‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Review: HBO’s Biggest Drama Brings Summer Heat with Blood-Soaked Targaryen Mayhem
When a Targaryen is born, the gods flip a coin. The two choices as it soars through the air are madness and greatness, a fine... Read More
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‘Hacks’ Season 3 Review: HBO’s Best Comedy Series is Fiercer and Funnier Than Ever
While first seasons can feel awkward and sophomore seasons test the consistency of the narrative, a third season of television proves the longevity of a... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E16: The Final Hoedown Throwdown
After a season of sisterhood and shadiness, RuPaul’s Drag Race comes to a close on its sixteenth season of the flagship iteration of the international... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E15: Super Smash Bros Brawl (Deluxe Lip Sync Edition)
The episode begins with the entire cast of season 16 flooding the Werkroom, the eliminated Queens seemingly have no idea why they’ve been brought back.... Read More
‘Franklin’ Review: Talk Less, Smile More; Gorgeous Production Slightly Bogged Down in Dry Diplomacy
In today’s world, diplomacy seems to be somewhat of a lost art. When so much is visible and accessible in a world that seems smaller... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E14: Memoirs of a Gay-sha
It’s the final week of competitive challenges for this season of Drag Race, so it’s only natural it begins with the ladies sitting down on... Read More
‘Ripley’ Review: Andrew Scott is Perfection in Steven Zaillian’s Exquisite Adaptation of Literature’s Most Cunning Con Artist
Over five novels, multiple feature films plus radio, television and theatre, Tom Ripley has embedded himself, rather insidiously, into our cultural fabric for almost 70... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E13: Family (Resemblance) Matters
The Drag Race villain of the season, Dawn, has gotten the boot. Once “Body” began, her chances against the BBL of Miami in a lip... Read More
‘Sugar’ Review: Colin Farrell is the King of L.A. Noir in New Sour Apple Series
There are ways to pay tribute to cinema and television that came before contemporary media that honors the legacy of these narratives while building onto... Read More
‘Mary & George’ Review: Julianne Moore is a Machiavellian Mother in the Galitzine Empire
The opening credits of the new STARZ limited series Mary & George closes on Artemisia Gentileschi’s 1613 painting Judith Slaying Holofernes, period appropriate for the... Read More
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