Nostalgic
Romantic
For seven seasons, Riverdale has been the internet's punching bag. It started as a dark tweak on Archie Comics, became a sensation in Season 2, and then -- purposefully -- went wildly off the rails in Season 3. Since then, the show never looked back: through Gargoyle Kings, bear fights, rocket cult leaders, candy drugs, superpowers, and weirdest...
Choked Up
Nostalgic
The first half of Riverdale's penultimate episode is a sweet wrap-up to the storyline that found the cast sent back to the 1950s and reliving their teen years at Riverdale High. Featuring the welcome return of Principal Weatherbee, some lovely scenes between Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Alice (Mädchen Amick), and a swerve involving Kevin's (Casey...
Curious
Intense
On January 7, 2013, an episode titled "Vanderpump Rules" premiered on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and directly after, Vanderpump Rules premiered as its own show. Fans watched Scheana Shay (an employee of Lisa Vanderpump) go from server to reality star, all in one day. The main storyline, if you are unfamiliar with this franchise, is a...
Adventurous
Fun
The new Fox sitcom Animal Control features Joel McHale playing a Joel McHale-type character. McHale's Frank is a disillusioned Senior Animal Control Officer who is paired with a fresh-eyed, optimistic newbie. The actor channels the same pent-up angst and emotional constipation into his character as he did to portray Jeff Winger in Community, and...
Frisky
Fun
We're in the midst of Real Housewives of Miami Season 5, and the ladies of the Magic City continue to deliver. On just one epic trip to the Bahamas all sorts of drama ensues: Alexia Echevarria and Marysol Patton accuse Adriana de Moura and Julia Lemigova of brujeria; Dr. Nicole Martin and Larsa Pipen make peace; and, Kiki Barth pees on a beach. We...
Fun
Bravo's long-running reality series Vanderpump Rules seems to have undergone a reset for Season 10. With the divorce of Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz, the breakup of formerly sober James Kennedy and Raquel Leviss, and the continuous struggles of single mom Lala Kent, our favorite former SUR-vers are entering a new era of adulthood, a step that...
Adventurous
Intense
I wrote about Copenhagen Cowboy in this space not too long ago, a series that dazzled me and sent me all the way down the Nicolas Winding Refn rabbit hole. During Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightfall, the making-of documentary that appears on Netflix, NWR talked about how his current series was a companion piece, of sorts, to his Pusher trilogy, all of...
Adventurous
Fun
Everything Everywhere All at Once is a transcendent film that exceeds the hype. Directed and written by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, this resplendent breath of fresh cinematic air follows an aging Chinese immigrant (Michelle Yeoh) who gets swept up in an absurd adventure in which she alone can save the world by connecting with parallel...
Intense
Nostalgic
The phrase "speaking truth to power" always sounds noble in theory, but the devastating documentary Nothing Compares shows the consequences of putting that principle into action. In October of 1992, Sinéad O'Connor was one of the brightest stars in the music industry, having won a Grammy in 1991 for her haunting take on the Prince-penned "Nothing ...
Fun
Frisky
Nostalgic
Intense
Adventurous
Choked Up
Curious
Romantic
Weird
