miniseries Archives

The Regime Trailer Orders You to Watch It

AlexGherzo | Dec 20, 2023 | 2

If you didn’t realize that 2024 is an election year, the amount of political entertainment set to debut should clue you in. Today, HBO released a trailer for The Regime, a comedy-drama satire. The Regime depicts the decline of a fascistic government that rules a European country, with palace intri...

REVIEW: The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

virginiakublawi | Oct 29, 2023 | 0

For the most part, I don’t like horror movies. I never have, aside from old monster movies. I try to be open-minded, but horror and romance films rarely connect with me. I’ve frequently cited Jordan Peele’s recent batch of movies as a counterexample, with good writing and interesti...

REVIEW: The Continental – Episode 3, “Theatre of Pain”

AlexGherzo | Oct 6, 2023 | 0

“Theatre of Pain” brings The Continental to a ridiculous, empty-headed conclusion, successfully demystifying the High Table and removing the stakes from what should have been a near-suicide mission. A few good scenes are sprinkled through what is otherwise an enactment of a child playing with a...

REVIEW: The Continental – Episode 2, “Loyalty to the Master”

AlexGherzo | Sep 30, 2023 | 0

I was surprised to have mostly enjoyed the first episode of The Continental. The second, “Loyalty to the Master,” is more in line with my expectations for the John Wick prequel series. It’s a dull story – or segment of a story – that feels inconsequential, over-explains the mysteries of t...

REVIEW: The Continental – Episode 1, “Brothers in Arms”

AlexGherzo | Sep 23, 2023 | 0

The Continental is a nice surprise. The first episode, “Brothers in Arms,” is much better than I thought it would be, an entertaining trip back to the crime-ridden New York of the 70s in the John Wick universe. It’s got style to spare and some excellent filmmaking from Albert Hughes, formerly...

HBO Cancels The Idol

virginiakublawi | Aug 28, 2023 | 0

HBO has reportedly canceled The Idol, this year’s drama series from Abel “The Weekend” Tesfaye and Sam Levinson. This follows extensive reshoots during the first – and now, only – season of the series and the decreased episode count from 6 to 5. An HBO spokesperson had this to say abou...