If you somehow haven’t heard by now, the titular subject of the sensational (in both senses of the word) “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” was arrested in New Orleans (registered...
I hadn’t heard of the phrase “mommy porn” until I started reading reviews for the 50 Shades of Grey movie. Then it seemed like it was everywhere, from respectable news sites to Urban...
Russell T. Davies may be particularly famous for his revival of Dr. Who and spell as showrunner from 2005 to 2010, but before then, he made the shortlived series Queer as Folk, chronicling the lives...
In the next few months, you’re going to hear a lot of feminists reflecting on if Marvel’s latest dip into television, the mini-series, Agent Carter, is “feminist or not.” With a show that...
Catch Backstrom while you can, because the Fox series about a misanthropic and irascible police detective isn’t likely to last long in the US television landscape. The show is a delight to watch,...
How much does a prequel really have to offer audiences? AMC is aiming to find out with Better Call Saul, the story of how Walter White’s shady attorney became…Walter White’s shady attorney....
Downton Abbey is back in the States, showcasing the winds of change sweeping across upper class British society. The show becomes more flawed with each season, spinning out more and more outlandish...
In 2014, the broadcast, cable, and major streaming (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu) networks accounted between them for 352 individual original scripted programs — and we haven’t even delved into imports...
What is the nature of faith? What does it mean to have a belief in a higher power, a resolve that God is ultimately just, and that everything happens for a reason? Why are we here? These are...
At Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony, Amazon series Transparent took two awards: best comedy or musical series, and best actor in a comedy series (Jeffrey Tambor). The world promptly took to the...
