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September 2023

September 04, 2023

‘Carnivale’ Creator Daniel Knauf on ‘Gingerland,’ His Christmas Cookie of a Tale

Writer/producer Daniel Knauf, creator of HBO's 'Carnivàle,' has abandoned his Los Angeles hometown for South Florida....

May 2023

May 17, 2023

‘Succession’: Would Logan Roy Really Get a Catholic Funeral?

Rapacious media mogul Logan Roy of HBO's 'Succession' specified a Catholic funeral in his will....

March 2023

March 28, 2023

HBO’s ‘Succession’: The Party Was Short One Cardinal (Or, Why Do We Watch Shows About Awful People?)

HBO's 'Succession,' the latest "prestige drama" beloved of TV insiders and critics, is on its...

March 26, 2022

HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’: Oh, the Dresses!

I turn to a friend who's an expert on 19th-Century dress (and tea, incidentally) for...

January 2022

January 20, 2022

HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’: ‘Downtown Abbey’ Creator Explores the Twilight of ‘The Age of Innocence’

Money and society and the places they intersect -- and don't -- is at the...

November 2020

November 19, 2020

HBO’s ‘Lovecraft Country’: In the Midst of Madness, a Moment of Baptismal Grace

Season one of HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' is a ton of bonkers stuffed into a 10-episode...

October 2020

October 24, 2020

HBO’s ‘The Vow’: Keith Raniere and NXIVM’s Use and Abuse of Belief (UPDATED)

HBO's 'The Vow' looks at the strange NXIVM cult -- in the even stranger location...

December 2019

December 30, 2019

In the End, ‘Silicon Valley’ Shows How to Make the World a Better Place

'Silicon Valley,' creator Mike Judge's half-hour of great writing, bad language, crude jokes, wild plot...

December 27, 2019

HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’: I Came, I Watched … Here’s What I Thought

The HBO fantasy drama 'His Dark Materials' aims to take on organized religion through a...

December 14, 2019

‘Watchmen’: So, You Used a Nun and a Rosary Because of … What?

Only for the sake of truth, dear reader, and for you, would I have slogged...

November 2019

November 02, 2019

‘Watchmen’: What’s Up With Sister Night and That Rosary?

I need to say a couple things up front. First, I'm not a huge comics...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

‘The Two Popes’: Netflix Does Benedict vs. Francis (Also, Trailer for HBO’s ‘The New Pope’)

Wouldn't you love to know what Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis say to...

July 2019

July 02, 2019

‘The New Pope’: Can ‘The Young Pope’s’ Follow-Up Avoid a Sequel Fail?

To my surprise, I enjoyed The Young Pope on HBO. Dare I hope that its...

May 2019

May 20, 2019

‘Game of Thrones’ Finale: A Filmmaker/Priest’s Perspective

HBO's "Game of Thrones" is finally over, and reaction to the last season in general,...

May 08, 2019

HBO’s Nuke Drama ‘Chernobyl’: The High Cost of Denying Reality

I've only seen the first episode of HBO's five-part scripted series "Chernobyl," which premiered May...

April 2019

April 13, 2019

The End of ‘Game of Thrones’: I Was There at the Beginning

Back in 2011, I got the first few episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones" --...

March 2019

March 16, 2019

Out for Blood: HBO Doc Exposes Elizabeth Holmes, the Siren of Theranos

n Monday, HBO premieres a documentary exposing the lies behind blood-testing tech startup Theranos and...

January 2019

January 13, 2019

‘True Detective’ Season 3: Murder in the Shadow of ‘Paradise Lost’

On Sunday, Jan. 13, "True Detective" returns to HBO for a third season with its...

October 2018

October 03, 2018

‘Narnia’ and Televangelist ‘Gemstones’: Netflix and HBO Get Religion (More or Less)

Hollywood may not be fond of faith in general, but it sure likes it as...

July 2018

July 06, 2018

‘The Young Pope’ Sequel ‘The New Pope’: Jude Law Returns, John Malkovich Joins Cast

Jude Law, star of HBO's surprisingly good "The Young Pope," returns in some fashion in...

October 2017

October 06, 2017

‘Spielberg’ HBO Documentary: He’s Just Not THAT Guy

A loving portrait of director Steven Spielberg shows how a suburban kid from Phoenix became...

July 2017

July 22, 2017

‘Game of Thrones’: Porn or Not Porn? We Report, You Decide

To watch or not to watch "Game of Thrones," that is the question, and there...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

“Silicon Valley” Season Finale: Bowing Out With a Nod to Jesus

HBO's tech-centric comedy "Silicon Valley" ended its fourth season with a little nod to "Jesus...

May 2017

May 23, 2017

HBO’s “Silicon Valley”: Everyone (Including the Unborn) Gets to Be Human

Under salty quips and outrageous characters, the sharp HBO comedy about a Silicon Valley startup...

May 17, 2017

‘The Young Pope’ Creator Returns to HBO With ‘The New Pope’

Rather than a season two of "The Young Pope," Italian writer/creator Paolo Sorrentino is bringing...

February 2017

February 14, 2017

Not Like a Rolling Stone — The Final Miracle of ‘The Young Pope’

HBO's stunning Vatican fantasy "The Young Pope" concludes with an episode that makes even secular...

February 12, 2017

HBO’s ‘The Young Pope’: The End Is Near (and I’m a Little Sad)

HBO's fantastical 10-episode drama about an American pope draws to a close, with two surprisingly...

January 2017

January 18, 2017

‘The Young Pope’: What’s Pius XIII’s Vision for the Church? (VIDEO)

A clip from a future episode of HBO's Vatican fantasy "The Young Pope" reveals the...

January 10, 2017

HBO’s ‘The Young Pope’: Good or Evil? It’s Complicated.

Up front, let me say that HBO's "The Young Pope" has about as much to...

November 2016

November 11, 2016

News! Pentatonix Christmas Special; Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection’; ‘Young Pope’ Premiere

Premieres, a special and "Resurrection" oh, my!

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