Television

Why 'Adventure Time,' Now In Its Fifth Season, Is More Groundbreaking Than You May Realize

While the vast enthusiasm for shows like "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men" have lead the argument that television has entered a golden age of mature storytelling, animation has always thrived in the format with broad appeal indicative of different expectations that liberate the form. ...

'Homeland' Proves Petraeus Isn't The Only One in the CIA Doing Some Extramarital Canoodling

With General Petraeus resigning from his post as director of the CIA after the discovery of his reported extramarital affair with the principle writer of his biography, the melodramatic turn "Homeland" took this Sunday seems a little less overheated than it might have a week or two ago.

Jonathan Banks Brings a Touch of Mike Ehrmantraut to 'Parks and Recreation'

Lesbians, Jews and Promiscuous Women: The Oppressed Inmates of 'American Horror Story: Asylum'

The nuts FX series has presented aliens and demons, multiple limbs forcibly amputated or torn off, Nazi doctors, deranged serial killers and mutants living out in the woods. It feels like literally anything could happen on the show. But it also seems to have an overarching vision in mind.

Review: David Frankham & Michael Mann's 'Witness' A Raw & Powerful Look At The Front Lines Of Photojournalism

The news media hasn't been in good shape in the past few years, particularly when it comes to on the ground, investigative journalism. Dwindling budgets, an audience shift from newspapers and television to the internet, and some would argue a lack of drive from the media themselves to do hard re...

'Homeland' Shows The Terrible Side of Trust (and Why You Should Never Go to Gettysburg)

The article below contains spoilers for "A Gettysburg Address," the November 4th episode of "Homeland."

Recap: 'Boardwalk Empire' Builds Up To An Explosive Finale In Episode #8, 'The Pony'

"Jimmy deserved better than this," Richard Harrow (Jack Huston) says with disgust. The "funeral" for Jimmy Darmody (Michael Pitt) is equal parts sham, disgrace and an utter joke. Shockingly killed off at the end of season 2 by his mentor and only real father figure Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) as ...

Terrorism, a Love Story: On 'Homeland,' Carrie and Brody Have The Talk

The article below contains spoilers for "Q&A," the October 28th episode of "Homeland."

Review: 'Cafeteria Man' A One Sided, Fly By Look At The Food Activism Of Chef Tony Geraci

Who is Tony Geraci? For director Richard Chisolm and everyone else involved in the slim, one-sided but no less interesting "Cafeteria Man," he is a saint. Arriving on his houseboat in the marina of Baltimore, Maryland, he rolled up his sleeves and fought to reform school lunches for childr...