BSeason 7American Horror Story: Cult delivers on a political horror storyMolly Horan11/14/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAmerican Horror Story: Cult has had the weight of the 2016 election crushing it since its showrunners first began to…
B-Season 7American Horror Story is really cutting down on its castMolly Horan11/07/17 11:33pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIt seems kind of fitting that the penultimate episode of AHS: Cult, a season that seemed less like an echo or…
B+Season 7American Horror Story: Cult gives us a history lessonMolly Horan10/31/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn addition to the sense that even those closest to them can never, ever be trusted, American Horror Story is giving…
BSeason 7American Horror Story goes back to the beginning (again)Molly Horan10/24/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThree episodes left in the season and every character of importance has joined the cult (or has died, or, in some…
B+Season 7American Horror Story: Cult ditches alternative facts for alternative historyMolly Horan10/18/17 3:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkShows have been accused, rightly so, of increasingly creating “fan service” episodes, appearing to pick storylines (or…
BSeason 7A shooting scene is cut, but high tensions remain in this week's American Horror StoryMolly Horan10/10/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis season of American Horror Story has officially joined a grim and ever-growing club of pieces of pop culture that…
B-Season 7American Horror Story is heavy on big reveals, light on explanations Molly Horan10/03/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn an episode full of more shocking reveals than the first four episodes of the season have had combined, a lot more…
B+Season 7American Horror Story gets closer to the election to move beyond itMolly Horan9/26/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis week’s episode was kind of reminiscent of the middle of Valentine’s Day if the Garry Marshall film had included a…
BSeason 7American Horror Story "microwaves the dog" and gets smarterMolly Horan9/19/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“I am one of you.” It’s what Ally screams at the protestors as they surround her car, calling for justice for the man…
C-Season 7American Horror Story: Cult gets to the point, then blows past itMolly Horan9/12/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn the era of Peak TV, it’s hard not to think about what a show’s legacy will be once it’s off the air, how often its…
B-Season 7American Horror Story: Cult isn't just clowning around in its premiereMolly Horan9/05/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“There’s nothing more dangerous in this world than a humiliated man,” says Kai Anderson (Evan Peters) after a city…
BSeason 6Adina Porter makes a choppy AHS: Roanoke finale into a showcaseEmily L. Stephens11/17/16 3:32amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe finale of American Horror Story: Roanoke is simultaneously a rip-roaring hour of television and a disappointment.…
BSeason 6As the finale looms, American Horror Story: Roanoke reveals its final girlEmily L. Stephens11/10/16 3:33amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkFor the entire run of American Horror Story: Roanoke, I’ve pointed out its fictionalized images of real horrors visited…
B-Season 6Flickers of tenderness lift up AHS: Roanoke’s tortureEmily L. Stephens11/03/16 2:33amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEarly in tonight’s episode, Shelby tries to lead Dominic to safety through the tunnels under the house. But before…
B+Season 6American Horror Story: Roanoke turns subtext into powerful textEmily L. Stephens10/27/16 4:06amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“Why the hell is she filming herself?” Dominic asks as Agnes stands outside, threatening the house’s inhabitants with…
ASeason 6AHS: Roanoke starts rolling and doesn’t stop, no matter whatEmily L. Stephens10/20/16 3:19amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“We rolling? The camera never stops, no matter what,” reality-show creator/producer Sidney Aaron James (Cheyenne…
C-Season 6AHS: Roanoke finds itself in a hole, keeps digging—into its pastEmily L. Stephens10/13/16 2:41amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkTrust American Horror Story to build the house, then worry about what it rests on. When Edward Phillippe Mott (Evan…
C+Season 6A messy AHS: Roanoke spills its gutsEmily L. Stephens10/06/16 2:48amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn a messy, visceral jumble of storytelling from every angle, “Chapter 4” of American Horror Story: Roanoke spills its…
B-Season 6On American Horror Story: Roanoke, you only think you know the storyEmily L. Stephens9/29/16 3:30amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn “Chapter 3” of American Horror Story: Roanoke, Kathy Bates is here to kick ass and eat still-beating hearts. And…
CSeason 6American Horror Story serves up a load of “MURDE”Emily L. Stephens9/22/16 3:23amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn my review of American Horror Story’s season premiere—and AHS: Roanoke’s first episode—I hoped that its…
