Home Entertainment Guide: January 2024
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including Trolls 3 and Criterion releases of Blood Simple, Mudbound, and Trainspotting.
TV/Streaming
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans is a Campy and Heartfelt Delight
A TV review of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, from Ryan Murphy.
Curb Your Enthusiasm Ends on a Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good Note
A TV review of the final season of HBO’s hit Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Genius: MLK/X Fails Legacies of Civil Rights Leaders
A review of the fourth season of NatGeo’s Genius.
Masters of the Air
No matter how much time we spend with any of these characters, they’re little more than broad biographical re-imaginings rather than real people.
Wonderful Tom: Tom Shales (1944-2024)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning TV critic brought insight and acerbic wit to his reviews
Death and Other Details Wastes Potential on Neverending Cruise
A TV review of the new Hulu show starring Mandy Patinkin.
HBO’s True Detective: Night Country is a Haunting, Riveting Return to Form
A review of the new season of the HBO anthology series.
In AMC’s Brilliant Monsieur Spade, Even the Detectives Come Hard-Boiled
A TV review of AMC’s Monsieur Spade, starring Clive Owen.
Criminal Record is Apple TV’s Latest Exercise in Mediocrity
A TV review of a new thriller starring Cush Jumbo and
Marvel’s Echo is a Short Yet Surprising New Addition to the MCU Canon
A TV review of the new MCU show on Disney+.
Home Entertainment Guide: December 2023
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including The Creator, Dumb Money, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians is Nice, Safe, and Fun
A TV review of the new Disney+ version of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Home Entertainment Guide: November 2023
The best Blu-ray and streaming titles of the month, including Oppenheimer, Saw X, and Blue Beetle.
Max’s Bookie isn’t a TV Comedy Bet Worth Taking
A review of the new Max comedy starring Sebastian Maniscalco.
FX’s Fargo Gets Back on Its Feet In Its Assured Fifth Season
A TV review of the fifth season of Fargo.
Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Doesn’t Have a Big Enough Footprint
A TV review of the MonsterVerse show with Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt Russell. And a few big monsters.
