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Review: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER Entertainingly Expands Tolkien’s Middle-Earth

August 31, 2022 Rich Drees

The highly anticipated Prime Video series is off to a rousing start as it take viewers back to Tolkien’s Middle-Earth. [click for more]

Review: SNL Christmas Show Embodied “Show Must Go On” Spirit

December 19, 2021 Rich Drees

Host Paul Rudd still makes it into the Five Timers Club while he and a few special guests introduce new and old favorites holiday-themed sketches and pre-recorded pieces. [click for more]

Review: Apple TV+’s FOUNDATION Takes Liberties With Asimov’s Sprawling Sci-Fi Saga

September 24, 2021 Rich Drees

Isaac Asimov’s seminal science-fiction work is now a new series on the Apple TV+ streaming service. [click for more]

REVIEW: JUPITER’S LEGACY Is A Disappointing Copy In A Sea Of Many Better Copies

May 14, 2021 William Gatevackes

JUPITER’S LEGACY is the latest comic book deconstruction to be adapted to the small screen. Unfortunately, it pales in comparison to series that have come before it. [click for more]

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s New Season Off To Rocky Start

October 4, 2020 Rich Drees

As the show moves back into its traditional Studio H8 home, it finds itself working hard to shake off the cobwebs. [click for more]

Review: RED DWARF: THE PROMISED LAND Doesn’t Quite Gets To Its Destination

July 24, 2020 Rich Drees

The boys from the Dwarf are back in a new made-for TV movie which draws from the past but doesn’t look to hard at the future. [click for more]

Review: SNL Stays At Home For Quarantine-Based Episode

April 12, 2020 Rich Drees

Responding to current events has been a part of the DNA of Saturday Night Live since its very first episodes. Whether it is just the string of current news in the traditional Weekend Update segment [click for more]

HBO’s WATCHMEN Worth The Watch

October 7, 2019 Rich Drees

The new HBO series expands the world of the graphic novel in new and appropriately subversive ways. [click for more]

GOOD OMENS Is A Mostly Good Adaptation

June 5, 2019 Rich Drees

Stars David Tennant and Michael Sheen overpower the rest of this adaptation of the popular comic novel, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. [click for more]

Live ALL IN THE FAMILY/THE JEFFERSONS Uneven But Entertaining Evening

May 23, 2019 Rich Drees

The live event honoring two of producer Norman Lear’s most iconic television had some lows though they were eclipsed by the highs. [click for more]