The Curse (2024) – Season Review and Summary
Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s “The Curse” has carved its own path of social discomfort and magical realism unlike anything on television before.
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I’m a Virgo (2023) – Season 1: Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
“I’m a Virgo” is Boots Riley’s satire of superheroes while confronting capitalism in a 13-foot-tall character. It’s bonkers in the best way.
The Mandalorian (2023) – Season 3 Review
Mando, Grogu, and Bo-Katan work to unite the varied Mandalorian factions under a growing threat from Moff Gideon.
Legacy: Season 1/ Episodes 1-3 (with Spoilers) – Recap/Review
All it takes is a moment to single-handedly tear apart a family while decades were spent building the legacy.
Poker Face (2023) – Season 1 Review
Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face is a character-driven mystery and my favorite show of 2023 so far.
Queen Sugar: Season 7 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The final season of “Queen Sugar” delivers in a way few long-running series have done.
Mike: Season 1 – TV Show Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
While “Mike” is an unauthorized bio-series of one of the greatest known boxers, it sets such a precedent that it’ll be hard to imagine an authorized version topping it.
P-Valley: Season 2 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of “P-Valley” does not experience a sophomore slump as it cuts away from its less interesting characters and doubles down on the ones who’d bring you down to the valley.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Season 1 (Part 2) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Jobless Reincarnation is the epitome of a show being so good, you’ll excuse the one thing that would tank any other show.
Luv U Cuz (2021) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
With an FX/ Adult Swim vibe, Luv U Cuz might be one of the strangest animated shorts out of NewFest but might be one of the most memorable things we’ve seen overall.
The Ms. Pat Show: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Ms. Pat Show, while raunchy, is also one of the funniest new shows to come out in years; while having a heart most shows struggle to make feel authentic.
Would You Rather: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Would You Rather gives you a raw teenage experience, sans the usual sex and drugs.
Lovecraft Country: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Lovecraft Country” continues the burgeoning tradition of, within the fantasy/horror genre, embedding Black stories to bring America’s shameful history back to life.
I May Destroy You: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (Spoilers)
“I May Destroy You” presents far more than a narrative about navigating life post being raped. It is a conversation starter with a wide range of topics.
8:46 (Dave Chappelle Special) – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“8:46,” is Chappelle at his best – a storyteller, in the form of a wise-man, who makes you laugh enough to pay attention as he drops the knowledge you need.
Unorthodox: Season 1 – Review and Summary with Spoilers
As “Unorthodox” exposes you to a Hasidic Jewish community, it also introduces Shira Haas, who has the potential to be either an indie darling or mainstream star.
Behind Her Faith: Season 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
In UMC’s “Behind Her Faith,” we are reminded that thanking God goes beyond the award acceptance speech and is a daily activity.
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis (2020) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
With Tomlinson avoiding joking about blackout drunk sex, there is something refreshing about her.
Mr. InBetween: Season 2 – Review (with Spoilers)
As Mr. Inbetween trims the fat and highlights what made the first season great, it finds the perfect balance between Oz gangster and family man.
Anne With An E: Season 3 – Review (with Spoilers)
Anne With An E proves itself to be a rare breed by maintaining its quality over three seasons, while still developing its characters and expanding its cast.
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Part manic stand up special, as well as reflective documentary, Jenny Slate: Stage Fright gives you both the performer and the person who had to live life to write the jokes.
David Makes Man: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
David Makes Man presents us with a coming of age story, featuring a young Black child, that often is restricted to indie movies which vie for Oscars.
Deon Cole: Cole Hearted – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Deon Cole’s Cole Hearted is the first special, in a long time, that is not only funny but quotable as hell.
Mo Gilligan: Momentum (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Mo Gilligan: Momentum is unlike most comedy specials you may have seen before and makes Gilligan someone you have to keep a watch on.
Dave Chappelle: Sticks and Stones – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In “Sticks & Stones” Chappelle reaches peak “I Do Not Give A F***” as he delves into Michael Jackson, the LGBTQ community, and more.
Kevin Hart’s Guide To Black History – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Kevin Hart’s Guide To Black History feels like a potentially classic edu-tainment program like what used to come out steadily in the 90s and early 00s.
Sharp Objects: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sharp Objects, once it gets into its groove, reminds you why mini-series make for the best method to do book adaptations.
Red Table Talk: Season 1a – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In the first half of season 1, Jada Pinkett-Smith revives Red Table Talk and gives us the type of show you wish was in the headlines for more than sensationalized topics.
Vida: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Vida for STARZ is perhaps the first show it has had, in a long time, which makes it a network worth subscribing to.
The Chi: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Chi acts as a bridge between the 80s – 00s Black Renassiance to the modern one by reviving familiar stories, continuing ones that got cut short, as well as featuring characters who were seldom seen or heard.
Notes From The Field – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Over the course of 18 characters, Anna Deavere Smith doesn’t just present a masterclass in acting but also understanding the various aspects of the school to prison pipeline.
The End of the F***ing World: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The End of the F***ing World is undoubtedly Netflix’s first big hit of the year, and one of the few which may not be overhyped.
Big Mouth: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Big Mouth strangely finds a way to present the vulgarity of one of its few peers, South Park, alongside having the type of heart that the Disney Channel has recently afforded its shows.
The Bold Type: Season 1 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Bold Type is the perfect mold between FreeForm’s primary focus and that of its former identity, ABC Family. We get both FreeForm’s obsession with young, modelesque young adults while we get what ABC Family did best. Which is pushing the envelope, bring about diverse and intriguing stories, while also catering to that a teen…
The Defiant Ones: Part 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
After the still fairly recent NWA movie, Straight Outta Compton, you might think the world was done putting the spotlight on Dr. Dre. However, there is always more to a story than even a two and a half hour biopic can cover. Especially one you are sharing with 4 other men. For it was missing…
Andi Mack: Season 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
What Girl Meets World started for the Disney Channel, Andi Mack picks up the baton. In its first season, it leads Disney away from the overtly silly characters and makes things more real. Topics which perhaps may have been taboo or for one-off episodes like discovering one’s homosexuality or unwed, possibly teenaged, pregnancy are made…
The Carmichael Show: Season 1 & 2 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Being politically correct, or fearing backlash, has changed the output of comedy. This can especially be said for network TV for the Archie Bunker types could never get a green light nowadays. However, The Carmichael Show seems to dance on that line. The line of which what an overly sensitive culture will allow for comedy…
Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In Tracy Morgan: Still Alive, Morgan proves he is much more than the Black guy from 30 Rock or SNL, or the dude who made millions off of Walmart.
Thirteen Reasons Why: Season 1 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Thirteen Reasons Why: Season 1 sets an almost impossible standard for what may follow. For YA novels, Netflix has presented an adaptation which is no holds barred and barely snips away at anything. In fact, it does what many don’t think to do. It fleshes out the characters who we heard about in the books, and makes…