‘Ted Lasso’ Was Finished. Then Jason Sudeikis Had an Epiphany
In early February 2024, Jason Sudeikis convened the writers of Ted Lasso in Ojai, California. At his urging, the show had aired its third and purportedly final season a year…
‘Lucky’ Review: Anya Taylor-Joy Stars as an Identity-Swapping Con Woman in an Apple TV Thriller With Identity Issues of Its Own
In a good con artist story, the marks are rarely the focal characters, but they’re often just as important. A grotesquely rich mark is an indication that the swindlers are…
The Production Design of ‘Cape Fear’ Hangs Dread in Its Spanish Moss
One of the pleasures of Apple’s new series adaptation of Martin Scorsese‘s “Cape Fear” (itself a remake of a 1962 film directed by J. Lee Thompson) is its rich sense…
The New ‘Cape Fear’ Series Builds on the Martin Scorsese Classic and Brings the Heat
Martin Scorsese‘s 1991 thriller “Cape Fear” is one of the most visually dynamic films to ever come out of Hollywood, a kinetic onslaught of whip pans, zooms, quick cuts, baroque…








