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by | Mar 10, 2020

I first learned of Max von Sydow’s passing by reading Nic Rowan’s fine tribute about midnight-30 today. I enjoyed a…

by | Mar 6, 2020

There’s a remote outpost in the culture war as yet unassailed by the forces of wokeness. Soap operas have been…

by | Oct 11, 2019

Last month, the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards show garnered the lowest TV ratings in the event’s history, with less than seven…

by | Jul 2, 2018

The Marvel movies have captured much of the public mind in recent years, scoring tens of billions of dollars at…

by | May 22, 2018

Not that anyone expected them to go away quietly. Barack and Michelle Obama have just signed a Netflix deal, guaranteeing…

by | Sep 18, 2017

Like the rest of America, I didn’t watch the Emmys. Why bother? Here’s the Award Show routine: Old jokes about…

by | Jul 28, 2017

There is too much television, if I can state the obvious. Every year Hollywood produces more than 400 scripted shows…

by | May 26, 2017

Quick, what is Twin Peaks about? Not the original from the early nineties. For that you just need memory or…

by | Apr 28, 2017

“You lack faith,” the young leader of a terrorist cell says to a fellow Muslim fighter, who appears to be…

by | Jan 31, 2017

It’s dizzying. And, if your head feels right now like a rotisserie chicken, you are not alone. It’s almost as…

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