Fall TV Preview 2015
A preview of the Fall network TV season, including our pick for the best new show on each channel.
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: September 3, 2015
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray, DVD, Netflix, and On Demand, including “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Two Days, One Night,” “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” and “The Walking Dead”.
Amazon’s Ugly “Hand of God” Wastes Talented Cast
Amazon’s newest drama, Hand of God, is a repulsive waste of time.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: August 20, 2015
The latest on Blu-ray/DVD, including “The Knick,” “Day For Night,” and “Unfriended.”
“Fear the Walking Dead” Captures the End of the World
“The Walking Dead” did well enough for AMC that they spawned a prequel. Is “Fear the Walking Dead” worth the effort?
Bill Hader, Fred Armisen Star in IFC’s Hysterical “Documentary Now!”
A review of the new IFC documentary satire “Documentary Now!” from Seth Meyers, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader.
HBO’s “Show Me a Hero” is the Mini-Series of the Year
A review of HBO’s “Show Me a Hero” with Oscar Isaac, Catherine Keener, Alfred Molina, Winona Ryder, Bob Balaban, and Jon Bernthal.
The Gloriously Odd Wonder of “Adventure Time”
A book review of a new coffee table book about Cartoon Network’s “Adventure Time” and the latest Blu-ray release of the series.
Love Survives Us: Steve De Jarnatt’s “Miracle Mile”
An appraisal of “Miracle Mile” on its Blu-ray release.
A Vanishing Place: Agnès Varda in California
A review of “Agnès Varda in California,” the new box set from Criterion and Eclipse.
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!
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.
