television review

Spoilers. As the war on men rages on, 24-year-old Marine veteran Daniel Penny has been charged by New York City prosecutors with second-degree manslaughter. Earlier this month, Penny put his life on the line to protect New York subway…

The latest episode of “Poker Face” solidifies it: Rian Johnson’s work as a visual storyteller is fundamentally conservative. Johnson, infamous among fanboys for “The Last Jedi,” is probably best known for the “Knives Out” films. The…

When popular action heroes like James Bond and Ethan Hunt have dominated what most people think of as the spy genre, it’s understandable that most people have no clue what spies actually do — namely, infiltrate dangerous places and collect…

HBO’s “White Lotus” is the sharpest commentary on western decay in popular culture, a subtle and subversive invasion of America’s favorite medium. As the second season proved again on Sunday, Mike White challenges limp modern assumptions…

When the Cowardly Lion met the Wizard of Oz, the Wizard said to him, “You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate impression that just because you run away you have no courage; you’re confusing…