Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Shameless. Catch up on previous coverage here. I wouldn’t have blamed you if you had mistaken this week’s episode as the season finale, what with the breakneck speed the show turned out scenes…
TV Review: Daredevil Season Two-Part One
Warning: Spoilers for episodes 1-5 ahead. If last year I referred to the Hell’s Kitchen of season one as a pervasive, yellowing, bruise of a city, something in the throes of decay, then season two is Hell’s Kitchen bleeding out…
TV Review: Supergirl (1×16) “Falling”
Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of “Supergirl.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. “You don’t get to be a real person, you’re a superhero. You get to represent all the goodness in the world.” Did anyone…
TV Review: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 11
It must be tough finding new territory to explore in a show that’s gone on for 11 seasons. Add the fact that the show in question is very pointedly about characters who don’t experience any real growth and you’ve got an…
TV Review: Shameless (6×09) “A Yurt of One’s Own”
Welcome back to my weekly review and recap of Shameless. Catch up on previous coverage here. It is astonishing to see how quickly a show that I considered to be one of my favorites has turned into a mild disaster. If I…
TV Review: The 100 (3×08) “Terms and Conditions”
“I do that every day.” Goodness gracious Bellamy Blake, way to give a girl whiplash. After last weeks immersion in the politics of Polis and emotional upheaval of Lexa’s death (more on that in a second) this week we return…
Movie Review: Songs My Brothers Taught Me
“Your brother isn’t going to be around to protect you.” With non-actors leading the film, there’s always the chance for it to come off as amateurish. Instead, Songs My Brothers Taught Me strikes that delicate mix of quiet, world-weariness and…
