Amazon’s Red Oaks rides in on a wave of strong buzz based on an acclaimed pilot. But does the streaming series deliver?
Category Archives: Recaps/Reviews
X-Files Flashback: ‘Elegy’
‘The X-Files’ offers a middling episode that takes a compelling Scully story and overlays it with a weak ghost story in ‘Elegy.’
X-Files Flashback: ‘Zero Sum’
A mythology episode largely dedicated to ‘The X-Files’ B-team, ‘Zero Sum’ is a middle-of-the-road outing that is partially rescued by a fantastically cruel 4th quarter set piece.
Review: ‘Homeland’ Season Five Premiere
Showtime’s Homeland returned last weekend with the first chapter of its fifth season, “Separation Anxiety,” which keeps the positive momentum flowing.
Review: Living It Up at the ‘Hotel’ Cortez
Ryan Murphy tries on a new American Horror Story season without the legitimizing presence of Jessica Lange. Does it improve upon the disjointed Freak Show season or does it sink further into despair? The jury is out…
X-Files Flashback: ‘Small Potatoes’
‘Small Potatoes’ undercuts its inherent pretension with a comic storyline that pulls emotional resonance out of David Duchovny.
Review: Did ‘Last Man’ Go Home Too Soon?
Having absorbed its first two episodes, Megan McLachlan asks if The Last Man On Earth went down a dangerous path by returning to its roots too soon?
Review: ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Ends with a Bang… Literally
A controversially different take on the traditional zombie show, AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead finishes its abbreviated premiere season on a high note, giving the masses what they crave.
X-Files Flashback: ‘Synchrony’
‘The X-Files’ goes back to the future with ‘Synchrony,’ an average episode that immediately falls apart once you put even an ounce of thought into it.
Review: ‘The Good Wife’ Recalibrates Its Seventh Season Image
The Good Wife returns in its seventh and possibly final season lacking some of the fire of recent seasons but appearing to build in a new, exciting direction for the series.