TV Review: The Strain 1×4 “It’s Not for Everyone”

  When this episode began, I wished it featured the episode’s title in its credits as Ephraim Goodweather performed his autopsy of Del Toro’s biological hot mess of a vampire, because calling this episode of The Strain “It’s Not for…

The Strain 1×3 “Gone Smooth”

Now we’re getting somewhere. Where last week we dealt with a slew of cliches, this week’s episode of The Strain gave us some higher quality melodrama, but also successfully fleshed out some vampire moments it had been building up to.…

TV Review: The Strain 1×2 “The Box”

The second episode of The Strain did a select number of fascinating things, while achieving equal amounts of cliches that put a strain on my brain. Speaking of which, I forgot to mention that last week’s premiere episode, “Night Zero,”…

‘This Is Where I Leave You’ First Trailer

Let’s face it, when it comes to family, there is no such thing as normal. If you’ve got an even remotely dysfunctional family, or just want to see how the rest of the world lives, look no further than, This…

Tribeca ’14 Review: Glass Chin

Directed by Noah Buschel and starring a star in the making Corey Stoll, Glass Chin is unsettling, minimalist, fascinating and difficult to decipher. The story focuses on the character Bud, played by Stoll, who when at the top of his…

Critics’ Choice Television Awards 2013 Nominations Are Here!

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) today announced nominations for the 3rd annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. CCTA is a great indicator of what to expect from this year’s Emmy nominations. Big Bang Theory and American Horror Story: Asylum lead…

TV Review: ‘House of Cards’ Chapters 4-6

Compared to the first three chapters, these three really just delivered. At first, I knew the show was intriguing but it really took me this long to realize it’s addicting. Sure, a part may account for my fondness of Kevin…