It keeps up Doctor Who’s tradition of placing its most off-kilter episodes just before the season finale.
A startling reminder of just how seriously the series takes murder, even in regard to people who would happily eat your grandmother.
Tonight’s episode of Homeland ably frames its accelerating narrative as a clash between competing intelligence agencies.
With “Edward Mordrake (Part 1),” Freak Show plays to its strengths, sounding its themes through action rather than talk.
While Bobby’s fate is left in the balance, the fact remains that Jax and his leather-clad brethren can no longer deny who has the upper hand.
New writer Jamie Mathieson delivers an intriguing and suspenseful standalone episode with “Flatline.”
There’s no denying the eerie pull of that last scene, the true horror of cynicism and paranoia turning humans into eaters of their own flesh.
Tonight’s episode of Homeland transforms the laborious setup of “Shalwar Kameez” into a precipitous cascade of new developments.
Its exploration of the darkest corners of the human psyche is equal to, if not superior, to Seidl’s most recent narrative features.
As immersive as it is overstuffed, The Knick’s season finale opens on the anxious face of the hospital’s secretly pregnant benefactor.
It allows us to leisurely soak in the considerable atmospherics of Elsa’s financially imperiled Cabinet of Curiosities.
One way to recognize first-rate playwrights is to seek moments of surprising inspiration in their more unambitious plays.
Throughout, labels of race often express the long-gestating tension between different gangs, especially when there’s a drastic shift of power on the streets.
It successfully strikes a balance between telling a suspenseful story in its own right and further exploring the tension between the Doctor and Clara.
Much like Rick, Tyreese is given a trial to see how far his empathy and trust in others will go, one that ends in a fatal, bloody beating.
“Shalwar Kameez” is a story in three smiles: one knowing, one exhilarated, and one conspiratorial.
Director Steven Soderbergh’s gift for unfussily blocking The Knick’s scenes is made awesomely apparent in the opening.
It’s clear that creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk have returned ready to play.
If it weren’t for all the bloodstains and gaping wounds, the eerie opening shot might seem like the beginning of a party sequence gone wrong.
While the visual spectacle brings a grand adventure vividly to life, the transition to the stage isn’t entirely rewarding.