The Familiar but Distinctly Fresh Vision of Blade Runner 2049
There’s always a fair amount of danger in writing a sequel or making a remake of a beloved cult film…
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American Vandal and the Power of True Crime
There’s a compelling case to be made that Silicon Valley perfected the dick joke in its first season finale. It…
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A Portrait of Montreal Through its Dépanneurs
Montreal, like any other city, has a personality. Though that personality is comprised of many intangible feelings and emotions, there…
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BYOJ Brings the Juice to Players’ Theatre
If there is one word to describe Bring Your Own Juice (BYOJ), it’s ‘goofy.’ Heartfelt and fun, the sketch comedy…
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Adult Swim and the Value of Strange Content
Every year, hundreds of new TV shows are announced. Most of them go under the radar, others are host to…
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How Sherlock Became Entangled In Its Own Intricacies
Consistency is the backbone of narrative. Without it, the audience can’t trust what they see: characters can be wholly unpredictable,…
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Planet Earth II Brings Back BBC Earth’s Beloved Nature Series
My parents aren’t big fans of the Disney Channel or Cartoon Network—those channels have ads about cereal that play every…
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A Brief Introduction to the Wide World of Podcasts
Tucked away on your iPhone is a shaded purple app called “Podcasts.” It’s likely that you’ve never opened this app—or…
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Sympathy for the Devil: How Black Mirror Crafts Compelling Narratives Out of Disturbing Characters
Writers today, especially in television, are not afraid of creating protagonists who are fundamentally bad people. Anti-heroes are commonplace like…
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