A review of this week’s Atlanta, “Trini 2 De Bone,” coming up just as soon as I try to climb into the coffin with you… “Trini 2 De Bone” offers another anthological break from Paper Boi’s European tour. Our locale this time is New York, where Miles (Justin Hagan) and …
Read More »'Atlanta' Recap: Reversal of Fortune
A review of this week’s Atlanta, “The Big Payback,” coming up just as soon as I accidentally steal some madeleines… After a couple of stories in a row following Earn and friends on their European escapades, Atlanta heads back home for another anthology-style episode. “The Big Payback” is very much …
Read More »'Euphoria' Special Recap: Rue's Reckoning
This post contains spoilers for the Euphoria special, which is now available on HBO Max and will be premiering Saturday night on HBO. When last we left Rue Bennett, the heroin-addicted heroine of the high school drama Euphoria, she was grieving the abrupt departure of her girlfriend Jules. Having invested …
Read More »'His Dark Materials' Season Premiere Recap: A Song of Ice and Lyra
Question: What does your daemon look like? Is it a ferret, a fox, a monkey, a regal snow leopard? In the world of His Dark Materials, the joint BBC-HBO adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s hugely acclaimed young-adult fantasy series, everybody’s got a literal spirit animal — magical creatures called “daemons” that …
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