Sharp Objects: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Cherry” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With Ann’s bike being found, Richard digging into Camille’s past, and Camille haunted by every dead girl she knows, we draw closer and closer to getting pertinent answers.
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Sharp Objects: Season 1/ Episode 5 “Closer” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Mr. Lacey becomes the latest we need to keep our eye on as the Calhoun Day pageant shows how rooted in f***ery Wind Gap has always been.
Sharp Objects: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Ripe” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A handful of reveals continue to bring the Ann and Natalie’s murder to the forefront and give some oil to get your wheels turning.
Sharp Objects: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Fix” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The investigation into the deaths of Ann and Natalie begin to gain traction as Amma and Adora become more suspicious.
Sharp Objects: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Dirt” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Camille’s relationship with townspeople, and her mother, gets further established, so does her similarities to Natalie.
Sharp Objects: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Vanish” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sharp Objects, like many an HBO mini-series before, reminds you why the network is the anti-Netflix by focusing on quality over quantity.
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.
Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Michelle Wolf’s Nice Lady is a comedy special for a different kind feminist. You know, the ones which could care less about always being politically correct.
Insecure: Season 2 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Insecure: Season 2 for some characters was a stepforward. One in which you could see maturity and growth. However, sometimes becoming a better person is just uncomfortable so some end up regressing. More on that below.
Insecure: Season 2/ Episode 8 “Hella Perspective” [Season Finale] – Overview/ Recap (with Spoilers)
Up to a certain point, you may think that everyone maybe getting their situations together. But, in the long run, happy and functioning people don’t keep shows running.
Insecure: Season 2/ Episode 7 “Hella Disrespectful” – Overview/ Recap (with Spoilers)
All the signs are there that people need to move on but, unfortunately, until the point is smeared into people’s faces on Insecure, the point doesn’t come across.
Insecure: Season 2/ Episode 6 “Hella Blows” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Sometimes saying goodbye means you’re making room for something better.” This quote is a lesson damn near every last character needs to learn. As for why, look below.
Game of Thrones: Season 7/ Episode 7 “The Dragon and the Wolf” [Season Finale] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While there are no epic battles and only one significant death, the 7th season finale of Game of Thrones finds a way to make things business as usual in some areas and up the ante in others.
Insecure: Season 2/ Episode 5 “Hella Shook” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Things are starting to get a little rocky in Issa’s work life but are holding steady for her ho phase. Meanwhile, Molly learns her role model parents aren’t as perfect as she thought they were.
Game of Thrones: Season 7/ Episode 6 “Beyond the Wall” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
All I can say is, considering what happens this episode, I don’t think Daenerys nor Cersei will have time to battle for the Iron Throne. Especially with the Night King now having a trump card.
Insecure: Season 2/ Episode 4 “Hella LA” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Daniel returns to Insecure and while things are awkward between the two, Kelli helps push them together. Meanwhile, Molly is propositioned and Lawrence has a threesome.
Game of Thrones: Season 7/ Episode 5 “Eastwatch” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A slew of reunions come about and only three lead to smiling faces. The rest lead you to believe someone is going to die.
Insecure: Season 2/ Episode 3 “Hella Open” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Issa begins to enter her ho phase, Lawrence comes to realize that maybe he isn’t as much of a good guy as he thinks he is.
Game of Thrones: Season 7/ Episode 4 “The Spoils of War” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Stark reunion is nearly complete and with growing closer to Daenerys comes Jon Snow having his first opportunity to influence her decisions. Leading to her making herself known to Jamie personally.
Insecure: Season 2/ Episode 2 “Hella Questions” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
My name is Amari and I’d like to hand in my #TeamLawrence card due to him being an F*** boy. Who do I need to talk to? […] No, I don’t wish to subscribe to #TeamIssa, though I do enjoy her storyline more than ever. Is there a #TeamMolly or even a #TeamTasha subscription available…
Game of Thrones: Season 7/ Episode 3 “The Queen’s Justice” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A long time coming reunion, another unfortunate death, and two of the biggest characters on the show coming face to face. We’re coming toward the end of the series and they are finding ways to up the ante. Leaving this fan to wonder, how epic could the series finale be?
