“TV” Archives
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.
Doctor Who’s Latest Season Felt Less Epic Than Previous Seasons
I like the new Doctor and her companions, but their first set of adventures felt rather underwhelming.
Stranger Things Returns on July 4, 2019
And let the speculation, analysis, and fan theories begin.
January 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: Indiana Jones, The Dark Knight, The Incredibles 2, Bill & Ted, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Brazil & more
Coming soon: Archaeological adventures, Batman, a superhero family, Wyld Stallyns, Captain Holt, dystopic satire, and more.
When The Doctor met Rosa Parks
With “Rosa,” Doctor Who delivered an excellent, emotionally affecting episode about a pivotal moment in American history.
December 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: Voltron, Avengers: Infinity War, Jackie Chan, The Naked Gun, Groundhog Day & more
Coming soon: Giant robot lion action, Thanos and the Infinity Stones, the ultimate action star, Detective Frank Drebin, Bill Murray’s existentialism, and more.
Netflix is making a live-action Cowboy Bebop. So what?
Good or bad, Netflix’s remake won’t affect Cowboy Bebop’s status or legacy one bit.
November 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, MST3K, The Big Lebowski, Hero, The Expanse & more
Also: Jet Li, Buster Scruggs, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, and King Arthur.
The Thirteenth Doctor
Two episodes in, and already I like Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor way more than Peter Capaldi’s.
Netflix’s Maniac
I’m particularly struck by the series’ skewed aesthetic, which feels like Blade Runner by way of Terry Gilliam.
October 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: The Shining, Batman Ninja, The Blair Witch Project, Galaxy Quest, Donnie Darko & more
Also: Wesley Snipes vampire action, Kingpin’s return, Tim Burton’s Christmas, a Stanley Kubrick epic, and more.