The Better Sister is now streaming on Prime Video. By Greg Wheeler There’s something inherently compelling about crime dramas that center on complex, often volatile, relationships between women. When two strong-willed female leads clash, their […]
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Dept. Q: Season 1 – Review
Dept. Q premieres May 29 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Dept. Q is a gripping British adaptation of the popular Danish crime novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen, and it proves to be a strong addition to […]
Thoughts on the Big Mouth Series Finale
Big Mouth’s final season premiered May 23 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams When Big Mouth premiered on Netflix in 2017, I was still in high school. At the time, I hadn’t experienced anything close to […]
Sirens – Review
Sirens premieres May 22 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Netflix’s Sirens is a five-episode miniseries that wastes no time dropping viewers into a world of luxury, manipulation, and tangled familial bonds. Set almost entirely over […]
Bet: Season 1 – Review
Bet premieres May 15 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Netflix’s latest anime-to-live-action project, Bet, is based on the cult favorite Kakegurui, a story about elite high schoolers who are, for lack of a better term, […]
Duster: Season 1 – Review
Duster premieres on May 15 on Max. By Elazar Abrahams Set against the sun-bleached backdrop of 1972 Arizona, Duster is the latest Max original produced by J.J. Abrams and co-created with LaToya Morgan. It has […]
Forever – Review
Forever premieres May 8 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Netflix’s Forever, inspired by Judy Blume’s famously controversial 1975 novel, is not so much a direct adaptation as it is a thoughtful reimagining. Series creator Mara […]
Poker Face: Season 2 – Review
Poker Face Season 2 premieres May 8 on Peacock. By Elazar Abrahams Poker Face returns to Peacock for a second season that, in many ways, improves on the first. The episodes feel grander, the guest […]
The Four Seasons: Season 1 – Review
The Four Seasons premieres May 1 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Netflix’s The Four Seasons is a rare TV comedy that manages to be both hilarious and insightful without feeling forced. Based loosely on the […]
Tires: Season 1 – Review
The first season of Tires is now streaming on Netflix. By Greg Wheeler Workplace comedies are a staple of television history. While many credit the UK version of The Office for popularizing the genre, earlier […]
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