‘Fleabag’ uses Catholic characters, symbols and themes to depict the loneliness and despair that are so central to modern existence.
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‘Hacks’ review: Why do comedians struggle to love?
Jean-Paul Sartre famously wrote: “Hell is other people.” That could also be a three-word synopsis for the HBO series “Hacks.”
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‘Widow’s Bay’ is a show about persevering (and laughing) through hard times
“Widow’s Bay” is a unique genre-blender of thriller and comedy: mysterious, unnerving and at times terrifying, but also bound to make you laugh when you least expect it.
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‘The Gilded Age’: a deeply American story from the creator of ‘Downton Abbey’
What makes this show so rich is that it looks at the era through many different perspectives.
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Do you forgive ‘The Vampire Lestat’ for its shortcomings?
Watching “Interview With the Vampire” has always felt like watching someone’s confession. But for me, the third season falls short of its predecessors.
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The final season of restaurant drama ‘The Bear’ offers a taste of heaven
Don’t our happiest moments so often involve a shared table?
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‘The House of Spirits’: a sumptuous miniseries based on a classic Chilean novel
The series creators deserve credit for deftly compressing Isabelle Allende’s dense, sprawling novel into eight very watchable episodes.
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Civilization or savagery? What Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ reveals about human nature
“Lord of the Flies” is an allegory of human disorder and depravity—in a word, what the Christian tradition has called the “fall.”
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‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ and the harsh realities of modern motherhood
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ mixes the sacred with the profane, love with fear. Characters rise above their circumstances while also being crushed beneath them.
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Joyful, grateful and Catholic: Two fans say goodbye to Stephen Colbert and ‘The Late Show’
Comedy is fun, but Colbert’s conception of joy stretches far beyond making people laugh.