One of the first powerhouse original Netflix series is back for its fourth season. “Orange is the New Black,” following the individual and collective stories of prison inmates at the minimum-security women’s federal prison Litchfield Penitentiary, has been consistently praised as one of the better dramas and few black comedies out there. But can it keep its holding come season 4?
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The show’s 13 episodes were released last night on the streaming site: IndieWire’s TV Editor Liz Shannon Miller, in her A- review, pointed out that “There are so few shows on television that really examine humanity in such a direct way,” saying Oitnb “doesn’t hide behind metaphor or high-concept premises — it simply asks that you look these women in the eye, and remember that they’re looking back.
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The show’s 13 episodes were released last night on the streaming site: IndieWire’s TV Editor Liz Shannon Miller, in her A- review, pointed out that “There are so few shows on television that really examine humanity in such a direct way,” saying Oitnb “doesn’t hide behind metaphor or high-concept premises — it simply asks that you look these women in the eye, and remember that they’re looking back.
- 6/17/2016
- by Kyle Kizu
- Indiewire
Episode five of Humans puts a halt on the action and takes time to answer some questions, while simultaneously posing a few philosophical conundrums in the process.
After last week's ultra creepy robot sex moves from family man Joe (Tom Goodman-Hill) and his helper Anita (Gemma Chan), the fallout takes an unexpected turn. His daughter (and general Synth snooper) Mattie discovers that Anita's "adult mode" has been activated and immediately blames her brother, Toby. When confronted by his mother, the young boy rather bravely takes responsibility.
Given our collective disappointment of Joe's actions, it slides further when his own son expresses his dismay and disgust at his father. While he doesn't quite redeem himself, Joe does come clean to his wife Laura (Katherine Parkinson) in a deeply affecting scene.
But any thoughts of redemption are quickly doused when he refers to Anita as a "machine" and as...
After last week's ultra creepy robot sex moves from family man Joe (Tom Goodman-Hill) and his helper Anita (Gemma Chan), the fallout takes an unexpected turn. His daughter (and general Synth snooper) Mattie discovers that Anita's "adult mode" has been activated and immediately blames her brother, Toby. When confronted by his mother, the young boy rather bravely takes responsibility.
Given our collective disappointment of Joe's actions, it slides further when his own son expresses his dismay and disgust at his father. While he doesn't quite redeem himself, Joe does come clean to his wife Laura (Katherine Parkinson) in a deeply affecting scene.
But any thoughts of redemption are quickly doused when he refers to Anita as a "machine" and as...
- 7/12/2015
- Digital Spy
Critics say the found-footage TV series, while scary, suffers from poor writing and one really annoying character.
By Eric Ditzian
Eloise Mumford and Joe Anderson in "The River"
Photo: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
"The River" carries a sense of pop culture inevitably in its shaky, grainy found-footage escapades. After "Paranormal Activity" resuscitated the horror subgenre with its wide release in 2009 — grossing $193 million worldwide and spawning two sequels and a slew of variously successful imitators — it was only a matter of time until found-footage scares arrived on network TV.
Thankfully, that arrival comes courtesy of "Paranormal" mastermind Oren Peli. "The River," premiering on ABC on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Et, borrows liberally from Peli's hit film franchise (as well as from past network hits like "Lost") in a midseason replacement that sees a crew venture into the Amazon to locate a missing explorer named Emmet Cole. The question, of course, is...
By Eric Ditzian
Eloise Mumford and Joe Anderson in "The River"
Photo: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
"The River" carries a sense of pop culture inevitably in its shaky, grainy found-footage escapades. After "Paranormal Activity" resuscitated the horror subgenre with its wide release in 2009 — grossing $193 million worldwide and spawning two sequels and a slew of variously successful imitators — it was only a matter of time until found-footage scares arrived on network TV.
Thankfully, that arrival comes courtesy of "Paranormal" mastermind Oren Peli. "The River," premiering on ABC on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Et, borrows liberally from Peli's hit film franchise (as well as from past network hits like "Lost") in a midseason replacement that sees a crew venture into the Amazon to locate a missing explorer named Emmet Cole. The question, of course, is...
- 2/7/2012
- MTV Music News
Critics say the found-footage TV series, while scary, suffers from poor writing and one really annoying character.
By Eric Ditzian
Eloise Mumford and Joe Anderson in "The River"
Photo: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
"The River" carries a sense of pop culture inevitably in its shaky, grainy found-footage escapades. After "Paranormal Activity" resuscitated the horror subgenre with its wide release in 2009 — grossing $193 million worldwide and spawning two sequels and a slew of variously successful imitators — it was only a matter of time until found-footage scares arrived on network TV.
Thankfully, that arrival comes courtesy of "Paranormal" mastermind Oren Peli. "The River," premiering on ABC on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Et, borrows liberally from Peli's hit film franchise (as well as from past network hits like "Lost") in a midseason replacement that sees a crew venture into the Amazon to locate a missing explorer named Emmet Cole. The question, of course, is...
By Eric Ditzian
Eloise Mumford and Joe Anderson in "The River"
Photo: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
"The River" carries a sense of pop culture inevitably in its shaky, grainy found-footage escapades. After "Paranormal Activity" resuscitated the horror subgenre with its wide release in 2009 — grossing $193 million worldwide and spawning two sequels and a slew of variously successful imitators — it was only a matter of time until found-footage scares arrived on network TV.
Thankfully, that arrival comes courtesy of "Paranormal" mastermind Oren Peli. "The River," premiering on ABC on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Et, borrows liberally from Peli's hit film franchise (as well as from past network hits like "Lost") in a midseason replacement that sees a crew venture into the Amazon to locate a missing explorer named Emmet Cole. The question, of course, is...
- 2/7/2012
- MTV Movie News
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