TV Show Reviews and Availability

You might be surprised who did theatre in high school. Theatre performance can be an outlet for so many reasons, especially during the struggles of high school. It is a place to find talent, find yourself, make friends, build a community. Sometimes it starts a lifelong career; other times, it’s a brief moment in a [Continue Reading]

What is a superhero? It’s someone who vanquishes bad-guys with a powerful punch, sure, but in the case of “Marvel’s Hero Project,” superheroes perform slightly different kinds of feats. The documentary show features kids who overcome real-life obstacles to inspire others. They don’t rely on magic or radioactive spider bites to achieve their goals – [Continue Reading]

Since her 2007 debut novel, In the Woods, Tana French has established herself as a leading name in contemporary mystery thrillers. In the Woods kicked off her popular and award-winning series, Dublin Murder Squad, intense psychological thrillers that intimately connect their detectives to the murders they are investigating. With Dublin Murders from Starz and BBC One, the compelling books have turned [Continue Reading]

His Dark Materials debuts on HBO on November 4, and will have eight episodes in its first season. Season 1 spans the content of the first book of the trilogy of the same name. How to watch His Dark Materials You can subscribe to HBO in several ways, including HBO NOW, HBO On Demand, and partners’ [Continue Reading]

 What secrets lie under the wealth? For James “Ghost” St. Patrick, behind his successful hot nightclub, is a sophisticated and well-connected drug trade that made him rich and powerful in the streets of New York. Now he’s hoping to go legit, but things don’t always go smoothly, even when you have it all, as the [Continue Reading]

Last year, Castle Rock, an anthology series set in the world of the stories of Stephen King, debuted on Hulu. The show introduced an entirely new set of characters and mysteries to the world of the titular Maine town. Produced by J.J. Abrams, the series was hailed a success for its psychological thriller storytelling. Now, a [Continue Reading]

How to watch Leavenworth without cable Leavenworth debuts on Sunday, October 20, and is available without cable through a Starz subscription plan. After a 7-day free trial, the service runs $8.99 a month. With a subscription, you can watch the series on starz.com, or via the STARZ app on most streaming devices, including Roku, Apple TV, mobile devices, and [Continue Reading]

When everyone is wearing a mask, how do you tell the heroes from the villains? That is the question raised in the new comic book-based action series Watchman, from HBO and executive producer Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers).  Based on the 1980s critically acclaimed DC graphic novel created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon, Watchmen is a dark alternate history [Continue Reading]

It took 14 years, and two movies of later novels in the interim, for John Green’s debut novel, Looking for Alaska to be filmed. Now, the coming of age tale of grief, growth, and belonging is getting a highly anticipated release as an 8-episode limited series from Hulu Originals. The series will launch with all episodes available on October [Continue Reading]

Life is messy, relationships complicated, and not everyone is on their best behavior all the time. That about sums up things for Fleabag, the titular character of the Amazon Prime/BBC co-production Fleabag, created by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Killing Eve). The dark British dramedy is short, straight-shooting, and hard-hitting, and even after finishing its run [Continue Reading]

Fantasy fiction often comments on modern time. It seems the new noir urban fantasy series Carnival Row from Amazon Prime is playing that card. Set in a Victorian world where magical creatures and humans strive to live peaceably side-by-side, the series confronts challenges of immigration, racism, and classicism through the lens of a gothic mystery. [Continue Reading]

In 1994, the romantic comedy that would be the hallmark and launching pad of more than two decades of great British comedies debuted, Four Weddings and a Funeral. The film began a generation of rom-coms by writer Richard Curtis, including Love Actually, Notting Hill, and About Time. Now, Curtis is passing the torch to a [Continue Reading]

Hitting 15 seasons is a landmark for any show. For a dark fantasy thriller that easily veers into over the top camp, it’s epic. In its 11th season, the CW’s Supernatural became the longest-running live-action fantasy series in the U.S. Fans of this beloved series are all-in for anything the creators throw at us, whether [Continue Reading]

The 1981 classic WWII film, Das Boot, is considered one of the greatest German films of all time, and was a landmark submarine movie, standing out from its contemporaries in the genre. The tense thriller, set largely inside a German U-boat, chronicles the dangerous and claustrophobic life at sea, as well as the sailors’ own [Continue Reading]

Here we go again, marshmallows. Our favorite teen detective is back. A little less teen and a little more grit, the cult series Veronica Mars returns this summer on Hulu with an all-new season 4. The stakes are raised as a serial bomber is taking out prime summer spots in the decadent, scandal-torn beachside town [Continue Reading]

Just when you thought it was all over, Big Little Lies comes back for more intrigue, suspicion, in-fighting, and bake sales. The stellar 2017 HBO miniseries, based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel, returns with a second season on June 9, and the series has just raised the stakes.  How to watch Big Little Lies Online [Continue Reading]

In today’s age of streaming television and shows cultivated over many seasons, cancellation of a well-regarded prestige cable show is rare, at least without a big build up to a grand finale. But 15 years ago, even HBO could ax a show leaving audiences hanging—and there was no streaming service to pick it up for [Continue Reading]

It’s the end of the world as we know it, or at least it is on May 31, as Amazon Prime launches its six-part limited-series adaptation of

Aim for the head. No matter the franchise or mythology, one thing is almost always important in a zombie story—the brains are crucial. Whether the zombies are slow or fast moving, mindless killing machines or sentient protagonists, Walkers, Wights, or mild-mannered medical residents… you get the picture. Perhaps the most brain-centric zombie story in current [Continue Reading]