I was disappointed. Because I wanted it to be more. There was a point in the third or so episode where I was marveling over what a good show it was, especially the nuances and emotions between Kate and Hal. It made me think of “The Sopranos,” which had all the family relationships right. But […]

This is the one you’ve got to see. Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” is the one getting all the hype, but “The Perfect Neighbor” will get to you. This is America. My favorite story about a bad neighbor was told to me by Al Kooper. I was complaining to him about my problem neighbor […]

First we had the Swifties, convinced via Taylor’s endless Easter eggs that she was going to play the Super Bowl. You don’t need to be too sophisticated to know that she’s off-cycle, and that would never happen. To start from nothing, create a whole new show, rehearse it…exactly why? She’s got nothing to promote! And […]

FX/Hulu trailer: I was mesmerized for about half an hour, and then… We’d been unable to find a satisfying series. Well, we watched “The Empress,” which is an interesting Netflix show about the Habsburg dynasty and the magical Empress Elisabeth married to the young Emperor Franz… I was trying to remember some of the facts […]