There were three reasons why I tuned in to the first two episodes of FX’s new series The Strain: 1) Guillermo del Toro co-authored the book it’s based on and has writing/directing credits. 2) Corey Stoll finally gets to headline a show. Stoll is definitely a rising star who had a fantastic breakthrough role in […]
I have a complicated task in this review: to try to defend a production of Hamlet in which I did not admire the performance choices of the eponymous character. It is a theater cliché (more like a truth universally acknowledged) that no production of Hamlet can stand without its protagonist. And yet, there were elements […]
This week’s episode of The Leftovers went back to having multiple storylines. I found Laurie’s storyline to be particularly heartbreaking. The part with the picture frames was completely chilling though. Kevin Garvey had two missions this week on The Leftovers. The first mission was to find the baby Jesus that mysteriously vanished from the manger. […]
Let’s Celebrate the Dead Alcide’s dad and girlfriend come to Bon Temps to honor his death. Along with Alcide they throw a massive party to celebrate their lives and the lives saved and brought back home. The highlights of the party: Lettie Mae gives a beautiful toast to the passing of Tara, Adina Porter has […]
I liked the second episode of Welcome to Sweden a lot more than the first episode, and I have a feeling it’s only going to get better as the season continues. The cameos have been great so far and I hope that they continue. I love with things get awkward on TV shows and this […]
Masters of Sex returned with its second season premiere. I’ll admit that when it first aired, I was worried it was merely a fluff show trying to capitalize on the “era drama” popularized by Mad Men. Not being a fan of Mad Men, I gave the show a reluctant gander and was pleasantly drawn in. […]
Somewhere in the two-hours and forty-two minutes of Richard Linklater’s masterpiece you’ll find your mind wandering. Not because it’s boring or not engrossing but because Boyhood is a movie about reflection, one that begs for your nostalgia and capitalizes off of every person in the audience having grown up at some point. Or hoping they […]
Company One and the Boston Center for the Arts served up a full 24 hours of theater with their XX PlayLab, a free theater festival geared towards “propelling women playwrights.” Four plays and two panel discussions fostered fantastic dialogue between artists and audience, leading to exciting developments in existing dramatic works and uniting the Boston […]