Imagine my surprise as I am watching the season three premiere of HBO’s “The White Lotus” and Duke isn’t just mentioned within minutes of the show starting, but an entire subplot revolves around a kid choosing between Duke and UNC. Is this play about us?
“Severance” is somehow both utterly unfathomable and grounded in reality. Through its hyperbole, some light is be shed on the harms and problems of the American corporate culture experience. Beyond the strength of its message, the show is also a strong, twist-packed viewing experience that everybody should watch.
Baker created a deeply captivating and entertaining film that is simultaneously thought-provoking. Although the film ends with a somewhat cliché changing of seasons and first snowfall, the piece as a whole is unique and manages to perfectly balance complexity and somberness with engaging humor.
Jun Tan reflects on Apple TV's Ted Lasso series and the advice it gives us for living better, happier lives
Watching TV in the 2000s and early 2010s, I felt like the only Indian characters in the media were those that had just immigrated from India and embodied the stereotypical tropes. There are over one billion of us in the world, yet it seemed every Indian on TV was a variant of Baljeet.
“Looney Tunes” has evolved throughout the latter half of the 20th century to become a cultural icon and the epitome of animated greatness.
Nonetheless, due to the strong acting of Pascal, Ramsey and many well-regarded actors in recurring roles, I feel confident that “The Last of Us” will not flop.
Is it enjoyable to watch? Depends. Is it entertaining? Certainly. Would I recommend “Ginny & Georgia” to someone else? Sure, why the hell not.
It is also worth mentioning how beautiful "The White Lotus" is.
I found both the presentation style and the actual content to be very lacking.
As long as the public craves more true crime television, streaming services like Netflix will continue to deliver — even at the expense of the ones Dahmer hurt the most.
At the same time the show portrays autistic people as being just as extraordinary as neurotypical ones, "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" depicts the stereotypes of the autistic savant that we desperately need to move past for a more accurate representation of neurodivergence in media.
HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and Amazon Prime’s “The Rings of Power'' both premiered in August 2022, with the former garnering glowing reviews and record view counts and the latter seeing a more tepid response from critics.
“The Bear” is a show about food, but it’s also a show about twelve quietly grieving people trapped in a kitchen.
While the severance procedure in itself is fascinating and twists the idea of “work-life balance” into outright “work-life division,” viewers can soon find out that this is just the facade of the series.
Biographical dramas are always bound to take creative liberties, so while their frustration is understandable, viewers should also take into account whether or not these inaccuracies make the narrative better.
Nowadays, it seems like television shows are too afraid to experiment.
If you are someone deeply interested in Warhol’s work, this series is worth the pain of listening to a monotone narration and getting flashed by rapidly-flickering montages.
With “The Cuphead Show!” the future of video game adaptations looks brighter than ever.
