While the atmosphere of ‘The White Lotus’ hypnotized, the series’ disappointing close proves it ultimately rang hollow.
‘The White Lotus’ 1×05 review: “The Lotus-Eaters” sends the resort into chaos
Even at the penultimate episode of ‘The White Lotus,” clarity and purpose on the show’s larger themes is still lacking.
‘The White Lotus’ 1×04 review: “Recentering” finds the guests at rock bottom
In “Recentering,” the latest episode of ‘The White Lotus,’ the guests of the Hawaiian resort are caught in cycles that created by their own hands.
‘The White Lotus’ 1×03 review: “Mysterious Monkeys” highlights the show’s fatal flaws
Deep in the bizarre third episode of HBO’s The White Lotus, we see Mark (Steve Zahn) crawling towards his wife in bed, hooting and hollering in imitation of an ape. The gesture is uncomfortable in the extreme, a strange, animalistic…
‘The White Lotus’ 1×02 Review: “New Day” expands the inconsistent miniseries
Vacation means many different things to different people: a chance to escape, to get away from life as usual, an opportunity to live a different life temporarily. To the characters that populate the ensemble of HBO’s satirical miniseries The White…
‘The White Lotus’ Premiere review: “Arrivals” heralds Mike White’s messy return to HBO
Privilege and dysfunction are everywhere in television, with a heightened awareness of class divisions fueling writers’ to skewer the ultra-rich in intriguing new ways. Satire, one of the most difficult and slippery genres, is the undercurrent behind these shows. From…
When We First Met Movie Review: Netflix takes aim at the friend zone
When We First Met is a lot better at the “rom” than it is the “com.” Though it borrows heavily from Groundhog’s Day, Back to the Future, Just Friends, and even About Time, this time travel war on the friend zone has a handful of…