During my latest revisit of 1993’s Jurassic Park, I was struck by this thought: You can learn everything you ever need to know about blockbuster filmmaking just by watching this movie. From its techni…
‘Only Murders In The Building’ season 2 review: A cozy summer watch
Early in Season 2 of Only Murders In The Building, a character describes the in-show podcast of the Hulu series as “cozy,” an adjective that clearly works well for the hit comedy. The mellow ene…
Mad Men Men Pilot: ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’ [Podcast]
The year is 1960. Sorry, 2022. Three men who are mad about Mad Men are smoking herbal cigarettes and getting a little chatty about one of the greatest television dramas of all time. We begin…
‘Roswell, New Mexico’ 4×04 review: “Dear Mama” offers the first decent episode of the show’s final season
Finally this final season of Roswell, New Mexico delivers a decent episode with “Dear Mama.” There have been some enjoyable things in the first three episodes, but the fourth episode is more coherent …
‘Elvis’ review: The king of messy biopics
Baz Luhrmann couldn’t help but make his take on the king of rock and roll, simply titled Elvis, as outlandish, style-obsessed, and paranoia-stricken as possible, perhaps to outrun the easy compa…
‘Jerry and Marge Go Large’ review: Mediocre in the middle
How times can change. Only a decade or so ago, a mid-budget character drama like Jerry and Marge Go Large, which recently premiered on Paramount+, would’ve gotten a modest, but wide release in a theat…
‘Love, Victor’ season 3 review: A brave Victor-y
They say there’s no such thing as a happily ever after, but in the world of Hulu’s Love, Victor, dreams can come true. After a season of careening from his ex-boyfriend Benji (George Sear) to da…