Our World Cup Runneth Over: Which Games to Watch and Where to Watch Them
With home-field advantage and a well-rounded roster, Brazil is the one to beat at this year’s World Cup. Photo: AFP/FIFA Professional soccer might not have the foothold in America that is does...
View ArticleSeven Shows to Binge Watch Before Network TV Returns
Network television returns in a few weeks, after the long summer break. What to binge watch on a cool(ish) autumn night before all those cliffhangers get resolved? Here are seven suggestions from moody...
View ArticleChatting With Howard Cummings, Production Designer on “The Knick”
If you haven’t been watching The Knick, it’s well worth cozying up to someone with Cinemax (yes, they’ve got more than soft-core porn). As the initiated know, it’s an unsparingly gruesome portrait of...
View ArticleSeven Movie Marathons and Binge-Watching Ideas for Thanksgiving Weekend
The day after Thanksgiving isn’t actually a holiday for most people, but between the turkey hangover, the hangover hangover, and the sheer number of people who are either traveling, shopping or just...
View ArticleWhat to Watch on TV this Winter
It’s cold. The holidays are over. Some of us may be cleansing, or sober January-ing, or just trying not to spend so much money all the time. The couch is calling, but some of our favorite TV shows are...
View ArticleTogetherness, Proof That Relationships Don’t Get Any Easier With Age
Photo: HBO American film is filled with famous, filmmaking brothers–Albert and David Maysles, Peter and Bobby Farrelly, Joel and Ethan Coen, and lately, Jay and Mark Duplass. The two have been getting...
View ArticleThree Web Series to Get Hooked On
Ingrid Jungermann and Janeane Garofalo in F to the 7th. Photo: F to the 7th It’s been a hard winter. You’ve been holed up indoors, streaming shows, and you don’t want to commit to anything more...
View ArticleSix Shows to Watch While You Wait for ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Game of Thrones’
From the star-studded network drama The Slap, to Tina Fey’s new comedy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the good television just keeps on coming, even between the season premieres of major hits like Mad...
View Article‘The Impossibilities’ Makes Web Series Magic
Harry (Ashley Springer) flexes his magic moves. Photo: The Impossibilities If you’ve come to associate web series with meandering plot lines and shoddy production values, writer/director Anna...
View ArticleEat, drink and watch a movie at Syndicated
How about a refreshing Lawnmower Man cocktail to go with a double feature? Photo: Kenneth Vanhooser Now that Bushwick has Syndicated, its very own restaurant-slash-movie-theater, there’s no reason to...
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