Netflix’s newest comedy “Master of None” made its mark as one of the most groundbreaking shows this year, and possibly ever. What normally takes several seasons to build a TV show’s legacy; Aziz Ansari has managed to accomplish it in just 10 half-hour episodes.…
SUBMITTED BY DAVID CANFIELD “Steve Jobs” fails to follow through on an implicit bargain. The biopic is constructed with idiosyncratic rigidity, but its unusual three-act structure – which goes from product launch to product launch to product launch, spanning 14 years – eventually turns…
SUBMITTED BY DAVID CANFIELD At its best, the first season of HBO’s “The Leftovers” mined the beauty out of misery, and the inevitable out of the inexplicable. Set in a fictional New York suburb several years after two percent of the world’s population instantaneously,…
A conglomeration of black skinny jeans, dyed purple hair, ripped up Vans and bubblegum angst accumulated on University of Central Florida’s (UCF) campus, swarming the entrance to CFE Arena like a frame from last year’s zombie blockbuster. Lively conversations - probably about Mayday Parade’s…
“The Babadook” One of the most interesting and original horror films in the past decade, “The Babadook” is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout its entirety. The story follows Amelia, a single mother, and her son Samuel as…
After nine years as a band, scene superstars turned indie rock heavyweights The Maine wanted to thank their fans in a huge way. This summer, the quintet announced a previously unheard of project for the fall: a completely free tour. Instead of the classic tour…
SUBMITTED BY DAVID CANFIELD Andy Daly’s ruthless critical satire “Review” is the latest to join Comedy Central’s niche half-hour lineup. In its two years on-air, the series has delivered inconsequential ratings and an enthusiastic cult following, and might be less mainstream than anything we've seen…
SUBMITTED BY DAVID CANFIELD In her victory speech at last week’s Emmy Awards, Best Actress (Drama) champ Viola Davis made a powerful assertion. “The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity,” the “How to Get Away with Murder” star said.…
“They were just men and women, and people need to believe in something more.” The most cliché view of superheroes as a universal solution in comics is clearly stated, and then just as clearly averted in the first few pages of Marvel’s “Secret Wars” crossover…
Pablo Escobar was elected to Colombia’s Congress in 1982 – at about the same time he was shipping an estimated 70 to 80 tons of cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. every month. The Netflix original series “Narcos” follows the rise and fall of…
