Flatiron Hot! Critic: Game of Thrones Review – The Laws of Gods and Men

Spoilers for Game of Thrones S4E06 “The Laws of Gods and Men” follow.

Now that’s more like it. Game of Thrones has been a bit unsteady in the first half of season four, alternating some of its best moments (the Purple Wedding) … Read More

Game of Thrones Season 4 Premiere – “Two Swords” Review & Synopsis

Every Game of Thrones season premiere consists in part of playing catch-up and season 4’s premiere, “Two Swords,” is no exception. In a show with so many characters and locations, it is necessary to remind the audience of who’s who and … Read More

The New York Times Critics Just Don’t Get Game of Thrones

The New York Times doesn’t get Game of Thrones, or the fantasy genre for that matter. One of the most (justifiably) prestigious publications in the world forfeits all credibility when it comes to nerd culture. Faced with true, unabashed fantasy, … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Critic: True Detective Finale Review

It didn’t take long for critics to pronounce HBO’s True Detective the “best show on television.” Superficially, it’s easy to see why. Matthew Rust Cohle and Woody Harrelson’s Marty Hart will go down as two of the most memorable and … Read More

“Justified” Season 5, Episode 1: Spoiler-Free Review

All rejoice! The critically acclaimed crime drama Justified has returned for its fifth season on FX. Justified stars Timothy Olyphant as U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens and Walton Goggins as criminal mastermind Boyd Crowder. It is based on the fiction of crime author Elmore Leonard, … Read More

Game of Thrones Season 4: New Characters Primer

Winter is coming. The eagerly awaited 4th season of HBO drama Game of Thrones, based on author George R.R. Martin’s beloved fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, will not premier until April of 2014. But it’s never too … Read More

Review and Recap: HBO’s New Comedy Series, “Getting On”

HBO’s new series Getting On, based on a British show of the same name, tackles subjects that more conventional comedies often whitewash or ignore: aging, death and dying. Set in a long-term care facility, it stars Alex Borstein as Dawn … Read More

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Flatiron District for “Trending Down” Pilot – Sept 2013

You probably already heard the tragic news that Oscar-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his apartment yesterday of an apparent drug overdose. Hoffman had a large body of work, appearing in such films as Almost Famous, The … Read More

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 9 – “The Rains of Castamere” Recap

The Twins (The Red Wedding)

Having agreed to marry Edmure Tully to Walder Frey’s daughter in order to acquire his troops for an assault on the Lannister city of Casterly Rock, Robb Stark asks his mother’s opinion on whether to … Read More