We say this every year, but TV has never been greater. If there’s one takeaway from television this year, especially looking at what made our list, it’s that shows only get better as they go on beyond their first season.…
High Maintenance 4×08 Review: “Solo”
In this week’s penultimate season four episode, High Maintenance considers two different perspectives on being alone, or “Solo.” The first section, which acts as a tantalizing appetizer for the entire installment, features a person who has perhaps lost self-awareness through living alone.…
Child’s Play Movie Review: A forgettable update to a horror classic
In 1988, Don Mancini and Tom Holland teamed up to create a horror-comedy about the insanity of capitalist mayhem. Grabbing inspiration from the popularity of Cabbage Patch dolls and the “Talky Tina” episode of The Twilight Zone, Mancini created a…
‘The Boy’ Review
Oh, what have we here? Yet another androgynous little doll, scared caretaker and mysterious events that could only be explained by the paranormal. It’s amazing how the same basic concept can be recycled so many times, but I suppose January…