Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr. Sam Levinson created what I can only accurately describe as Gen Z’s "Gossip Girl" in the past two seasons of “Euphoria.” The cultural obsession began with aesthetics — glittery eye looks and bold fashion — but upgraded this season to conversations about addiction, attachment […]
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Euphoria is still heart-wrenching in its sophomore season
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr. HBO’s hit show “Euphoria” has made a stunning comeback with its second season as it dives back into the lives of Rue, Jules, Maddy, Lexi and more fan favorite characters. Season one captured viewers’ attention as they watched Rue and Jules’ relationship slowly develop and […]
“Mortal Kombat” remake has potential, but still flawed
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia Video game film adaptations usually do not turn out well. With the exception of “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu” and “Sonic the Hedgehog,” most attempts to bring games to the big screen end up with mixed to negative critical reception, regardless of their box-office success. […]
There is no need for a ‘Friends’ reunion
Photo courtesy of LRD615, Flickr At the end of last month, Jennifer Aniston’s throwback Instagram post of the Friends cast went viral as it included an important note: the show is coming back for a reunion special on HBO Max. While this intrigues superfans and had social media in an […]
Streaming services compete to supersede TV subscriptions
Photo courtesy of Anthony Quintano, Flickr Winter isn’t the only thing around the corner; the end of the decade is near. At the beginning of this decade, most people watched their television using cable. Now the new decade is arriving, and with it comes a war between multiple streaming services that […]
Streaming Services Still Cannot Beat Television
Photo courtesy of Netflix, Wikipedia Netflix has become the one of the primary ways that society watches television shows and movies. With its streaming abilities allowing people to watch anything anywhere, nostalgic television shows that people might have missed when it was on TV are now available to watch. That […]
Streaming Networks Offer Stellar, Underrated Programs
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Viewers of cable television often find it difficult to find new TV shows to watch. After religiously watching favorites each week and catching up, all they have left to do is wait until next week. While some people don’t mind sticking with one or two […]
Emmys Adjust to Influx in Celebrated TV
Photo Courtesy of Red Carpet on Mingle Media TV, Flickr Creative Commons The 67th Primetime Emmys reflected another busy year in high quality television series. As television programs become more diverse and competition becomes stiffer, seeing seven or eight nominees for each category will become commonplace. Andy Samberg, hosting the […]
HBO Series Leads to Arrest of Robert Durst
Photo courtesy of HBO Elusive millionaire and haunting eccentric Robert Durst was arrested last week in no small part to HBO’s documentary miniseries “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst." To understand the significance of this groundbreaking revelation that unfolded in a six episode television series, Durst’s frightening […]
90’s Murder Mystery Show to Return in 2016
Photo courtesy of David Shankbone, Wikipedia It was announced earlier this month that “Twin Peaks” would return to television nearly 25 years after being cancelled. For many people, it might be a bit surprising that a murder mystery show that ended in 1991 with just one year on the air is […]