Learning personal value and self-appreciation in the face of social perception doesn’t always sound like the stuff of comedy. Nonetheless, Hulu is bringing together that blend of personal growth and laughter with its new series Shrill, and so far seems onto something quite appealing.  Annie is an overweight young woman with a burgeoning new career […]

I love “The Walking Dead.”  I’ve read the comics and watched every episode of the hit TV show. I even make imaginary judgment calls by inserting the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse into a given situation. By the way, always pick the bicycle as your mode of transportation when the biters rise. It doesn’t need […]

Welcome to the world of dial up modems, butterfly mini-clips, and an era when a burning a mix CD was the sign of true love—middle school, circa 2000. Who wants to relive the struggles of seventh grade? Well, taking one for the team are Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, who go back to all the […]

Are you feeling a little too content? Are you aglow with a sunny optimism about where we’re heading?  “Black Mirror” is here to help you fix that.  Since its inception in the UK 2011, the science fiction thriller show has been shocking  viewers into taping over their web cams and swearing off the latest tech […]

One of the most exciting things coming to Hulu this month might be the American debut of the emotional family drama Butterfly, from ITV in the U.K. A three-part miniseries, Butterfly tells the story of the family of an 11-year-old struggling with gender dysphoria and the desire to transition from a boy to a girl.  […]

On January 13, the long-awaited third season of HBO’s hit anthology crime series True Detective debuts, after a more than a three-year gap. This time around, Academy and Golden Globe Award winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Green Book) takes on the central role of a detective struggling with the dark side of a troubling case. Anthology series […]