Synchronic June 26, 2021There are films that clearly spawned from a two-sentence pitch after which the creators looked at each other...
Tenet May 24, 2021There are so many things about Tenet that have Mr. Hipster written all over them. With eight films,...
Loudermilk: Seasons 1 – 3 May 16, 2021I’m trying to decide what the audience is for super-low-concept shows like Loudermilk. Which, ironically, aired on the...
The Boys: Seasons 1 & 2 April 2, 2021I’d stayed away from The Boys for a minute because I understood it to be a dark, violent,...
Heavyweight March 23, 2021There’s nothing people love more than a redemption story. And that’s mostly what Heavyweight is about. Small tales...
The Sister March 7, 2021Someone sat there in a creative brainstorming session and was like, “I know, man. Let’s just call it...
Industry: Season 1 February 26, 2021I watched Ms. Hipster work in finance for years. They even filmed scenes in Wall Street: Money Never...
The Flight Attendant: Season 1 February 16, 2021This show feels very much like a bunch of late 2010s trendy genres all mashed up into one...
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark January 30, 2021Am I allowed to make lukewarm takes? Like if I said I was just okay with I’ll Be...
Homeland: Season 8 January 25, 2021Another in the long line of Showtime shows that stuck around for way, way too long. Ok, it’s...
The Mandalorian: Seasons 1 & 2 January 21, 2021Yes, we all know about Baby Yoda. Unless you’ve been living under an Internet rock, I suppose. But...
The Midnight Sky January 14, 2021Another in a long lone of bleak post-apocalyptic films, The Midnight Sky feels like a rumination on regret...
Porridge Radio: Every Bad January 14, 2021I’m not gonna lie, I kind of hate the name of this band. Porridge Radio is objectively bad....
How To with John Wilson: Season 1 January 12, 2021There is something incredibly depressing about this docuseries. The same way there’s something incredibly depressing about large swaths...
Wonder Woman 1984 January 9, 2021I think the person most excited for Wonder Woman 1984 was Hipster Jr. Despite being born exactly twenty...
Utopia January 4, 2021I’m not sure what I’m supposed to think about these American remakes of British shows like Utopia. They’re...
Fargo: Season 4 January 3, 2021Man I want to like Chris Rock as an actor. And yet… And yet, while he’s better than...
Ted Lasso: Season 1 January 2, 2021It’s no secret that 2020 was a garbage year. There were so many sucky things, I don’t even...
