In this week’s penultimate season four episode, High Maintenance considers two different perspectives on being alone, or “Solo.” The first section, which acts as a tantalizing appetizer for the entire…
High Maintenance 4×07 Review: “Hand”
“Hand,” the latest entry in the uneven but interesting fourth season of High Maintenance is a slight, but entertaining episode. After a season full of ups and downs, and after the emotional …
High Maintenance 4×06 Review: “Adelante”
In “Adelante,” director Ben Sinclair references the 1990 Iranian film Close-Up and a memorable, lingering shot of a can rolling down the street. In the Abbas Kiarostami-directed movie, the moment acts…
High Maintenance 4×05 Review: “Screen”
High Maintenance’s fourth season continues on its rollercoaster trajectory, with each fresh and original episode being followed by an installment that leans a bit too hard into its deepest …
High Maintenance 4×04 Review: “Backflash”
In its fourth season, High Maintenance debuts perhaps its most conceptual episode yet. In just 23 minutes, we follow the decades-long life of a single lighter as it passes through different situations…
High Maintenance 4×03 Review: “Voir Dire”
While High Maintenance can often mine treasure from the everyday meeting of strangers and old acquaintances, “Voir Dire” makes those interactions feel more random and pedestrian than usual. Addi…
High Maintenance 4×02 Review: “Trick”
Avery Monsen’s Evan, the Asexual Magician, has been a part of High Maintenance since nearly the beginning and his return highlights the strengths of the long-running series. I have always adored seein…