[ The “To be sure” paragraph in a review, the bit where the critic briefly tempers their overall praise or criticism with the reverse, usually comes pretty deep into things. Not this time, friends. To be sure, the sixth and final episode of True Detective: Night Country has its high points. The highest is undoubtedly … Read more
[ True Detective: Night Country Episode 5 ends with a tense standoff and an explosive death. As Detective Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster), partner Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), and protege Peter Prior (Finn Bennet) get closer to the truth about the connections between the murder of Annie K (Nivi Pedersen), the mystery surrounding the Tsalal Arctic … Read more
[ Don’t call it a comeback: True Detective has been good for years. Here in 2024, now that various hype and backlash cycles have come and gone, I feel comfortable saying I like all three seasons of creator Nic Pizzolatto’s star-studded crime anthology series, to one degree or another. I like Season 1 not so … Read more
[ It’s been five years since Nic Pizzolatto’s HBO crime anthology series True Detective graced our screens, and it’s back in a big way. It’s got two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster as its lead, the constant darkness of the Alaskan winter as its backdrop and a new creator and showrunner. But does the series feel … Read more
