Martin Chulov of The Guardian newspaper got quite the scoop the other day. He got to interview a top-ranking member of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) terrorist group, Abu Ahmed. Ahmed...
Poor Kate Walsh. The brilliant comedian and fantastic actress continues to get wasted on television shows that are either far beneath her skills, or incredibly short-lived. She first hit the TV radar...
When we talk about the death of Tamir Rice, (the 12 year old boy who is one of the most recent additions to America's record of fatalities at the hands of the police), what America are we really...
AMC committed a cardinal sin this week — the network spoiled its own show. In a television environment where delayed viewing, time differences, and pirating mean that people watch television at...
Ferguson has become a flashpoint in the collective US consciousness, a shooting heard ‘round the world as the international community observes the complete and utter unmasking of the truth of race...
Sweeps Week is here, as in what one would think should be one week of programming designed to lure in advertisers by pumping up ratings with thrilling episodes of television, but what’s actually...
Presently in Syria, the Syrian Kurds are holding their ground against the vicious Islamic State. In the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani they have successfully held out against vicious Islamic State...
Two shows premiering this fall on US television put women in positions of power: CBS’ Madam Secretary and NBC’s State of Affairs. Both do so with varying degrees of success, exploring not just...
The minute the familiar opening montage of Twin Peaks flashes across the screen as I settle back to watch the pilot, I can feel my eyes tingling with nostalgia. The music swells, and we’re swept...
Making its North American debut in the Metropolis section at DOC NYC, Thomas Wirthensohn’s beautifully crafted “Homme Less” follows the quintessentially eccentric New Yorker Mark Reay. At 52,...
