The Blacklist: Season 4, Episodes 1 to 3
While it was disappointing to see one of the best characters -- Mr. Kaplan -- killed off, it was even more disappointing to see her brought back.
Anthony Merino
Anthony Merino’s first review was published in the January, 1993 issue of New Art Examiner. In August, the exhibition he curated Domestic Mysteries will open at New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. (http://www.ceramics.ntpc.gov.tw/ceramics_en)
Luke Cage: Season 1
Mike Colter and an exceptional supporting cast -- especially Alfre Woodard's brilliant performance -- bring the first African American comic hero to bold (and nuanced) life.
Abandoned: Season 1, Episode 1 – “Ghost Mall”
McCrank's a likable host, but the first episode focused too much on him and not enough on the episode's subject.
Artist Phil Collins Examines How War Is Presented to the Public in ‘how to make a refugee’
Phil Collins examines the consumerist aspects of depicting war in his short film 'how to make a refugee'.
Geeking Out: Season 1
Renaissance man Kevin Smith tries his hands at a fluff talk show; it's better than most, but still limited by the genre.
The A Word: Season 1, Episode 6 – “Lost”
There are no good reasons for actions that are selfish, mean and hurtful, a lesson Bowker will hopefully learn before season two.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season 3
Penn & Teller’s reverence of and respect for the vocation elevates the show considerably above mere brain candy.
The A Word: Season 1, Episode 5 – “Goodbye”
Writer Bowker turns a corner and changes The A Word from a show allegedly about autism to a show actually about autism.
The A Word: Season 1, Episode 4 – “Sleepover”
The line between realistic moral ambiguity and nihilistic amorality isn't as narrow as "Sleepover" would lead you to believe.
The A Word: Season 1, Episode 3
Series writer Peter Bowker seems to have created his own post-feminist Madonna/whore complex.
The A Word: Season 1, Episode 2
The best parts of The A Word are worth putting up with the awful parts, but why does writer Peter Bowker make his audience sit through them?
The A Word: Season 1, Episode 1
The first episode of The A Word shows a series teetering between pretty decent and downright awful.