★★ | The king has no clothes
Almost three decades after the original proved itself an unexpected cult classic, COMING 2 AMERICA feels like an awkward family reunion. At its best, the
★★★★ | Read all about it
NEWS OF THE WORLD, directed by Paul Greengrass, is a delightful and emotionally rewarding revisionist western that knows exactly the story it wants to tell. It’
★★★ | The middle child
(DISENCHANTMENT continues on Netflix Nordic, January 15th. Full season viewed for review.)
DISENCHANTMENT is an odd duck. It’s not as funny as THE SIMPSONS in its
★★★★ | I’m walkin’ here!
New York is one of the most fascinating cities in the world. It’s an unwieldy behemoth, ever-changing, and never as you’d picture it, even
★★ | Generational gap
This is not death, but a rebirth, one could say. After a mostly aimless second season and months of behind the scenes drama, AMERICAN GODS reboots itself into
★★ | The magic has run out
When the reimagined SABRINA burst on the scene in 2018, it was a surprisingly sharp, if Hot-Topic-infused new take on the young adult classic. While
(THE STAND streams on HBO NORDIC weekly)
A pale horse
It’s nearly a universal fact that Stephen King and endings don’t mix. He’s one of the most
★★★ | Left out in the wild
RAISED BY WOLVES, executive produced and partially directed by Ridley Scott, feels like a great concept album that doesn’t quite carry its ambitious idea.
★★★★ | Play it again, for old time’s sake.
Set during a long sweltering day of a Chicago summer, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM is the latest adaptation of master playwright
★★★★★ | To infinity and beyond
Canceled, salvaged, and now returning for its penultimate season before the end, THE EXPANSE is an underdog story worthy of its heroes. Finally finding a home
Haunting, melancholy, and often brilliant, The Midnight Sky isn't perfect, but it is a fable worth experiencing.
(HIS DARK MATERIALS streams weekly on HBO Nordic. First episode out now.)
Hot on the terrific first season’s heels, HIS DARK MATERIALS returns not necessarily bigger but bolder than
