The documentary series Rotten is now streaming on Netflix. By Greg Wheeler Although more culturally relevant for American consumers, Rotten is a thought provocative, raw look into the dark side of the American and global […]
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The Toys That Made Us: Season 1 – Review
The Toys That Made Us is now streaming on Netflix. By Michael Keskeys As a generation, children of the 1980s are largely defined by the toys we played with. So much so that Hollywood has […]
Barbra: The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic! – Opinion
Barbra: The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic! is available to stream on Netflix beginning November 22nd. We throw around the term “legend” a lot when referring to celebrities, but there’s no disputing Barbra Streisand’s status. In her […]
The Problem with Apu – Opinion
The Problem with Apu airs November 19th, 10pm on truTV. I’ve been bewildered that The Simpsons was able to get away with such a racist character in Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the local Indian convenience store owner, […]
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton – Opinion
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton hits Netflix on November 17th. Nobody would realize this now, but in the 1990s, Jim Carrey was the […]
AMC Visionaries: Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics – Opinion
AMC Visionaries: Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics premieres November 12th, 11pm on AMC. Its regular timeslot is Mondays at 10pm. The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman really, really loves comic books. “My love for […]
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson – Opinion
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson airs October 22nd, 4:30pm on Fox. This February will mark the 25th anniversary of one of The Simpsons‘ best and most famous episodes, “Homer at Bat”. To […]
Too Funny To Fail – Review
The documentary Too Funny To Fail is available October 21st, only on Hulu. “In retrospect, it’s kind of remarkable that we got so many people to do the same thing all over the country at […]
The Vietnam War – Opinion
Ken Burns’ The Vietnam War is available for streaming on PBS.org By Jeremy Koffsky Ken Burns is the most effective historical storyteller currently living. His long-form documentaries enhance history into relatable and fascinating stories. His […]
Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery and What “Making a Murderer” Gets Wrong – Book Review
Avery is available now. By Jack Faivish In his book Avery, Ken Kratz absolutely debunks any possible theory that Steven Avery is innocent of the murder of Teresa Halbach. He gives a point-by-point breakdown of each […]