Paul Giamatti
The Holdovers is overflowing with gentle warmth and biting humor, making for a perfect Christmas movie and an easy go-to cheer-up picture.
Ultimately, it is better to take the glorification of a powerful figure with a grain of salt, rather than a spoonful of sugar.
As an ending to the first batch of the season, the episode gives us exactly what we want: explosive anticipation of Bobby and Mike’s war.
One of the biggest joys in watching Billions is witnessing the rivalry between Bobby Axelrod…
Much like the previous four episodes, “Contract” is an episode full of thrills, fun, and phenomenal performances.
New alliances are formed, things are moving fast, and the stakes are just getting higher each episode.
As suggested by the title of this episode, ‘Beg, Bribe, Bully’ revolves around those three villainous activities, and all told from three different perspectives.
Much like last week’s episode of Billions, ‘The Chris Rock Test’ is a solid episode that moves fast and sets the season’s overarching story in motion.
This formula is exactly why even after four brilliant seasons, Billions still manages to keep things fresh and surprising.
Private Life is a beautifully crafted study of two people who struggle to relinquish their desire to control and plan every element of their life.
The Phenom is a difficult film to pin down. While trailers and taglines suggest a sports drama in the vein of, say, A League of Their Own or For The Love of the Game, this somewhat sombre drama feels tapered down, unwilling to pander to the feelgood melodrama that can sometimes overwhelm these kind of movies. It’s the story of the improbably named Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons), a talented pitcher thrust into the limelight after signing for a major league club straight out of school.
