‘Pan’s Labyrinth’

• Fun
• Weird

‘Deli Boys’

Anytime I hear about a new comedy series, especially one with an incredible ensemble cast and a hilarious premise, my ears prick up. Naturally, hearing about Hulu's new show, Deli Boys, my ears reached new heights. This comedy about two Pakistani sons who inherit their father's business -- one of crime and drug trafficking -- is a stellar example...

• Fun

‘The Birdcage’

Last week, we lost the great Gene Hackman, and in honor of his tremendous life and career, I put on The Birdcage, a late-era Hackman gem of a film. Inspired by the French film La Cage aux Folles, The Birdcage is a collaboration between director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Elaine May that feels timeless despite its 1996 release date. In it,...

• Fun
• Weird

‘Mythic Quest’

If you give Mythic Quest a chance, it will surprise you. This workplace comedy – created by It's Always Sunny stars Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, and writer Megan Ganz – is set in the chaotic studio behind one of the biggest multiplayer fantasy video games, Mythic Quest. At the center of the story are creative director Ian Grimm and developer...

• Fun
• Weird

‘Kitchen Nightmares’

Attention restaurateurs of the world: Don't you dare try to serve Gordon Ramsay frozen food. The renowned chef's popular reality series Kitchen Nightmares has returned with new episodes, and we're once again obsessed with the staggering amount of culinary incompetence. The first few episodes of the ninth season take place in New Orleans as the...

• Choked Up
• Fun

‘Better Things’

While accepting the Oscar for Best Director, Anora auteur Sean Baker tipped his hat to presenter Quentin Tarantino for introducing him to Best Actress winner Mikey Madison in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. TV nerds, however, had been hip to her charms for years, thanks to FX's Better Things. Co-created by series star and writer Pamela Adlon, the...

• Nostalgic

‘A Complete Unknown’

I'll be honest: I'm writing this blurb before I know if Timmy Chalamet managed to win his first Oscar for his portrayal of legendary folk singer Bob Dylan at the Academy Awards last night. But he certainly deserves it. Directed by James Mangold (Ford v. Ferrari, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), who also co-wrote the script with Jay...

‘Severance’ Season 2, Episode 7 “Chikhai Bardo”

The fact that Severance cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné didn't receive an Outstanding Cinematography Emmy nomination for her stunning work on Season 1 of the hit Apple TV+ series is, in my opinion, one of the decade's most egregious award snubs. So consider this the start of her Season 2 Emmy campaign. When Severance made its triumphant,...

• Adventurous
• Fun

‘Raising Arizona’

Raising Arizona is basically vintage Nicholas Cage at this point, but the 1987 comedy certainly stands the test of time. Cage stars as robber H.I., who marries police officer Ed (Holly Hunter). Unfortunately, the two are devastated to find they can't have a kid of their own, so they resort to stealing one from a local furniture salesman, whose...