Joker Review: Empty Jesters
Few films this year have gotten as much pre-release buzz as Joker. After all that speculation, we can finally see the already-laureled movie and it’s mostly fine.
Few films this year have gotten as much pre-release buzz as Joker. After all that speculation, we can finally see the already-laureled movie and it’s mostly fine.
The Spike network’s ‘The Mist’ is the latest attempt to turn a Stephen King story into a serialized television drama. With that in mind, most fans of the author (or of quality television) must surely be questioni...
Perhaps I was just in a better mood and more receptive to the show than I’d been recently, but as soon as I saw that last week’s episode of ‘American Horror Story’ was titled ‘Blood Bath’, I had...
Following a two-parter of episodes that disappointed me greatly, ‘American Horror Story’ returned to its tried-and-true formula of freaks and psycho killers. Although an improvement, is this episode too little too late...
With a completely new storyline and set of characters every season, FX’s ‘American Horror Story’ is a series in a constant state of reinvention. Even if you don’t like a given season, you never know what th...
‘American Horror Story’ and Halloween make a delightful combination. While last week’s Halloween-eve episode may not have pulled out all the stops (topping some of the craziness this show has previously unleashed...
This may seem like a self-evident statement, but ‘American Horror Story’ can be a very pessimistic show. I’m not even referring to the general dread and depravity on display any given week. The message imparted b...
‘American Horror Story’ is really cooking now. This past week’s episode brought back another first season cast member and piled on more delicious craziness.
I’m almost nervous to proclaim ‘American Horror Story’ my favorite new show of the season. I fear that it’s doomed to sputter out eventually. The question is how soon that will happen. But the pilot episode...
I’ve got to give Ryan Murphy (creator of ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘Glee’) credit where it’s due. The guy may not have yet figured out how to sustain a TV show in the long run (though he’s certainly ...