Straight Line Crazy is playing a sold-out run at The Shed through December 18. By Elazar Abrahams Robert Moses is a complicated figure in New York lore. As an urban planner, he reshaped our city […]
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Project Blue Book: Season 1 – Review
Project Blue Book premieres January 8th on The History Channel. [Ed. Note: Being that TV and City is on a bit of a hiatus, this article has not been edited.] By John Baker I’m growing […]
The Problem with ‘Operation Finale’
By idolizing its lead at the expense of others, ‘Operation Finale’ misses the point.
The Looming Tower – Review
The Looming Tower premieres February 28th on Hulu. By Ariba Bhuvad Based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer-winning 9/11 expose comes Hulu’s next mini-series, The Looming Tower. Behind this straight-to-series adaptation is executive producer, Alex Gibney and […]
The Alienist – Review
The Alienist premieres January 22, 9pm on TNT. By Ariba Bhuvad From True Detective director and producer, Cary Fukunaga comes TNT’s psychological crime thriller, The Alienist. With a star-studded cast inclusive of Luke Evans (Beauty […]
The Greatest Showman (2017) – Review
The Greatest Showman hits theaters December 20th. I’m a big fan of musicals, both onstage and on screen. Recently I’ve discovered the songwriting duo of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The pair is responsible for […]
Gunpowder – Opinion
The miniseries Gunpowder premieres December 18th, 10pm on HBO. By SetInThePast There’s certainly plenty of action in Gunpowder, but it’s always rather annoying when something combines dramatised fact with fiction and doesn’t explain what’s what. […]
Knightfall: Season 1 – Opinion
Knightfall premieres December 6th, 10pm on the History Channel. While the History Channel shies away from scripted fare, they achieved success with Vikings, currently in its fifth season. The network’s latest foray into ancient times […]
Drunk History Christmas Special – Opinion
The Drunk History Christmas Special airs Tuesday, November 28th 10pm on Comedy Central. Although Christmas is still almost a month away, Comedy Central is licking off its holiday programming tonight with a special Christmas-themed episode […]
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 […]
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