First Impressions: Brothers (Apple TV+)
Brothers is three different TV shows rolled into one: a solid buddy sitcom, a hilarious, bumbling adventure of self-discovery – and, unfortunately, a dreadful, navel-gazing vanity project for one of its leads.
Category: TV Reviews
First Impressions: Line of Fire (NBC)
Line of Fire’s “Pilot” is a strange, overstuffed amalgamation of undercooked ideas and characters.
Lanterns Episode 6 Review – “Bad Optics”
“Bad Optics” is an hour of exposition and foreshadowing, smartly led by its subtler emotional moments.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Season 1, Episode 9 Review – “Spoiler: We Couldn’t Get Green Lantern”
“Spoiler: We Couldn’t Get Green Lantern” is a goofy, low-stakes detour for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe – one that offers a tantalizing, brief glimpse of something more.
Lanterns Episode 5 Review – “Lights Out”
Lanterns’ 2016 arc comes to an explosive end in the tense, focused “Lights Out”.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Season 1, Episode 8 Review – “Spoiler: We’re As Confused as You Are”
“Spoiler: We’re As Confused as You Are” Gives Stuart Fails to Save the Universe the illusion of momentum – but it’s mostly cameos and recycled ideas.
Lanterns Episode 4 Review – “The Weenie”
Lanterns themes and story finally click into place with the fascinating, focused “The Weenie”.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Season 1, Episode 7 Review – “Spoiler: Dexys Midnight Runners Get a Royalty Payment”
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe delivers a dull filler episode with “Spoiler: Dexy’s Midnight Runners Get a Royalty Treatment”.
Lanterns Episode 3 Review – “OutKast”
Lanterns takes a step back with an largely perfunctory flashback episode.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Season 1, Episode 6 Review – “Spoiler: Corn is Delicious”
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe stumbles a bit on a high-concept episode – but its now-established foundation helps it stick the landing.