Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 7: Poetic Justice
To survive this gameDon’t question Coach’s honorIt’s gonna cost you Well, that may not be entirely true, but I have to acknowledge and pay tribute to Benjamin “Coach” Wade’s series […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 6: Blood Moon Rising
It’s never a good sign when Jeff Probst promotes a Survivor episode with the threat of an unprecedented, game-altering twist. The core game of Survivor is so inherently compelling that […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 5: I’ve Got a Blank Parchment, Baby, and I’ll Write Your Name
Last week, Survivor 50 was preempted by an installment of The Zac Brown Smile Time Flower Power Variety Hour–ok, not really, but the show dedicated a third of its airtime […]
Review: In Netflix’s Vladimir, an Uninspiring Plot Is Far Less Profound than It Aims to Be
The older-woman-with-a-younger-man trope is having a moment. With films like Babygirl, The Idea of You, and May December released in recent years, it’s not surprising to see a series like […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 4: Zac Brown Overstays His Welcome
When the Survivor 50 trailer dropped at the end of last year, fans were mostly thrilled to get a sneak peek at the milestone season. One element, however, was met […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 3: No Fury Like a Swiftie Scorned
When Survivor brings back returning players, it’s not uncommon for them to carry with them baggage from prior appearances. In the original All-Stars, Jerri Manthey was eager to get revenge […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 2: A Fifth Shot at a First Impression
They say you never get a second chance to make a great first impression. But how about a fifth? Though he’s long-beloved by much of the audience, Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth […]
Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 1: A Reheated Rivalry for the Ages
After a quarter-century on the air, the only thing more familiar than Survivor itself is the biannual assortment of articles promoting its latest season, lauding the show’s longevity and how […]
Preview: Fans of Long-Running Reality Series Survivor Make an Alliance with Local Watch Parties, Show Legends
Most Survivor episodes conclude with host Jeff Probst snuffing an unfortunate contestant’s torch after they’ve been voted out of the game. Though some contestants offer the remaining contenders a quick […]
Review: Lena Dunham’s Too Much Falls Short of Becoming a New Generation’s Girls
Netflix launched the TV series Too Much this summer amid a lot of buzz—well-deserved buzz, as Too Much is the first follow-up TV series from creator Lena Dunham since her […]
Review: A Brave Afro-Colombian Woman Faces the Powers That Be in Documentary Igualada
Three years ago two outsiders broke the stranglehold Colombia’s right wing parties had over the country when they were elected president and vice-president: the former M19 guerrilla fighter and senator […]
Review: Sadness at the End of a World, Unstaged Grief: Musicals and Mourning in Midcentury America, by Jake Johnson
The title of Jake Johnson’s latest book—Unstaged Grief: Musicals and Mourning in Midcentury America—is more than a bit jarring. It’s that part about “Musicals and Mourning” that seems so odd. […]