After a very strong premiere, The Handmaid’s Tale once again shows its limitations in the episode “Baggage.” June (Elisabeth Moss) continues trying to build a life, and seems to be succeeding. But she can’t stay in her tenuous hiding place…
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 Premiere: Off The Book, The Series Still Unsettles
When I was waiting for my sister to give birth to her first child, I fell into conversation with a nurse, as often happens when you hang out at a hospital for a long time. She asked me whether I…
Jessica Jones Season 2 Review: The Best Defender Is Back, If Not Quite Better Than Before
Out of all the superhero shows not just on Netflix but anywhere, Jessica Jones feels like the most essential. Beloved by both critics and audiences alike, she’s also the most compulsively watchable. Even if the second season doesn’t quite pack…
Star Trek: Discovery 1×15 Review: Season Finale Has Fun Moments, Few Surprises
Over the course of its first season, Star Trek: Discovery hasn’t exactly been upping the stakes; it’s more like the show’s constantly been sweeping them aside and replacing them with new ones, with one shocking revelation after another. The past…
Star Trek: Discovery 1×14 Review: Home Is Where The War Is
Star Trek: Discovery looks poised to start going back to basics, albeit in a very bonkers fashion, in the episode The War Without, the War Within. The crew may have made it back to their own universe, only to discover…
Star Trek: Discovery 1×12 Review: Relationships Become More Twisted In “Vaulting Ambition”
As if the stakes weren’t high enough for “Star Trek: Discovery,” the episode “Vaulting Ambition” decided to up them even more. Just as Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and and Lorca (Jason Isaacs) were feeling confident after aiding the rebels and possibly…
The Star Trek: Discovery Crew Keeps Friends Close And Enemies Closer In ‘The Wolf Inside’
Star Trek: Discovery proved it could still surprise us with The Wolf Inside, even if it did confirm a fan theory that became more and more obvious as the series went on. Hell, in the next few episodes, it just…