The unreliable narrator is still having its heyday in the peak television era, and its latest iteration comes in the form of Kaley Cuoco’s Cassie Bowden in HBO Max’s new series, The Flight Attendant. To be fair, that is an…
The Last Thing He Wanted Review: Great performances help an otherwise vague political thriller
Even if the writing at times fails to fully express how everything fits together, Anne Hathaway’s performance and Dee Rees’ direction gives The Last Thing He Wanted, adapted from the Joan Didion novel of the same name, a leg to…
High Maintenance 3×08 Review: “Proxy”
This week’s title, “Proxy,” is a perfectly succinct way of underlining the complex relationships on display tonight. Arturo and Adriana (Guillermo Diaz and Rosie Perez) buy themselves a proxy infant, Erin (Christine Elmo) has become a proxy wife/mother/pal to the…
Rise Series Finale Review: “Opening Night” Was Final Curtain Call
Unfortunately for Rise, “Opening Night” was not only the season one finale, but also the show’s final curtain call after it was revealed last week that NBC would officially be canceling the show. It is sad to see another great…
Rise 1×09 Review: “Totally Hosed” Forces Lou to Make Tough Choices
The drama is definitely heightened in “Totally Hosed,” as the pressure to deliver an acceptable performance comes crashing down on top of the Stanton High theater troupe. After being presented with the offer to redo the performance and become the…
Rise 1×08 Review: “The Petition” Might Be The Beginning Of The End
Over the course of Rise’s freshman season, Coach Strickland has been trying to put an end to the theater troupe’s performance of Spring Awakening. In “The Petition,” the entire town has jumped on the bandwagon to help shut down the…
Rise 1×07 Review: Tensions Run High in “This Will God Willing Get Better”
It’s tech week on Rise and tensions run high between everyone as they deal with drama both on and off the stage. Things definitely don’t go too well during tech week. No one is on the same page, from Tracey…