TV Reviews11/2/18Nov 2 20181TV Reviews11/2/18B-TV ReviewsIsolated moments shine in an otherwise overloaded How To Get Away With MurderKayla Kumari Upadhyaya7How To Get Away With Murder often has an overstuffing problem, and “We Can Find Him” is the kind of episode that…
TV Reviews10/29/18Oct 29 20181TV Reviews10/29/18B+TV ReviewsMel dares to be herself in Charmed's Halloween episodeKayla Kumari Upadhyaya29In “Sweet Tooth,” the sisters spend much of the episode trying to figure out which human vessel holds the harbinger,…
TV Reviews10/26/18Oct 26 20181TV Reviews10/26/18ATV ReviewsA strikingly long silence defines an emotional, intense How To Get Away With MurderKayla Kumari Upadhyaya21“It Was the Worst Day of My Life” zeroes in on the two central storylines of How To Get Away With Murder’s first…
TV Reviews10/21/18Oct 21 2018SaveTV Reviews10/21/18B+TV ReviewsEmotional manipulation is the most lethal power on CharmedKayla Kumari Upadhyaya17In “Let This Mother Out,” Charmed makes its Monster Of The Week deeply personal. An imposter demon that looks like…
TV Reviews10/19/18Oct 19 2018SaveTV Reviews10/19/18B-TV ReviewsOn How To Get Away With Murder, everyone's favorite hobby is breaking boundariesKayla Kumari Upadhyaya30Even at its messiest, How To Get Away With Murder handles trauma with care, depth, and nuance. That can’t be said of…
TV Reviews10/14/18Oct 14 2018SaveTV Reviews10/14/18A-TV ReviewsCharmed reboot vanquishes bad men in its sharp, campy pilotKayla Kumari Upadhyaya74The first words uttered in 2018’s Charmed reboot are “this isn’t a witch hunt.” Woody Allen called allegations…
TV Reviews10/12/18Oct 12 2018SaveTV Reviews10/12/18B+TV ReviewsHow To Get Away With Murder is too disjointed to really sell its suspenseKayla Kumari Upadhyaya14Amid all the chaos and drama and murder, How To Get Away With Murder consistently embeds compelling messages about…
TV Reviews10/5/18Oct 5 2018SaveTV Reviews10/5/18B-TV ReviewsMichaela channels her inner Annalise in a low-voltage How To Get Away With MurderKayla Kumari Upadhyaya6How To Get Away With Murder is taking its time setting up its central mysteries this season. The show often barrels…
TV Reviews9/27/18Sep 27 2018SaveTV Reviews9/27/18B+TV ReviewsIn its 5th-season premiere, How To Get Away With Murder is in controlKayla Kumari Upadhyaya13How To Get Away With Murder returned for its fifth season opening, as is tradition, with a violent crime. In its…
TV Reviews7/22/18Jul 22 20182TV Reviews7/22/18ATV ReviewsPose ends its revolutionary first season with style and substanceKayla Kumari Upadhyaya86A defining quality of Pose is its absence of suspense. There has never for a second been any doubt that Blanca would…
TV Reviews7/15/18Jul 15 20181TV Reviews7/15/18ATV ReviewsFamilies are put to the test on PoseKayla Kumari Upadhyaya42In the penultimate episode of its first season, Pose pulls out all the stops, harnessing all of the strengths it has…
TV Reviews7/8/18Jul 8 20182TV Reviews7/8/18ATV ReviewsIn Janet Mock's outstanding directorial debut, Pose soars to new heightsKayla Kumari Upadhyaya64In her directorial debut, Janet Mock pulls together all of the strengths of Pose, delicately balancing the moments…
TV Reviews7/1/18Jul 1 20183TV Reviews7/1/18A-TV ReviewsPose preaches kindness in its complex celebration of motherhoodKayla Kumari Upadhyaya38The parallels presented in Pose’s “Mother’s Day” create moving, layered moments of symmetry and juxtaposition. Much…
TV Reviews6/24/18Jun 24 20183TV Reviews6/24/18ATV ReviewsPose digs deep into fears and insecurities in another emotional, intimate episodeKayla Kumari Upadhyaya36As with any great ensemble series, Pose has not only a deep roster of talent but a rich tapestry of characters with…
TV Reviews6/17/18Jun 17 20182TV Reviews6/17/18ATV ReviewsPose tells a spectacular Christmas storyKayla Kumari Upadhyaya34Pose’s “Giving and Receiving” has all the hallmarks of a Christmas special. It has its dramatic, tearful moments,…
TV Reviews6/10/18Jun 10 20186TV Reviews6/10/18A-TV ReviewsPose is groundbreaking and endearing in its exploration of "Access"Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya30As its title suggests, Pose’s second episode revolves around access. Who has access to safe sex education? Who has…
TV Reviews6/3/18Jun 3 20189TV Reviews6/3/18ATV ReviewsPose presents a stylish, radical celebration of queer joyKayla Kumari Upadhyaya58“Balls are a gathering of people who are not welcome to gather anywhere else.” And just like that, Blanca (MJ…
TV Reviews5/30/18May 30 20186TV Reviews5/30/18A-TV ReviewsUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt expertly blends light and darkKayla Kumari Upadhyaya62As the first half of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt likely last season draws to a close, it leaves Kimmy with a clear…
TV Reviews5/30/18May 30 20188TV Reviews5/30/18ATV ReviewsUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt wants to break the cycleKayla Kumari Upadhyaya17Meeting a bad dude at the tech conference last episode has led to Kimmy discovering the many shades of trash men.…
TV Reviews5/30/18May 30 20186TV Reviews5/30/18A-TV ReviewsUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt celebrates nerds and exposes bad menKayla Kumari Upadhyaya18Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt portrays a society on the brink of technological dystopia—in a fun, Kimmy way, as Kimmy…