Music
The long-awaited adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Rivals has finally made it to the small screen, as sexy fare like Regency-set Bridgerton and time-traveling Outlander suddenly have the 1980s-era Bonkbuster coming up behind them. Disney+ went all in on the adaptation, landing superstar David Tennant
Netflix
If it's September, then that can only mean one thing: Christmas is coming. You know it's true, Spooky Season People. Despite your love of Halloween and all things that go bump in the night, retailers are already one foot out the door on pumpkins and well
Music
There are two kinds of hit TV shows in the streaming landscape: Those that garner large audiences by delivering precisely what an audience expects without providing anything new or adding anything to the conversation and those that change the course of the entertainment waters. There is nothing wrong with the
Peacock
One of the best parts of We Are Lady Parts is the punky covers of pop hits from the last few decades, and the original songs written for the show by series creator Nida Manzoor, alongside her siblings Shez Manzoor, Sanya Manzoor, and Benni Fregin. (Shez Manzoor also scored the
Music
When the Walt Disney Company first launched Disney+ in November 2019, it famously said it was throwing open the doors to the "Disney vault" and letting out all those movies and TV series that had been tucked away for generations, only allowing occasional releases. The problem, of course,
BritBox
The WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike accidentally caused a delay in all fall scheduled award presentations, causing a logjam from January to mid-March 2024, as every awards show that should have been held over a nine-month span crams itself into a nine-week one. That makes it a little
Eurovision
With 2023 drawing to a close, plans for Eurovision 2024 are already underway. The 68th edition of the long-running musical contest will be held in Malmö after Sweden took home the win for the seventh time. The competition only confirmed this year's theme (it will remain "
Apple TV
Christmas creep is a real phenomenon, but once Halloween passes, the Holiday special announcements start piling up to the point that covering them requires one to admit that the most wonderful time of the year is coming, whether we like it or not. Part of this is simply due to
Champion
Netflix used the long Juneteenth weekend to debut its yearly marketing extravaganza, the ridiculously-named Tudum, and drop release dates and photos (and a trailer or two) from its upcoming series. However, one upcoming series got left off the menu, the brand new co-production Champion, which Netflix is doing
Eurovision
Eurovision is upon us this May 2023, and the contestant lineup has finally been set. Artists from around Europe (plus Israel and Australia) are chosen by various processes depending on the country, some by hand-selected juries of musicians from the competing nations, others by a national contest that most
HBO & HBO Max
Think of your favorite incarnation of David Bowie. Is it the 70s androgynous alien rock god? The big-suited 80s positivity guru pop star? The darker, more cynical electronica Bowie of the mid-to-late 90s? The anxious, sometimes despairing artist of the 2000s? The introspective creator of the 2010s,
Movies
The story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799), composer, violinist, and fencer, deserves to be told, and Searchlight Pictures’ Chevalier, directed by Stephen Williams (Watchmen) with a script by Stefani Robinson (Atlanta) is a terrific movie. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Elvis) in the title role, with a