TV amp; Movies Recaps

This post contains spoilers for this week’s episodes of Andor, now streaming on Disney+. The decision to compress what was once meant to be four seasons of Andor into one hasn’t been without its bumps, including in this week’s trio of episodes. Character arcs have felt rushed or underfed, particularly …

This post contains spoilers for Episodes Four through Six of Andor Season Two, now streaming on Disney+. Forest Whitaker makes his first appearance of the season as our old friend Saw Gerrera in this week’s trio of episodes. He is as paranoid as usual, but, like the saying goes, is …

This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, which is now streaming on Max. Between its massive action set piece and the brutal murder of one of the show’s two lead characters, the previous installment of The Last of Us, “Through the Valley,” was about …

This post contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Andor Season Two, which are now streaming on Disney+. Many Andor fans weren’t happy to learn that Disney+ intended to release the show’s second and final season in weekly three-episode chunks, as if the streamer were eager to be done …

This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, which is now streaming on Max. Hurt people hurt people. It’s a vicious cycle. Much as the law of conservation of mass says that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, once pain exists in the world, …

This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, which is now streaming on Max. When Season Two of The Last of Us begins, we are right back where we left Joel and Ellie, with him lying to her about what happened when she was unconscious. …

This post contains spoilers for the third season finale of The White Lotus, “Amor Fati,” which is now streaming on Max. The finale of The White Lotus Season Three begins with a montage of various characters getting ready for their final full day at the Thailand resort, including Piper and …

This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The White Lotus, “Killer Instincts,” which is now streaming on Max. If this were one of the previous White Lotus seasons, it would be finale week right now. We would know who the dead body was that Zion saw drifting in …

This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of The White Lotus, “Denials,” which is now streaming on Max. First comes the rush, then the regret. Last week’s episode was easily the season’s wildest, full of sex, drugs, and Walton Goggins delivering a master class in demonstrating that all acting …

This post contains spoilers for the new episode of The White Lotus, “Full Moon Party,” which is now streaming on Max. The first half of White Lotus Season Three was fairly methodical, and at times even restrained, in establishing the new characters and setting up their conflicts with one another. …