MAESTRO (2023)
While Leonard Bernstein becomes a classical-music superstar, his private life is sometimes troubled
THE NICE GUYS (2016)
[usr 4.0] Shane Black’s The Nice Guys harks back to the buddy movies of yesteryear, and is sure to remind audiences of his tremendous...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Be Our Guest’
[usr 2.5] While the penultimate episode of American Horror Story: Hotel wrapped up a few of the show’s plotlines, there were still enough loose...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Battle Royale’
[usr 2.0] I don’t have nearly as many observations as questions about “Battle Royale,” the penultimate episode of American Horror Story: Hotel. The series typically...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘She Gets Revenge’
[usr 2.5] The high points of “She Gets Revenge” are the scenes between Liz (Denis O’Hare) and Douglas (Josh Braaten), the son she abandoned...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Room 33’
[usr 3.0] With Jessica Lange having left the repertory cast of American Horror Story, the show has taken a more ensemble-driven approach this season than ever before,...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Mommy’
[usr 3.5] With Jessica Lange having left American Horror Story‘s impressive repertory cast, Hotel is proving to be more of an ensemble-driven story than recent years. Judging...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Chutes and Ladders’
[usr 2.5] In the first two (and best) seasons of American Horror Story, there’s a point in the first few episodes where the disparate, seemingly...
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL – ‘Checking In’
[usr 2.5] I skipped American Horror Story’s first season at the time because it looked like hot garbage. I wasn’t entirely wrong—I checked it out...