Tagged - television

Revisiting “Carrie”: Does Flanagan Have Something New to Say?

With King himself on board as an executive producer, Flanagan’s “Carrie” is the first television adaptation of the novel — and perhaps the most expansive reimagining yet. Read More

Streaming services: from a steady flow to a mere trickle

Streaming was once a promising innovation to combat the shortcomings of cable television. Read More

“Saturday Night Live” Season 51 preview: the hires, the hosts, and the heartbreaks

If these new cast members can bring in fresh energy, new identities, unique senses of humor, and continue to hook younger audiences from TikTok and Instagram, we should be in store for a smooth transition into the next generation of “SNL.” Read More

Controversy ensues after “DWTS” Week 6

I was truly at an impasse and distraught: I didn’t want anyone to go home. But someone must.  Read More

No tens at week 5-“DWTS” returns

Long time no see, but I am back with a new round-up of “Dancing With the Stars!” Read More

“Heartstopper” Season 3 is an ode to queerness and mental health

The hit queer coming-of-age show “Heartstopper” returns with its junior season — and this time it tackles heftier topics than before. Read More

‘First Kill’ deserved a second season

“First Kill” wasn’t canceled because it was bad. It was canceled because it was fun. Read More

The Good, The Bad, and the Meta

More than anything else, I believe that people in the middle of a 2-year-long (and counting) pandemic are simply desperate to feel a physical human connection again. Read More
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How ‘Orange Is the New Black’ fails female prisoners

Rape isn’t a joke, and you’d expect a show that fancies itself feminist to know that. Read More

UR student Maddy Wary stars alongside Ben Affleck in Netflix film

Maddy Wary seems like your average college student, aside from having her own IMDb page and having acted alongside Ben Affleck. A first-year at UR, Wary recently starred in Netflix film “Triple Frontier” withAffleck, Pedro Pascal, and Oscar Isaac. The movie was directed by the Oscar-nominated J.C. Chandor and was filmed mainly in Hawaii, where […]