Review: ABC’s Mistresses
As soon as I hit ‘play,’ bodies started writhing and undulating all over the screen. I scrolled down carefully to determine whether I’d accidentally loaded soft porn, but I hadn’t, and thus I...
Tag: s.e. smith
Review: NBC’s Hannibal
When it comes to Bryan Fuller, I have come to expect a certain kind of television. Hypersaturated colours, dream-like settings, quirky and enduring characters, a hint of darkness; his television is...
Review: Arrested Development Season 4
The long-delayed fourth season of Fox cult hit Arrested Development debuted on Netflix this weekend, to cries of delights from fans—10% of whom proceeded to marathon the show, consuming all 15...
If I Could Trust TV…
Every now and then, I like to indulge myself with fantasies of storylines that could be, if only I could trust television to do them right. Those dreams loom especially large in the wake of finale...
Review: Christopher Guest’s Family Tree
Christopher Guest is finally (and delightfully) back behind the camera with Family Tree, a new half-hour single-camera comedy on HBO co-created with Jim Piddock. The production is a bit of a...
On Grey’s Anatomy, a Childfree Christina Yang No More?
Christina Yang. Fierce, independent, strong, and long one of my favourite characters on Shonda Rhimes’ ongoing hit Grey’s Anatomy. Played by the fantastic Sandra Oh, Yang is the epitome of the...
The West’s Culpability: Preventing Industrial Accidents in Bangladesh
Today marks International Workers’ Day, and many marches, actions, and activities around the world as most of the globe’s workers and families celebrate labour and fair rights for workers. (The...
Catching Up on Veronica Mars
Like Veronica Mars fans the world over, I waited with bated breath when creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign challenging fans to pay for the movie he’d been promising since the show...
Amputation Isn’t the End: Disability Among the Boston Bombing Survivors
In the wake of the horrific bombings at the Boston Marathon, media commentary splintered in a thousand different directions in the United States, many of them terrifying and troubling. For example,...
Preview: Rectify
Sundance is furthering its exploration into scripted dramas with Rectify, premiering 22 April. The drama revolves around Daniel Holden (Aden Young), a prisoner released from death row after spending...