Author: Travlis Hallingquest

Espionage. It is the cornerstone of sabotaging an individual, corporation, or government.  From the silent era to Hitchcock to the modern takes on James Bond and Mission Impossible,

With the HBO-produced reinterpretation of the late Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes From a Marriage was first announced, I immediately contacted HBOWatch’s fearless editor to voice my excitement. Ironically, I

Western societies often adopt Latin phrases into their judicial systems, due to the influence of the ancient Roman legal system. “In Dubio Pro Reo”, a legal term defined

The investigators and search/rescue teams involved in the Kim Wall case bring literal meaning to the expression ‘fine-toothed comb’.  Despite having recovered a severed body and a suspect

The 2020 NFL season featured record low crowd attendance. Was it due to people’s sudden lack of interest in America’s past time (sorry MLB), due to the frustration

We are very much within the depths of the investigation in the fourth episode. With the backing of nearby police departments, the Amager, Denmark search team scours the

Episode three of the HBO acquired TV2 series The Investigation, is titled “The Hunt.”  In 2012, Tobias Lindholm penned a script with the same title; here, Lindholm’s direction

“I cannot comment on that at this time, but you will be the first to know once we have information.” Throughout this second episode, Detective Møller directly yet

Too soon. This idiom is frequently used by journalists and critics when a contemporary work of literature, television, or film depicts a recent tragic or controversial event. Often,

As with HBO’s 2019 hit series Watchmen, Lovecraft Country’s future as a premium cable series remains uncertain.  Lovecraft Country has received audience and critical acclaim, with solid viewership

With just two episodes left in HBO’s Lovecraft Country, the series continues to make the best of the source material.  At times, the show’s deviations from the Lovecraft

The penultimate episode and season finale of HBO Max’s most ambitious series have aired, further cementing Ridley Scott as on of the finest auteurs to have stood behind

Although The Sopranos is considered to be HBO’s first hit series, the premium cable network was long known for its comedies.  Foregoing the troupes of traditional network sitcoms,

Along with the release of episodes 6-7, HBO Max’s most ambitious series was renewed for a second season.   No reliable data can be found on the viewership

HBO’s latest Sunday at 9 pm guilty pleasure crosses the midpoint of its first season with the remarkable “Meet Me in Daegu”.  Akin to the previous episode, “Meet