Even if The Handmaid’s Tale hasn’t been a good show for some time now, it managed to take a few steps forward in the past few episodes. “Sacrifice” practically brings any positive direction to a screeching halt. June seems to…
After the Wedding Movie Review: Remakes don’t get much worse than this
After the Wedding is one of those worst case scenario remakes. In contrast to the devastating emotional beauty of the 2006 Danish film, the 2019 version takes all the basic beats of the source material and regresses nearly each and…
Harlots 3×04 Review: Lydia Quigley Continues to Satisfy as the New Wild Card
Unsurprisingly, the latest Harlots is all about mourning. Charlotte’s family is still trying to get justice, but the lies around the events that led to her death are already piling up. Hal Pincher is blaming his brother Isaac, and Emily…
The Handmaid’s Tale 3×11 Review: More Marthas, More Problems
It’s time for that game again. The one where we add a lot of moments to an ongoing list that The Handmaid’s Tale just keeps on racking up. Said list is entitled “June Should Be Dead”. There’ll be quite a…
The Handmaid’s Tale 3×10 Review: The Brief Vulnerability of Hideous Men Finally Ups the Stakes
For some reason, The Handmaid’s Tale feels the need to keep the Waterfords as a major part of its developments and their return proves that absence doesn’t always make the heart grow fonder. Still, they don’t drag things down nearly…
Harlots 3×03 Review: A Long-Awaited Return Coincides With the Most Shocking Development Yet
Lydia Quigley is out, but she’s not being too secretive about it in the latest Harlots episode. You think she’d be more discreet, but she’s going to all her old haunts, and so is quickly spotted and recognized, since she’s…
The Handmaid’s Tale 3×09 Review: June Deteriorates, but the Show Slightly Improves
In the beginning of “Heroic,” it appears as if The Handmaid’s Tale has recovered something which seemed irretrievably lost: a sense of humor. It’s certainly hard not to feel amused while Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” plays…