The spooky adventures in this Netflix/Egyptian produced series are entertaining enough to deserve a second season.
Television
Television Review: “How To with John Wilson” — Fascinating Adventures on the Fly
In this brilliant series, documentary filmmaker John Wilson captures the absurdity of life in New York.
Film Review: “Borat II: Subsequent Moviefilm” — A Suitably Savage Satire
Sacha Baron Cohen uncovers enough destructive inanity in Borat II to justify the savagery of its satire of American ignorance.
Film Review: Toxicity Roulette — 1969, 2020, and “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
In the end, The Trial of the Chicago 7 strikes a reasonable balance between historical document and cinematic art.
Television Review: “Swamp Thing” — I Think We Love You?
Swamp Thing is downright ornery, at times questioning political and corporate power as well as environmental protections.
Film Review: The Soulful Comic Legacy of John Belushi
Belushi is a warts-and-all look at one of comedy’s raging bulls.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Lovecraft Country” — Blackness, Blackness, All Is Blackness
Lovecraft Country is quite a thrill ride at times, its heady balance of realism and fantasy spiced up with an intoxicating dose of science fiction and time travel.
Television Review: “Emily in Paris” — Sacré Bleu!
This is clearly a version of Paris written by ignorant Americans for ignorant Americans.
Television Review: “Filthy Rich” — Crass Warfare
For fans of novellas, Filthy Rich will be a trashy guilty pleasure.
Television Review: “Pen15” — Season Two Amps up the Angst of Adolescence
Considering how dark 2020 is, it is a good time for a lighthearted remembrance of things past, before the pandemic.