Best of Enemies, featuring William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal is reviewed by William Bibianni (Crave Online), Alonso Duralde (TheWrap and Linoleum Knife podcast) and Amy Nicholson (L.A. Weekly)
True Detective “Church in Ruins” (S2E6)
True Detective season 2, episode 6, “Church in Ruins” is reviewed. Did this episode win the True Detective season 2 critics over? Did Velcoro kill the wrong man? And is Velcoro the real father of his child? Has his death been projected for later on?
The Strain “Fort Defiance” (S2E3) Review
The strain, season 2, episode 3, “Fort Defiance” is reviewed. Is the child in this show a worthwhile character in any way whatsoever? Meanwhile, post 9-11 references are used frequently as the city sinks into darkness.
Hannibal “The Great Red Dragon” (S3E8) Review
Hannibal, season 3, episode 8, “The Great Red Dragon” is reviewed. In a “prequel” episode, the show seems to rejoin the book series, Will’s background is exposed, showing him to be more than what we may have thought. Francis Dollarhide is introduced, making his “transformation.”
Masters of Sex “The Excitement of Release” (S3E3) Review
Masters of Sex, season 3 episode 3, “The Excitement of Release” is reviewed. Libby tries to fight ideas with moving away as she considers who she is and where she is in life. The subject of date rape in the 1960s is explored, with women believing they are somehow to blame.
Irrational Man (Directed by Woody Allen) Movie Review
Irrational Man starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Jamie Blackley is reviewed by Ben Mankiewicz (host of Turner Classic Movies), Tim Grierson (Screen International, Deadspin, Paste, Rolling Stone, The Dissolve, Playboy), Alonso Duralde (TheWrap and Linoleum Knife podcast) and Christy Lemire (http://www.ChristyLemire.com).
Do I Sound Gay? (With Margaret Cho & Tim Gunn) Documentary Review
Do I Sound Gay? featuring Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn, and David Sedaris is reviewed by Tim Grierson (Screen International, Deadspin, Paste, Rolling Stone, The Dissolve, Playboy), Alonso Duralde (TheWrap and Linoleum Knife podcast) and Christy Lemire (http://www.ChristyLemire.com).