The Residence S1E6: The Third Man
For the benefit of anyone who skipped the previous episode, the opening hits us hard with reminders of who the current prime suspect is —...
The Residence S1E5: The Trouble with Harry
Our last episode ended with two reveals: an unused White House bedroom had recently been painted, and underneath the fresh paint was what looked a...
Poker Face S2E1: The Game Is a Foot
When we last saw Charlie Cale, she had gotten out of trouble with mobbed-up casino boss Sterling Frost, only to get into deeper trouble with...
The Residence S1E4: The Last of Sheila
Four episodes in, and it's clear The Resident is squarely good but not great. It's got a killer premise and setting, a great cast, a...
The Residence S1E3: Knives Out
Last week, we saw a flashback of Swiss pastry chef Didier Gotthard (Bronson Pinchot) murdering A.B. Wynter. We open on him cleaning what looks like...
The Studio S1E3: The Note
Last week we saw Matt screw up a movie, and while most of that was due to an escalating series of pratfalls, the show did...
The Studio S1E2: The Oner
A one-shot, (or, per the episode's title, a oner), is a long, continuous camera shot in a movie. It's tricky to film (if one little...
The Residence S1E2: Dial M For Murder
Last week set the stage: White House Head Usher A.B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito) has been murdered while a reception for the Australian Prime Minister was...
The Studio S1E1: The Promotion
Hollywood loves telling stories about Hollywood. And as insidery and self-indulgent as those stories can be, we also love watching them. Getting a glimpse behind...
The Residence S1E1: Fall of the House of Usher
The White House is a place where secrets are kept. FDR's disability. JFK's affairs. Not to mention the espionage and backroom diplomacy that goes on...