The Best Man review: Richly detailed, perfectly paced and splendidly cast

He shared a stepfather with Jackie Kennedy and twice ran unsuccessfully for office. It’s really no surprise that his 1960 play The Best Man, a tale of wheeler-dealing at a fictitious Democratic convention, has the ring of truth – or, given the ubiquitous corruption, the reek of authenticity. Rival candidates William Russell, an honourable statesman […]

Altered Carbon Review: Sci-Fi Drama Is Visually Stunning, Unevenly Paced

When technology advances to the point that death is more a minor inconvenience and less a consciousness-ending blow, humans will have the theoretical ability to live forever. But Altered Carbon, Netflix’s optically impressive yet frustratingly off-balance new drama, makes a convincing argument that we probably shouldn’t. The sci-fi series, which begins streaming its entire first season […]