In AMC’s Brilliant Monsieur Spade, Even the Detectives Come Hard-Boiled | TV/Streaming

Rather than re-adapt “The Maltese Falcon” or any of the smattering of short stories Hammett wrote featuring the character (as literary legacies go, Spade’s was surprisingly short), Frank and Fontana, with the help of executive producer Barry Levinson, create a wholly original tale of the legendary gumshoe.  No longer in his prime, or in San … Read more

Tim Robinson’s I Think You Should Leave Conjures More Brilliant Chaos in Third Season | TV/Streaming

Back in 2019, Robinson appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” in which the host summed up the show aptly: “People who will not admit they are wrong.” “I Think You Should Leave,” with six more 20-minute episodes, has hardly changed from such a set-up. And yet these skits prove that it blissfully still works. … Read more