Category: Movies and TV Reviews

“Scandal, and sex change, and murder – oh my!” thanks Tim, that opening line sums up Ugly Betty as a whole. Misgivings about the title aside, series-long producer Sheila Lawrence takes her second credit following the wonderful “Fey’s Sleigh Ride” after some…

“I want the world to know” that I love this goddamn show. Directed by first-time Ugly Betty director Wendey Stanzler, she’s done a lot before and after Ugly Betty: Desperate Housewives, Monk, Sex and the City, The Vampire Diaries, Glee, Arrowverse, GLOW,…

“Frankly, lady, I don’t know what you look like,” but I do! Oh, I do love her so much. Directed by Michael Spiller, he is probably best known for being a director and producer for The Mindy Project, as well as a…

Ahh yes, that episode to make you feel something rather significant. Written by showrunner and creator Silvio Horta, this is only his third writing credit for his own show, which is good to see sometimes. As I’ve said before, it’s difficult to…

I don’t even need to say a funny line to make this one look bad. Giving the credits for our director this time out won’t make it any better either, as in the 90s she directed a Tim Herlihy and… Adam Sandler…

7 episodes of Christmas, that’s just something I know. Directed by producer James Hayman, this is the third of eight Ugly Betty episodes. While writing team Veronica West (Becker) and Sarah Kacserka, the two are probably best known for being the showrunners…

“Today, she’s the boss.” Directed by Ken Whittingham, he’s best known for directing 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Entourage, The Office, and Scrubs. It turns out two out of five is bad. This being Whittingham’s one and only episode of Ugly Betty.…

Is he still a himbo? I hadn’t noticed. After writing “Queens for a Day,” Marco Pennette returns for his second of six episodes, the same number of episodes he’ll go on to write for Desperate Housewives. Director Sarah Pia Anderson makes her only appearance…

Daniel, some of them do. The first episode to be written by this season’s story editor, Dailyn Rodriguez, makes one of two appearances as a writer for Ugly Betty before moving on to other projects. Including an adaptation of Meg Medina’s 2013…

Hot damn, what are they paying nurses with in Telenovelas, blood diamonds? Directed by Jamie Babbit, she’s known for directing a few things even recently, like Only Murders in the Building, My Lady Jane, and Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, but also…