#tv-criticism tag

Talamasca Can't Stand on Its Own

The first sign that Talamasca: The Secret Order is not going to pick up the maximalist mantle from sister series Interview With the Vampire is that its main character's name is ... Guy. A guy named Guy. A guy named Guy who was a super-special psychic boy before growing into a super-special psychic man with a shadowy organization following him around and a fate he's unaware of. The clichés pile up quickly, and Talamasca gets buried under them.

Television

fromSlate Magazine

4 days ago

One of Netflix's Most Surprising No. 1 Shows Is Back for Season 2. You May Wish It Weren't.

Netflix increasingly releases multi-episode seasons with little plot progression; Nobody Wants This Season 2 exemplifies the trend, spanning 10 episodes with virtually no story development.

fromIndependent

5 days ago

'The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In' review: Whatever these two have got, and I can't see it but it's clearly working for them

Aside from the guests, there was absolutely nothing to differentiate the new season episode from the very first one in 2023 - the scripted bits were as lame as ever Watching The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In (RTÉ Two, Thursday, October 23), I was reminded of a quip by the endlessly wise and witty Dolly Parton: "You'd be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap!"

Television

fromInverse

1 week ago

'Talamasca: The Secret Order' Is A Supernatural Spy Thriller With No Thrills

Talamasca fails to justify its existence, delivering a slow, half-baked expansion of the Immortal Universe with unengaging human-focused perspectives.

Television

fromVulture

2 weeks ago

Task Recap: Belief Versus Proof

The episode delivers a long-awaited shoot-out with significant losses but uneven pacing and a premature character death that undercuts emotional payoff.

fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news

1 month ago

Zoe Kravitz slams the homophobia in Friends and other '90s TV shows

The LGBTQ+ advocate was speaking to People about her latest film, Caught Stealing, which is set in 1998. "If you watch Friends now, you're like, 'Whoa, that's...', she said, surprising co-star and Yves St Laurent model Austin Butler, who asked: Wow, even in Friends? Kravitz responded: "Oh, so much in Friends. Like, things that aren't punchlines are punchlines. It's wild. We can keep that there." Elvis star Butler agreed, saying: "Yeah, keep that in the '90s."

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Television

fromIndependent

3 months ago