B-Season 9A disappointing finale sees Modern Family vaguely embracing changeKyle Fowle5/16/18 10:00pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThere’s no better reset button for a show than a season finale. Even for a sitcom, which is largely episodic, the…
CSeason 9Jokes about strokes dominate an exhausting episode of Modern FamilyKyle Fowle5/09/18 9:45pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAbout halfway through this week’s episode of Modern Family, Jay is doing everything he can to steal a family fishing…
B+Season 9Modern Family successfully muses on the complicated influence of family Kyle Fowle5/02/18 10:20pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkCam and Mitchell must have a bevy of dark secrets in their past, because karma just keeps coming for them. They’ve been…
CSeason 9Modern Family briefly remembers that characters should have lives and jobsKyle Fowle4/11/18 9:40pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEvery now and then, Modern Family remembers that its characters have jobs, life goals, and a number of decisions that…
C+Season 9Modern Family's modest streak of solid episodes comes to an endKyle Fowle4/04/18 10:15pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe last few episodes of Modern Family have largely succeeded because of some sort of theme connecting all the stories.…
B+Season 9An exploration of insecurity results in a poignant Modern Family Kyle Fowle3/28/18 9:45pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis week’s Modern Family, “Royal Visit,” does the rare thing of building around a central idea. Every single…
BSeason 9Wine tasting, hip hop dancing, and Oprah is all that Modern Family needs to succeedKyle Fowle3/21/18 9:55pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkFor the most part, Modern Family has two approaches to its episodes: there’s either a dominant A story complemented by…
B+Season 9Modern Family succeeds by getting back to basics and foregoing forced storylinesKyle Fowle3/07/18 9:45pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkBefore every single review of Modern Family I log into the ABC press site and find the press photos I want to accompany…
A-Season 9Valentine's Day gives Modern Family the loving spark that it needsKyle Fowle2/28/18 10:20pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIt’s not often, especially these days, that Modern Family gets to really dig into its central relationships. Every now…
BSeason 9Modern Family's lust for life is surprisingly effectiveKyle Fowle1/17/18 9:40pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkMaybe it’s the fact that there’s a bit of the old Modern Family poking through lately, or perhaps it’s just a welcome…
B-Season 9A health scare sees Modern Family musing on death (in a fun way!)Kyle Fowle1/10/18 10:05pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThere’s a lot of potential in “Dear Beloved Family,” an episode that, early on, sees Phil Dunphy rushed to the hospital…
BSeason 9The latest Modern Family is a showcase for the cast's physicalityKyle Fowle1/03/18 10:25pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAs Modern Family ages and relies more and more on comedic situations where, quite frankly, the characters aren’t…
B-Season 9One relationship is currently keeping Modern Family interestingKyle Fowle12/14/17 9:47amSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkAfter last week’s relatively pleasant, harmless episode, the Modern Family winter finale, “No Small Feet,” begins with…
BSeason 9A little "Tough Love" goes a long way on Modern FamilyKyle Fowle12/06/17 9:39pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkEarly on in “Tough Love,” Pam, Cam’s sister, wanders into Cam and Mitchell’s house with her baby. She’s barely moving…
BSeason 9Chris Martin is the highlight of Modern Family, and yes this is a headline from 2017Kyle Fowle11/29/17 10:35pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkWhen a sitcom spends most of its marketing time promoting the numerous guest stars set to appear in its next episode,…
CSeason 9Modern Family's Thanksgiving episode is, well, overstuffedKyle Fowle11/15/17 10:17pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkLast season’s Thanksgiving episode saw Modern Family dig into the little details of interpersonal, familial…
C-Season 9Selfish, manipulative characters ruin a Modern Family celebrationKyle Fowle11/01/17 9:49pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkOne of the more fascinating things about sticking with a sitcom as it ages is that you can watch it cycle through…
BSeason 9Modern Family embraces sincerity on a Halloween-themed episodeKyle Fowle10/25/17 10:00pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkTradition and routine plays a role in our daily lives, but it’s never more apparent than it is during the holidays.…
CSeason 9It turns out that talking about sex isn't Modern Family's forteKyle Fowle10/18/17 10:20pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkA common theme in some of these Modern Family reviews, at least in the last few seasons, is how the show has struggled…
BSeason 9Modern Family might be finding the relationship tension it so desperately needsKyle Fowle10/11/17 9:35pmSaveEditEmbiggenSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkWe all have things, be they rituals or physical things or some sort of mantra, that keeps us grounded during the day.…
