THE MUNSTERS

Succession Season 4 Episode 1 recap and ‘F**K OFF’ Power Rankings At long last, the Roy family has returned to television and if the season 4 Succession premier is any indication, the audience and fans are in for a damn good time. The most current and final season of Succession picks up a few months […]

THE LAST OF US

THE TERRYFING AND DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Unconditional love is a wonderful thing. It can bring out the best in us. It can make us vulnerable and caring in ways we never imagined possible. But unconditional love also has the terrifying potential to bring out the worst in us and make us do things […]

Five winners (and One Loser) for the first half of 2022

Man, where does the time go? As we get older, time goes by more quickly, and having a two-year-old at home only accelerates that process. I want to crank out more work, but my lovely daughter takes up most of my time. And I wouldn’t trade that for anything. Even if it means I am […]

It’s Seriously Time to Start Taking Danny McBride Seriously. Seriously.

“Listen here, you beautiful bitch. I am about to fuck you up with some truth.” – Kenny Powers, Eastbound & Down What exactly IS that truth, you may be asking? Here it is: Danny McBride is television royalty, nothing short of an auteur, and one of the most brilliant television satirists of his generation. And […]

Landscapers and Lucy Dacus

Landscapers The whole is less than the sum of its parts. Or something like that, which is the feeling I took away after recently finishing the HBO’s limited series Landscapers. The true crime series stars Olivia Colman (Fleabag, The Crown) and David Thewlis (Harry Potter franchise) as Susan and Christopher Edwards; spouses convicted of the […]

2021 Favorites

Hey All! Here is a list of some of my favorite shows, movies, and albums from 2021. Being a parent, Covid worries, and work got in the way of watching, listening, and reviewing new releases (I haven’t even seen Ghostbusters Afterlife yet!), but I plan to change that in 2022. I hope you and your […]

NO SUDDEN MOVE & SIX FEET UNDER

No Sudden Move, the latest film from director Steven Soderbergh, is an old fashioned train heist Western hiding in the plain sight of mid-century Detroit. However in this adaptation, horses are American-made cars, the loot is automobile blueprints, and banks are automakers. Featuring an ensemble cast and focusing on two low-level criminals (Don Cheadle and […]

QUARANTINE BINGE

Hi there and welcome back. I hope everyone is staying safe and practicing social distancing! What a mess this all is. With this entry, I am providing you with some television and musical avenues to help keep you sane and pass the time. Let’s get started. You Quite simply, You is Dexter on White Claw. […]

THE TOP 10 TELEVISION SHOWS OF THE 2010s

Welcome back and thanks for checking out part two of my Best Television Shows of the 2010s list. Click here for part one, which contains honorable mentions and shows #15-11. Okay, lets get started! #10) JUSTIFIED FX Set in Harlan Kentucky, Justified pays homage to the beautiful scenery of the Bluegrass State and explores Kentucky’s culture without […]

The Best Television Shows of the 2010s Part One

Wow, what a crazy good decade of television. Defined by dragons, spies, superheroes, cops & robbers, and British Royalty, the 2010s was the first true decade of the second golden era of television. Also the rise of streaming vs. the death of traditional cable could be an entire entry (and will itself undoubtedly be a […]