TV Review: Please Like Me Season 4

Don’t blame yourself if you managed to miss the debut of season four of Please Like Me on Hulu as it did so with little notice or fanfare. This in and of itself is a shame since Please Like Me has been one of…

TV Review: Casual (2×04) “Big Green Egg”

Welcome back to my reviews and recaps of “Casual.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. I forgive a lot about the underlining problem with Casual, being the characters absurdly privileged universe. Straight, white and happily wealthy, Laura can ditch…

Streaming Wars: Netflix vs. Hulu Plus vs. Amazon Prime

If you’re like most of us, affording to pay for three streaming services can be hard on the finances. For all three of the top services, it costs over $300 yearly. While it’s nice to have options, it’s not always realistic.…

TV Review: Casual (2×03) “Such Good Friends”

Welcome back to my reviews and recaps of “Casual.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. The term “friend crush” is more than appropriate in Vals’ situation but also is a term that applies to real life scenarios more…

TV Review: Casual (2×02) “Trivial Pursuit”

Welcome back to my reviews and recaps of “Casual.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here. Immediately winning points for it’s creative utilization of Cyndi Lauper, the second episode of season two of Casual hits all the right notes after…

TV Review: Casual (2×01) “Phase 3”

When we last left brother and sister Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Val (Michael Watkins), they had struck some form of truce after Val had slept with Alex’s girlfriend while tripping. Things were, obviously, precarious between the two as Alex’s suicidal…

TV Review: The Path Season 1

I don’t believe it’s a stretch to say we are a world, a collection of people who make up a collective society, obsessed with belonging; with finding “our people,” with being a part of something bigger than ourselves, with knowing…