Well, we’re back. Against all odds, Sugar has returned. Well, not really against all odds. It does star Colin Farrell, and it feels like a missed opportunity to not at least try to evolve the character and see where John Sugar goes in this second season. One of the major things I remember about the first season was that it was very stylish. It seemed to understand what had come before it in terms of all of those intrepid gumshoes of film noir mysteries past, like somebody spent a great deal of time watching or reading The Maltese Falcon, The … Continue reading Sugar: Season 2

The expectations were pretty high going into Off Campus, as Amazon had already picked up the show for a second season, feeling ultra-confident that it had a new hit on its hands. It comes from Elle Kennedy’s popular book series, which allows the show to have almost a Bridgerton-like structure, meaning the focus can shift to a new couple each season. But I grew up on these types of shows, coming-of-age teen dramas. I was blessed to be there for the arrival of The WB, starting off with shows like Dawson’s Creek, moving into things like One Tree Hill and … Continue reading Off Campus: Season 1

Since I don’t have a review for the first season of Your Friends and Neighbors, I’ll give you a brief statement about how I felt. I was not terribly enthused about Jon Hamm coming into this. He was coming off an excellent recurring role on The Morning Show, and of course, it’s hard to talk about Hamm without talking about Mad Men. So I know Apple was looking for another Mad Men-esque show with Your Friends and Neighbors, but the first season didn’t quite do it for me. It was a bit of a mixed bag as we followed Cooper … Continue reading Your Friends And Neighbors: Season 2

I’m pleasantly surprised that Hulu went with a second season for Delhi Boys. Sometimes it’s easy to get a second season, but it’s hard to get anything beyond that. So the real question now is whether Hulu is willing to go with a third season for a comedy whose episode count was reduced in year two. Six episodes isn’t exactly a ringing vote of confidence. Ultimately, it’s going to come down to how many people actually watched it. At the same time, six episodes also makes this one of the easiest shows on streaming to recommend. If you’re sitting there … Continue reading Wishing You Were Somehow Human Again: Deli Boys: Season 2

This is what happens when Amazon owns the James Bond franchise. It’s corporate synergy at its finest, and honestly, it’s a winning concept. The fact that they decided to give it to Academy Award nominee Riz Ahmed is one of the better judgment calls they’ve made. Bait asks a fascinating question: what is it actually like to have your name floated as a possible James Bond? How could something like that help your career? How could it hurt it? What does it do to your life when you go from being a relatively unknown actor to suddenly having the entire … Continue reading Bait: Series Review

Growing up as a kid, I could have probably never dreamed of the way nerd culture would become so widely accepted and break into the mainstream with all of these comic book adaptations constantly arriving. Not only did we get a Spider-Man film with Tobey Maguire in the early 2000s, but they kept making them. They followed with The Amazing Spider-Man, and when the Marvel Cinematic Universe became a reality, they introduced him all over again with Spider-Man: Homecoming. But they weren’t content with just Spider-Man. They expanded into the Spider-Man universe, making a trilogy of Venom films while trying, … Continue reading Spider-Noir: Season 1

Netflix is never at a loss for new content. Between documentaries, reality shows, docu-series, international programming, and just about every other genre you can think of, there’s always something new arriving every week. That’s admirable in its own way, even if I sometimes wish the focus was a little less on quantity and a little more on making sure the best projects stick around for multiple seasons. Then again, considering how many wildly popular reality shows prove audiences will happily consume almost anything, maybe Netflix knows exactly what it’s doing. So who’s to say we don’t need another dinosaur documentary? … Continue reading The Dinosaurs (2026): Series Review

I came to From a little later than most people, but that wasn’t my fault. It was MGM+‘s. When the series premiered, it wasn’t available with audio description, and that’s the kind of show where audio description isn’t just helpful, it’s essential. Between the relentless violence, the constantly shifting mysteries, and the sheer number of visual clues, I can’t imagine trying to follow what’s happening without it. Once MGM+ finally added audio description, I binged the first three seasons, reviewed season three, and this time I was able to experience season four the same way everyone else did, week after … Continue reading From: Season 4

Ryan Murphy is undeniably talented. That’s what makes Love Story, JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette so frustrating. This isn’t a trainwreck. It isn’t even bad television. In fact, there are moments throughout the series that remind you exactly why Murphy became one of the most influential television producers of the last twenty years. The problem is that the qualities that once made his work feel daring and emotionally insightful now increasingly feel secondary to a desire to shape reality into whatever version of the story he finds most entertaining. Love Story doesn’t suffer from incompetent writing. It suffers from selective … Continue reading Love Story: Season 1