SXSW 2024 Capsule Reviews of ‘Hacks’ Season 3, ‘Pet Shop Days,’ ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’ and more
I’ve been on the ground in Austin, Texas, at the SXSW Television and Film Festival for a week now, engorging myself with cinema that offers... Read More
TV Reviews
‘3 Body Problem’ TV Review: Netflix’s Newest Drama Has 3 Problems but Jess Hong Ain’t One | SXSW 2024
The past decade has seen an emergence in the popularity of genre storytelling, whether it be Game of Thrones or The Wheel of Time telling... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E10: In the World of Verses, You’re Either a “Power” Top or a “Power” Bottom
The queens walk into the Werkroom shaken by Plasma’s exit as Mhi’ya further cements her status as lip sync assassin of the season. I know... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E9: Investing in a Goth IRA
“I can’t believe she’s gone,” Morphine tearfully admits in a confessional. It’s one of the first sentences the audience hears this episode, and the theatrics... Read More
‘Elsbeth’ TV Review – Carrie Preston Hits All the Right Notes in Fresh, Standalone Spinoff of ‘The Good Wife’ [Season 1]
Spinoffs are a true gamble, especially if the source material is beloved. One recent example of a major bet that paid off tremendously was Better... Read More
‘The Regime’ Review: Kate Winslet Tries but this Palace Satire is a Big Coup d’not
Middle Europe. That’s where our story takes place, a nameless country (frustratingly only ever referred to as “the country” or “the region”) but for real... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E8: Breaking (Nymphia) Wind
Now that Mhi’ya has proven herself as a self-proclaimed lip sync assassin, she moves on to reading everyone around her. Starting almost as soon as... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16E7 Recap: You Begin With Do-Re-Megami
Tonight I’m reminded of Phyllis Nagy’s screenplay for Carol. Incredibly incisive and thoughtfully romantic, but I’d just like to speak to a narrative device of... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race S16E6 Recap: “Go Ahead, Miss C-3PO”
“We’re turning a new leaf,” said Plane Jane about her self-proclaimed change towards an advice-taker that has been humbled, a phrase also uttered more than... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E5: “All My Life I Had To, Like, Fight”
Let’s do a wellness check: how is everyone? It’s been one week since we all watched Mirage lose the lip sync to Geneva, successfully ending... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 341 – Diving into Emmy Season with First Predictions 
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
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