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The prospect of Sacha Baron Cohen playing a secret agent practically begs for a “Borat Does Bond” headline. Surprisingly, Netflix’s The Spy is a very serious story, played completely straight. Even more of a shoc...
The prospect of Sacha Baron Cohen playing a secret agent practically begs for a “Borat Does Bond” headline. Surprisingly, Netflix’s The Spy is a very serious story, played completely straight. Even more of a shoc...
The Warner Archive released Kenneth Johnson’s legendary 1983 alien invasion TV miniseries V on Blu-ray this week. I have no doubt that disc will look much better than any previous home video copy. However, the simple Blu-ray...
The FX network’s new bio drama Fosse/Verdon examines legendary choreographer and filmmaker Bob Fosse, dissecting his life, his loves, his career and all that jazz.
The explosion of quality television programming these days, especially on streaming, has made it nearly impossible to keep up with every new show of interest, no matter how buzzed or acclaimed. The holiday break gave me an opportu...
A new eight-episode miniseries for HBO (co-produced by the BBC and based on the short-lived British series ‘Criminal Justice’), ‘The Night Of’ has the potential to become the most talked-about show on the p...
A co-production with the BBC, AMC’s new spy thriller drama ‘The Night Manager’ aired in the UK a couple months ago and has only made its way across the pond starting last week. British viewers already know how it...
I will admit to approaching the USA Network’s new mystery adventure series ‘Dig’ with a high degree of skepticism. Ads for the show made it look like a lame ‘Da Vinci Code’ knockoff. Of course, someti...
Since ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ is on break until March, Marvel has decided to fill its time slot with the new (supposedly) limited-run spin-off/prequel series ‘Agent Carter’. With a period setting and an ap...
The ads for ABC’s self-proclaimed “comedy extravaganza” ‘Galavant’ have looked… oh, what’s the word? “Godawful” comes to mind. “Insufferable” is another good description....
Syfy’s much-hyped three-part miniseries event ‘Ascension’ drew to a close last night. As I feared, this premise was difficult to sustain and the show failed to stick its landing. However, I’m still glad I w...
After the first episode ended on such a crazy plot twist, Part 2 of Syfy’s ‘Ascension’ miniseries naturally spends a lot of time trying to justify what that means and how it works. Perhaps unavoidably, this episo...
What’s this, actual science fiction on Syfy? Who let that happen? This week, the network is airing its three-part miniseries event ‘Ascension’. With an intriguing concept and high production values, does this shi...