This “comedy” “special” goes right ahead and rips off your skin and exposes your whole goddamn nervous system.
Category: television
Peggy Olson and Ian McKellen Share a Birthday
Today I learned that Peggy Olson and Sir Ian McKellen share a birthday. Like, an exact birthday. They are the … More
Let ‘Little Voice’ Sweep You Away
Little Voice is the sweet, hopeful antidote to our current moment.
When ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Became Grief Porn
That MGM thought a lighthearted wink of a cross-marketing campaign would work for a TV show that includes repeated government-sanctioned rape proves that the Handmaid’s Tale brand is unaware of its own narrative, culturally or otherwise.
The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – July 1-7
I swam, I tanned, and I mostly binged.
The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – June 10-30
Catching up on three weeks’ worth of watching! New movies, old TV, revolutionary comedy, and more.
The Nitpic’s Summer Watch Review – June 3 – 9
Summer, traditionally, is not a fun time for me.
‘Dietland’ is Weighed Down by Plot
Don’t ever say marketing doesn’t work, because an Instagram ad for this show got me. It was an animation, where … More
We’re In It Now: Kicking Off Season 2 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
June was free, okay, but where was the relevance?
Some Deep Thoughts on Escapism, Monoculture, and ‘Game of Thrones’
“Game of Thrones” became the best, most fulfilling form of escapism any of us could have hoped for.