14 posts tagged ‘noah hawley’
The week in TV: Fargo roars back, and a sharp Oliver Twist spinoff
AV Club,
If you’re brave enough to press play on Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge, prepare to be disappointed and, even worse, bored. The reality series is an utterly dragged-out, inauthentic mess that takes all the wrong lessons from the 2021 South Korean hit that inspired it. The takeaway from Squid Game should not be… Read more...
Jon Hamm doesn't know why Jon Hamm isn't in the MCU, either
Jon Hamm has been having a pretty good year over in the world of TV: After being a big part of the much-talked-about (if also frequently ridiculed) recent season of The Morning Show, he’s now cruised into a starring role in the fifth season of FX’s Fargo, giving an instantly mesmerizing (and, uh, eye-catching) role as… Read more...
Fargo season 5 premiere: The show comes roaring back with a lean, confident new story
It’s been almost three years since Fargo was last on TV, its fourth season representing something of a nadir for Noah Hawley’s scattered take on the Coen brothers’ classic. At its best, Fargo has been a fascinating and worthy addition to the name, borrowing mostly just “vibes” from the film, rather than a bunch of… Read more...
Jon Hamm worked with a nippleologist
Hollywood is full of weird, wonderful, and often under-appreciated jobs. There are foley artists who make props sound like sex and food stylists who turn regular old pork into delectable human flesh. Westworld had a fly wrangler and someone on Breaking Bad had to figure out how to make rock candy look like meth. But… Read more...
What's on TV this week—Fargo season 5 and Squid Game: The Challenge
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows. Here’s what you need to watch from Sunday, November 19 to Thursday, November 23. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekend edition of What’s On drops on Fridays.] Read more...
Every Marvel TV show, ranked from worst to best
Updated 11/10: The Marvel Cinematic Universe shows no signs of getting any smaller, does it? Now that Disney+’s Loki has wrapped up its second season, it’s high time to see where the series sits in our ranking, from worst to best, of the whopping 25 Marvel shows that have premiered since 2013. Prepare for some… Read more...