The Brief, Wondrous Life of New Oscar Categories
It was the press release that launched a thousand takes: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, better known as the people who...
Change is Gonna Come
Last night’s Game of Thrones season premier had more than six million views on HBO’s streaming services. Add to this the 10 million...
A Rogue in the Hand
There’s some irony in calling Rogue One “a Star Wars story.” The first of many planned standalone films, which makes an emphatic point...
"Breaking Bad syndrome" and Game of Thrones
The most recent season of Game of Thrones represented a fulcrum in the show’s trajectory. Season six will be remembered as the transition...
Reverting to the Mean
This is a hard review to write. Up to this point in the season, I’ve enjoyed what Game of Thrones has been putting down: after Jon Snow’s...
What Has Died May Never Die
One of the more surprising themes of season 7 of Game of Thrones has been its cynical take on religion. Prior to the rise of the High...
Advances, None Miraculous
“Blood of My Blood” is probably the weakest episode of season 6 since the premier, although its existence bodes well for the rest of the...
Westeros is a Flat Circle
In “Oathbreaker,” after the vision in which Bran calls out to Ned and the man reacts, the Three-Eyed Raven gives a short speech about the...
Born to Rule
As season 6 of Game of Thrones nears its halfway point, the distinction between those destined to lead and those qualified to lead is...
Suffer the Little Children
Apart from Homeland, Game of Thrones has the wildest swings between high and low quality scenes of any television show. Over the course...