The Great British Baking Show Recap: Mask for Mask

The Great British Baking Show Biscuit Week Season 13 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Great British Baking Show Biscuit Week Season 13 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » All right, let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: “Biscuit” is not the British word for “cookie. [Read More]

The Greatest TV Drama of the Past 25 Years, Round One: The Shield vs. NYPD Blue

For the next three weeks, Vulture is holding the ultimate Drama Derby to determine the greatest TV drama of the past 25 years. Each day a different notable writer will be charged with determining the winner of a round of the bracket, until New York Magazine TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz judges the finals on March 23. Today’s battle: Vulture’s Editorial Director Josh Wolk judges The Shield vs. NYPD Blue. [Read More]

The Haunting of Hill House Premiere Recap: Darkness Within

The Haunting of Hill House Steven Sees A Ghost Season 1 Episode 1 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Previous Next» « Previous Episode NextEpisode » The Haunting of Hill House Steven Sees A Ghost Season 1 Episode 1 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Previous Next» « Previous Episode NextEpisode » First, a confession: I’ve never gone into a TV show with more trepidation. [Read More]

The HGTV Puzzle

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The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 Grammy Awards

The biggest Grammys in recent memory was, as these things go, the most polarizing. Beyoncé expectedly broke the record for most Grammy wins of all time but still couldn’t ride that wave to an Album of the Year trophy. A slew of A-listers was in the house, but left-field picks like Bonnie Raitt and Samara Joy won out in major categories. The tribute performances actually delivered(!), while stars like Harry Styles, shockingly, didn’t. [Read More]

The Human Centipede 3: Final Sequence Review: No. Nope. Uh-uh.

No. Nope. Uh-uh. In case you were expecting director Tom Six’s sicko human-anus-to-mouth-stitching horror saga to suddenly become better, or at least tolerable, by its third installment, let me just shatter your dreams right now. Human Centipede 3 is the worst of the lot. Is that even possible? Apparently, it is. Maybe it’s because it’s also the most ambitious — ambitious in a way that undermines the earlier films’ peculiarly chilly and disquieting world view, their … wait, integrity can’t possibly be the word I’m looking for, can it? [Read More]

The Identical Puzzle

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The Identical Puzzle

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The Inspired Insanity of The Gong Show

Forget Pet Rocks and bell bottoms. If you want evidence the seventies were the strangest decade in American history, feast your eyes on The Gong Show, the brief-but-oh-so-memorable game show that aired from 1976 through 1980, in a daytime version on NBC and nighttime version in syndication. Even taking account Community, Conan, and all the other “off-beat” shows currently on TV, it still stands as among the strangest television programs of all time. [Read More]

The Jonas Brothers Went Full Dad Rock on The Album

The Jonas Brothers are starting to wonder if this was all part of their dad’s plan. The trio’s new album, confidently titled The Album, is inspired by the ’70s rock he’d played for them growing up — songs from the Bee Gees, America, and the Eagles that ended up informing their vocal approach and three-part harmonies. “He played us a lot of music where there were multiple lead singers in a band, which is what we have, and it makes for these moments where we’re able to switch on and off from each other,” Nick tells Charlie Harding from Switched on Pop. [Read More]

The Leftovers Recap: Who Needs a Hug?

The Leftovers Off Ramp Season 2 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Leftovers Off Ramp Season 2 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Laurie and Tom Garvey. Ugh. This episode. The writing is great and the acting is phenomenal; Amy Brenneman in particular really gets to shine, in a chaotic, depressing way. [Read More]