& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 7, 2020 “St. Elmo’s Fire” is a study in terrible people that sometimes works The Brat Pack-era drama about callow college graduates is worth a watch, if you can tolerate its awful characters.
“ Categories TV March 8, 2020 “The Outsider” Ends on a Subdued Note With “Must/Can’t” Viewers expecting the season finale to have an exciting climax will be disappointed, as characters and grim reality drive the ending.
& Categories TV March 1, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: “Tigers and Bears” The team figures out where to center their attack, as the penultimate episode of the season continues to struggle with pacing.
& Categories TV February 24, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: In “Foxhead,” Time is Just About Up Claude takes a trip out of town & the team isn’t far behind him in an occasionally meandering episode that has a few nicely macabre touches.
& Categories TV February 16, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: “In the Pines, In the Pines” Ralph’s stubbornness becomes a liability, and Jack finds a sympathetic ear in a disappointingly below par episode.
“ Categories TV February 9, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: “The One About the Yiddish Vampire” Holly presents her case to the team, to less than successful results, & Jack receives an unpleasant lesson in what happens if you displease the Grief Eater.
“ Categories TV February 2, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: The “Tear Drinker” Moves in Closer Ralph gets a message he can no longer ignore, as Holly begins to draw together a most interesting pattern.
T Categories TV January 19, 2020 The Outsider: “Dark Uncle” Sends an Ominous Message Ralph reluctantly takes on a partner as a colleague has a brush with the impossible.
“ Categories TV January 12, 2020 “The Outsider” Recap: “Fish in a Barrel” & “Roanoke” HBO’s adaptation of Stephen King’s supernatural murder mystery is off to an eerie, understated start.
D Categories Movies November 20, 2019 Dark Waters Review: Fighting the Power to Mixed Results Todd Haynes steps outside of his wheelhouse with a well-intentioned, but messy piece of narrative journalism.