IT’S A MIRACLE – This season’s guest stars include Fred Armisen, Lisa Kudrow and series co-creator Tina Fey; actor Steve Buscemi directed the season’s eighth episode. I've been waiting for the new season of Netflix's original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt since March, after I watched the whole thing over the course […]
Author: Hannah Barger
‘I Saw The Light’ pairs great performances with awkward filmmaking
MOVIN’ ON OVER – In order to prepare for the role, Hiddleston practiced guitar and sang with country artist Rodney Crowell while living in Nashville for fi ve weeks. There are two things I love in this world above all others: Tom Hiddleston and old school country music. I'm more of […]
‘Trailer Park Boys’ returns to comfortable ground
Trailer Park Boys is basically the Little Engine that Could of international TV. Despite being hugely popular in its native Canada, Americans took awhile to catch on. But when we did, thanks in part to Netflix, we went all in. The show is nowhere near as popular here as it […]
Bob’s Burgers proves to be the best
If you don't like Bob's Burgers, I honestly don't know what to do for you. The Emmy-award winning animated series recently started its sixth season, and it's better than ever. The adventures of Bob, Linda, Tina, Gene and Louise Belcher are consistently hilarious, to my surprise and delight. I say […]
Hulu’s slow rollout hampers exciting ‘11.22.63’
Raise your hand if you didn't know Hulu was in the original series game until 10 minutes ago. Don't feel too bad– the site I like to call the rich man's Netflix is full of surprises. I know next to nothing about the site's other original series, but when I […]
‘The Witch’ is an infectious, violently bleak historical horror experience
The year is 1630. The family is doing well despite exile from their village. The family's five children are all healthy, the small farm is prospering, and the weather is holding up. Then autumn comes. One gloomy afternoon, the eldest daughter, Thomasin, is baby-sitting her infant brother, Sam. She takes […]
expectations Judd Apatow’s ‘Love’ is uninspired yet charming
My relationship with Judd Apatow's work is a complicated one. On one hand, Freaks and Geeks got me through high school and The 40 Year Old Virgin was hilarious. On the other, Girls and Knocked Up both made me want to swear off TV and film forever and live in […]
‘The Boy’ disappoints
What can be said about The Boy? It's ostensibly a horror movie- the story of Greta, an American woman with a blandly haunted past who takes a nanny job in rural England. It's a nannying gig like any other: tuck the kid into bed, make sure he eats his vegetables, […]
‘Bob and David’ return by way of Netflix
ABSO-LUTELY – Comedic duo Tim and Eric are executive producers for "With Bob and David." While I’m basically familiar with the late nineties cult classic “Mr. Show with Bob and David,” my knowledge of it stems mostly from nostalgic Buzzfeed articles and my dad’s complaints that TV just isn’t what […]
Yik Yak still current
quot;Is Yik Yak still a thing?" That's what my friend asked me last week while we sat around my apartment, ignoring our homework. It's a solid question, too. I personally have the app installed and it gets a fair amount of traffic, but is it still cool or even socially […]