A Vanishing Place: Agnès Varda in California
A review of “Agnès Varda in California,” the new box set from Criterion and Eclipse.
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: August 7, 2015
The latest and greatest on Netflix, On Demand and Blu-ray/DVD, including “Insurgent,” “The Water Diviner,” “The People Under the Stairs” and “Night and the City”.
A Promise Unfulfilled: “My Beautiful Laundrette”
An appreciation of Stephen Frears’ “My Beautiful Laundrette” after its Criterion release.
Infectious Ridiculousness of “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp”
A review of Netflix’s totally ridiculous but kind of amazing “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.”
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: July 23, 2015
A guide to the latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming services, including Ex Machina, It Follows, Clouds of Sils Maria, What We do in the Shadows and more!
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Enough people tuned in to ensure the existence of Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, perhaps the first film title that also sums up the thoughts of anyone who comes across it while skimming the TV listings.
Magical Realism: “Northern Exposure” 25 Years Later
An appreciation of the influential CBS series 25 years after it premiered.
Denis Leary is Back in FX’s “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”
A TV review of FX’s “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: July 9, 2015
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming services, including “The Killers,” “While We’re Young,” “Home,” “Maggie,” “Danny Collins,” and more!
SNL Stars Return in Specials “The Spoils Before Dying,” “7 Days in Hell”
A TV review of IFC’s “The Spoils Before Dying” and HBO’s “7 Days in Hell.”
Sex Symbol Without Auteur: The Strange Case of the Gina Lollobrigida Filmography
Three films starring Gina Lollobrigida have been released on Blu-ray; Glenn Kenny looks at them and her entire career.
“Scream” and “Zoo” Seek to Raise the Summer TV Body Count
MTV’s Scream and CBS’s Zoo premiere tonight. One is worth your time. Which one?
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: June 25, 2015
The latest on Netflix and Blu-ray, including “Gett,” “Timbuktu,” “Wild Tales,” “The Fisher King,” and “Spirited Away”!
What Happened, Miss Simone?
What Happened, Miss Simone? falls just short of greatness but captures enough of the remarkable story and talent of its subject that it warrants a look
If I Had an Emmy Ballot 2015
What should be nominated for Emmys this year? Let us guide the way.
Summer TV Season Improves Even More with “Mr. Robot,” “Humans”
Reviews of USA’s Mr. Robot and AMC’s Humans.
New Season of “True Detective’ Stands in Shadow of First
A review of the new season of “True Detective,” starring Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch.
New HBO Comedies “The Brink” and “Ballers” Split the Difference
A review of two new HBO comedies: Ballers and The Brink.
2015 Father’s Day Blu-ray Gift Guide
A few choices for Blu-ray collecting fathers out there from the Editors.
TV Review: USA’s “Complications,” TNT’s “Proof,” ABC’s “The Astronaut Wives Club”
A review of USA’s promising “Complications,” TNT’s dour “Proof,” and ABC’s pretty awful “The
Astronaut Wives Club”.
