THE AMERICANS, 4.7 – ‘Travel Agents’
There’s a moment halfway through “Travel Agents” where Martha (Allison Wright), finally, simply asks “Clark” (Matthew Rhys) what his real name is. When he...
THE AMERICANS, 4.6 – ‘The Rat’
For a series defined by restraint and deliberate pacing, the last few weeks of The Americans have seen a monumental change in the show’s status...
THE AMERICANS, 4.5 – ‘Clark’s Place’
After the shocking ending of last week’s episode, “Clark’s Place” was an episode for The Americans to do its customary thing, after a major story...
THE AMERICANS, 4.4 – ‘Chloramphenicol’
I’ll admit that I was initially reluctant when asked to cover The Americans for Frame Rated. It’s not that I’m not a big fan of the...
THE AMERICANS, 4.3 – ‘Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow’
Is there any show as strong at narrative misdirection as The Americans? Four seasons in, the show’s strategy of slowly building tension over multiple episodes,...
THE AMERICANS, 4.2 – ‘Pastor Tim’
Any fans of The Americans who, after last week’s season premiere, looked ahead to this week’s episode, had good reason to suspect that Pastor Tim...
THE AMERICANS, 4.1 – ‘Glanders’
We return to The Americans in the middle of a nightmare, as Philip (Matthew Rhys) dreams about the time, as a child, he beat a bully...
MARCH 2016: The Best of Film & TV
Spring has almost sprung, so below I’ve selected some of the most notable television shows and films debuting in March 2016. If you think...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Be Our Guest’
While the penultimate episode of American Horror Story: Hotel wrapped up a few of the show’s plotlines, there were still enough loose ends—Sally’s (Sarah...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Battle Royale’
I don’t have nearly as many observations as questions about “Battle Royale,” the penultimate episode of American Horror Story: Hotel. The series typically ties up...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘She Gets Revenge’
The high points of “She Gets Revenge” are the scenes between Liz (Denis O’Hare) and Douglas (Josh Braaten), the son she abandoned 31-years ago....
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘She Wants Revenge’
“She Wants Revenge” begins promisingly, with the Countess (Lady Gaga), in voiceover, making plans to rid herself of everyone but Rudolph Valentino (Finn Wittrock);...