TV Reviews – Page 20

Why People Hate Taylor And Travis (And What It Says About Our Society)

This time last year, a lot of people probably didn’t know who Travis Kelce is. He’s a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. Or you may know him as Taylor Swift’s boyfriend. They’ve been dating for months, but it’s increased viewership for the Chiefs with the Sept. 10 game against the Chicago Bears gettingContinue reading “Why People Hate Taylor And Travis (And What It Says About Our Society)”

The Strange Case of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

The Gypsy Rose Blanchard case is one of the most strangest ever. Was she a cold-blooded murderer or was she just a person who didn’t see any way else out. She only had a second-grade education at the time her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn fatally stabbed her mother, Dee Dee. Gypsy-Rose says in the latest 20/20Continue reading “The Strange Case of Gypsy-Rose Blanchard”

‘Ted’ Works Best As Sitcom Parody But Still Feels A Bit Overstuffed

There was a joke on a Family Guy episode in which they did some Seth MacFarlane self-parody with the line is “Yeah, he watched TV in the 80s. We get it.” When Family Guy burst on the scene in 1999 after the Super Bowl, it reflected a growing change in movies and TV that decadeContinue reading “‘Ted’ Works Best As Sitcom Parody But Still Feels A Bit Overstuffed”

‘Still’ Is Fox’s Moving Retrospect

Every decade seems to have the handful of actors who pretty much owned the time. Jack Nicholson, along with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and Faye Dunaway were the actors of the 1970s. The 1990s had Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington. In the 1980s, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were competing for the actionContinue reading “‘Still’ Is Fox’s Moving Retrospect”

‘Time Bomb Y2K’ Is Much Ado About Mostly Nothing

We are a knee-jerk society. That’s why it’s against the law in most areas to scream “Fire!” in a crowded area if there isn’t a fire. It can be very damaging. The Y2K scare wasn’t exactly that, in hind sight, I say it really didn’t amount to much but mass hysteria. As the Internet becameContinue reading “‘Time Bomb Y2K’ Is Much Ado About Mostly Nothing”

‘Case Of Natalia Grace’ Keeps Getting Curiouser And Curiouser

I had heard of the case of Natalia Grace a long time ago, but I had forgotten about it. It is disturbing in so many ways it makes your skin crawl. Natalia is a Ukrainian-born woman who doesn’t even know how old she is. Some people say she was born in 2003. The State ofContinue reading “‘Case Of Natalia Grace’ Keeps Getting Curiouser And Curiouser”

‘Echo’ Still Resonates Despite Flaws

For the past few years, just about every MCU installment could’ve been critiqued with the phrase, “Well, it could’ve been worse.” Who knows what Kevin Feige and Disney had in mind before this time four years ago when Covid-19 started to make headlines. A worldwide pandemic for the first time in about 100 years andContinue reading “‘Echo’ Still Resonates Despite Flaws”

‘House Of Usher’ Falls Under The Weight Of Its Own Execution

I’ve loved Edgar Allen Poe ever since I was a kid. Lately, he’s gotten a little bit of a renaissance with the adaptation of The Lighthouse and being a main character in The Pale Blue Eyes. And Sylvester Stallone has even been working in recent years to get a biopic made. Actually, he’s been workingContinue reading “‘House Of Usher’ Falls Under The Weight Of Its Own Execution”

‘Fargo’ Is The Show To Watch

I never really caught on with the TV anthology show Fargo initially. I missed the first two seasons but started to watch the third when I recognized the cast of Ewan McGregor (in dual roles), Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Carrie Coon. It was a pretty good season but I really didn’t have any interest inContinue reading “‘Fargo’ Is The Show To Watch”

And On Earth Peace

It’s one of those stories that you never hear about even though it’s been recanted by President Reagan, Reader’s Digest and featured on Unsolved Mysteries. Maybe the reason it hasn’t been made into a movie is that it’s just a story of several people coming together to have a dinner. But when you think aboutContinue reading “And On Earth Peace”