy Place in the Stranger Things Season 3 Trailer
Not even a shiny new mall is going to help Eleven, Mike, and the rest of the gang when the flesh monster shows up.
March 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Junebug, Kung Fu Hustle, Office Space, Little House on the Prairie
Coming soon: Arthouse martial arts, heartfelt indie drama, Stephen Chow, a case of the Mondays, Pa Ingalls, and more.
The OA Travels to Another Dimension in This Season Two Trailer
The Netflix series’ second season looks to be just as strange and confounding as its first. Coming March 22.
Microsoft Had This Year’s Best Super Bowl Commercial
No, you’re crying.
Which Star Trek ship would win in a race?
What’s the difference between warp 9.6 and warp 9.975?
February 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: The Edge of Seventeen, Jaws, The Big Lebowski, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wayne’s World, The Expanse & more
Coming soon: High school melodrama, killer sharks, the Dude, my favorite Wes Anderson film, Wayne and Garth, TV’s best sci-fi series, and more.
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