BIRDMAN (2014)
A washed-up superhero actor mounts a Broadway revival of his career.
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.8 — ‘The Book of Nora’
This wasn’t what I imagined the series finale of The Leftovers would be, but that’s a compliment. Considering showrunner Damon Lindelof’s repeated quote that...
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.7 — ‘The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)’
A follow-up to season 2’s “International Assassin”, The Leftovers’ penultimate hour was another imaginative and engrossing piece of television drama, albeit but one that...
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.6 – ‘Certified’
We all have our least favourite characters on TV, and Laurie (Amy Brenneman) has always been mine on The Leftovers. A whole episode dedicated...
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.4 – ‘G’Day Melbourne’
After last week’s remarkable mystical adventure with Kevin Garvey Sr. (Scott Glenn), it was the turn of his son for “G’Day Melbourne”, as Kevin (Justin Theroux)...
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.3 – ‘Crazy Whitefella Thinking’
Another minor masterpiece, with “Crazy Whitefella Thinking” answering plenty of questions regarding what Kevin Garvey Sr’s (Scott Glenn) been up to in Australia, since...
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.2 – ‘Don’t Be Ridiculous’
This was another terrific episode, not to mention a wonderful Emmy-worthy showcase for Carrie Coon as Nora ‘Cursed’ Durst. There were a few questions...
SHERLOCK, 4.2 – ‘The Lying Detective’
Sherlock’s almost manic necessity for tricky narrative transition calms down a bit this week, fortunately. There are less wipes, dissolves, and multiple POVs cluttering...
SHERLOCK, 4.1 – ‘The Six Thatchers’
As is customary with Sherlock, there are a lot of red herrings to wade through in “The Six Thatchers” before even a whiff of...