Game of Thrones: Season 7/ Episode 2 “Stormborn” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As everyone tries to gather allies, we are reminded it is not the number of allies but the quality of generals and soldiers that win battles.
Game of Thrones: Season 7/ Episode 1 “Dragonstone” [Season Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Game of Thrones remains perhaps the only show which can be more than 3 seasons in and still entertain its audience.
The Defiant Ones: Part 4 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The end of The Defiant Ones brings us the rise of Eminem, more name dropping, then how Beats by Dre became the phenomenon that it is. Thus leaving only how the money from that Apple deal was spent for the ending.
The Defiant Ones: Part 3 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
At a certain point, Jimmy’s story stops and just merges with Dr. Dre. Thus giving Interscope it’s meteoric rise. Yet, as before, while we hear people praise Jimmy, Dre shares his spotlight with the artist he helped make into legends.
The Defiant Ones: Part 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As with part 1, while Jimmy gets the privilege to name drop music legends, the more personal side of Dre competes with that. For while Dre’s time in NWA is featured, as well as Ruthless records, it is his personal life which you remember the most.
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…
Big Little Lies: Season 1/ Episode 7 “You Get What You Need” [Season Finale] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Big Little Lies, honestly, ends in an anti-climatic way. If only because the whole “Who killed who” reveal isn’t impactful nor the reveal of who has been bullying Amabella.
Rock and a Hard Place – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
For those of you familiar with the movie Major Payne from the 90s, imagine all the comedic elements stripped and Payne being part of a reform school. This documentary strongly resembles the hardline efforts you might remember in that movie as various men and women try to not only give these young cadets second chances…
Big Little Lies: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Burning Love” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Maintaining a healthy and happy relationship with your spouse and children is hard. Just like marriage, raising a child depends on compromise, defying expectation and sometimes what you thought was normal, and constant adaptation. For love is precious yet can be fleeting. Especially when abuse, miscommunication, or irreconcilable beliefs are put into the equation. With…
Big Little Lies: Season 1/ Episode 5 “Once Bitten” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Everything is coming apart. The ideal relationship, the ideal family, the ideal mother and child relationship, it is all going to hell. Which, at one time, was something which could be endured, given a stiff upper lip, but that pose can’t be held forever. After awhile, that lip trembles, tears fall, and your grip loosens…
Big Little Lies: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Push Comes to Shove” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Closure and being happy. One usually means having the other but there is usually some obstacle in the way. Of which, usually it is one conversation which could clear things up, allow you to get something off your chest, and give yourself the permission to move on. But getting to that point of having that…
Big Little Lies: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Living The Dream” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Living the Dream is a strange episode title for it seems most of the characters are either living or remembering their most fearsome nightmares.
The Trans List – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) The Trans List, in many ways, seems like the thereafter or “Where Are They Now” sequel to Laverne Cox’s The T Word. For with each struggle as a child, teen or young adult, you have this person who made it. They sometimes aren’t 100% sure how, but here they are. Alive,…
Big Little Lies: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Serious Mothering” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) As we get to know the woman of Monterey, surprisingly Madeline almost seems like the normal one. Especially as the state of Celeste’s relationship is revealed and Jane’s vulnerability makes you question her mental state.
Big Little Lies: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Somebody’s Dead” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview/ Review (with Spoilers) While each and every big name actor and actress in this film have had polarizing roles and performances in their filmography, for each and every one this show seems to be a quick reminder. A reminder to those who love their work why they are fans and for those who don’t…
Bessie – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview Bessie is the type of film which doesn’t have the same dramatic flair of big screen biopics, but the actors try to compensate by bringing the dead back to life and reintroduce them to a whole new generation. Review (with Spoilers) – Below
The Leftovers: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Pilot" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview 140 Million people disappear from around the world without explanation, and the pilot presents the world for those left behind. Review (with Spoilers) Whenever HBO decides to stray away from a group of white people dealing with living in whatever city they are in, usually they have an interesting show. Now, with The Leftovers,…
The Night Of: Season 1/ Episode 1 "Part 1: The Beach" [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview You know how a movie builds, peaks and usually, ends just before you are sick and tired of it? Well, this episode is just like that and you can only hope future episodes have that same high to low or this is going to be a long journey. Rating: Stick Around Trigger Warning(s): Mutilated…
