Author: Travlis Hallingquest

Midnight December 31, 2019, brought forth the countdown to 2020, a year that will go down as one of the most abysmal periods in recent human history.  As

Raised by Wolves straddles a fine line separating visionary storytelling and pretentiousness. On one hand, with the first three episodes, we are given inspired performances, stellar direction, captivating

Episode 4 of HBO’s long-running preseason gridiron series covers much terrain. We see the players’ and staff’s reactions to roster cuts, the ensuing pandemic, and social unrest. The

HBO’s Lovecraft Country continues to improve upon the superb source material with “A History of Violence”.  “A History of Violence” opens with Montrose Freeman visibly tormented by recent

After the Season 1 of True Detective, Nic Pizzolatto was interviewed by French film critic Pierre’ Serisier. Pizzolatto referred to Home Box Office as the gold standard of the airwaves. 

  This week’s opening features an ass-chewing by the Chargers offensive coordinator Phil Mcgeoghan, which reminded me of my first day in Navy Bootcamp.   The coordinator wants his

The triumvirate of Misha Green, Jordan Peele, and JJ Abrams has thus far been an effective collaboration.  The former two talents are no strangers to transcending social issues

Episode 2 of this season of Hard Knocks features much more of the player’s personal lives, versus their athletic activities. Initially the Chargers continue to report no new

  The finale’ of Home Box Office’s take on the timeless Perry Mason story arc, is one of the most memorable in the past decade of television and

Episode 1 of Hard Knocks: Los Angeles, has everything that we expect of HBO’s 15-year running gridiron series. There is the serious business of training camp, where the

1996 was a particularly memorable year of my life. 1996 marked my freshman year in high school, and one of the events that happened over the previous summer

At the time of writing this article, HBO announced that Perry Mason was renewed for a second season.  This is no surprise, for mainstream critics and the writers

You’ve heard it already but it is true – this isn’t your grandparents’ Perry Mason. Gone are the courtroom scenes were a seemingly guilty Mason client is acquitted

The highlights of the six episodes of I Know This Much Is True, were the tour-de-force performances by Mark Ruffalo and a strong supporting cast. Ruffalo’s portrayal of

Let us continue our look at the Mark Ruffalo tour-de-force.  Episode 3: A distressing yet informative flashback, starts the third entry of I Know This Much is True.