Binge and Repeat: Going beyond the kitchen
Netflix’s Salt, Fat, Acid Heat stars chef and author Samin Nosrat.
Netflix’s Salt, Fat, Acid Heat stars chef and author Samin Nosrat.
Chuck Lorre has previously had his hand in a number of comedies that revolve around a particular duo. He’s known for Two and a Half Men, Two Broke Girls, Mom, The Big Bang Theory and a slew of other shows. In his latest series, The Kominsky Method, Lorre gives audiences a comedy about two geriatric men trucking through life in … read more
A couple tries to spice up their relationship by opening up their marriage after 20 years and agreeing to sleep with other people in Netflix’s series Wanderlust. Toni Collette stars as Joy, a therapist who finds her marriage lacking. After Joy and Alan (played by Steven Macintosh) admit to cheating on each other, they decide that sleeping with other people … read more
Sean Penn takes the lead in Hulu’s space drama The First. The series follows the life of a man preparing to command the first human expedition to Mars. Within the first 10 minutes of the series, the audience watches as a hopeful spaceship explodes moments after launching. After the failed launch, Sean Penn’s Tom Hagerty is brought back to command … read more
Are you a fan of comedy? Are you a fan of politics? An interest in political comedy? Well, folks, Hasan Minhaj’s new Netflix series might be just the ticket for you. Minhaj previously used his talents on The Daily Show and has a comedy special, Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, on Netflix. The comedian’s latest project Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj … read more
The creators of Riverdale released their new series the Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix last week. The new series is very different from the Sabrina audiences might remember from the ’90s sitcom. While Sabrina is still a half witch living in Greendale with her quirky aunts and completely infatuated with Harvey Kinkle, the comparisons pretty much end there. This Sabrina … read more
Nick Kroll’s animated series, Big Mouth, is about kids experiencing the pitfalls of puberty. However, just because the series is about kids, doesn’t necessarily mean its intended for them. While the show certainly provides some laughs, it does lean heavily on crude humor, inappropriate language and does feature animated genitalia. This isn’t exactly the type of animation that parents are … read more
With Halloween creeping closer, I decided The Haunting of Hill House would be a nice seasonal series to binge. Full disclosure, I’m not a big horror fan. I can watch pretty much anything but I’m not one for slasher flicks or jump scares, I’m more of a thriller kind of gal. However, despite the few jump scares in this and … read more
Not every show can be a winner. The Good Cop falls into that category of non-winners. The new Netflix series features the oddball casting of Tony Danza and Josh Groban as a crooked ex-cop and his son, a dweeby by-the-book officer. The big problem with this series is its pacing; the passage of time on this show is scattered all … read more
When watching television, we often forget that it is an art form, as we’re too focused on following the storylines. It is shows like Maniac that remind audiences that we can get lost in a storyline and still become completely mesmerized by the medium. Maniac is a limited series created by Cary Joji Fukunaga (known for directing True Detective and … read more