TV Show Reviews

Ironheart is a six-episode Disney+ series centering on the character of Riri Williams, who appeared in 2022’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.  As the series opens, Riri gets kicked out of M.I.T. and returns home to Chicago.  Although it’s clear that Riri has a community

Aka Charlie Sheen is a two-part documentary available on Netflix, looking back at the wild and crazy life and career of Charlie Sheen, directed by Andrew Renzi. Mr. Sheen has been in the headlines, and a source of public fascination, for decades.  He’s been hugely successful as

The Bear season four was another beautiful, riveting season of this great show.  I loved every minute of it. I thought season three was terrific, but one complaint I’ve seen repeatedly leveled against it was that all the characters were spinning their wheels, stuck in place and

Alien and Aliens are two of my all-time favorite movies.  I’ve seen them both dozens of times.  I love them deeply!  I’m always game for a new Alien project, though over the years I have been disappointed far more than not. Alien: Earth felt to me like an intriguing pro

A new season of Futurama is nearly upon us, and I realized I’d never posted my review of the previous season!  How did I let that happen?  Time to rectify that error! As readers of this site probably know, I love this show!  I watched the four original Fox seasons alongside T