“Alien” famously told us that in space no one can hear you scream. “I.S.S.,” which takes place in the US/Russia International Space Station, shows us that it may be more terrifying to consider whether in space someone can overhear your whisper.   It is an efficient thrill ride, running about 90 minutes, with every moment used […]

They called him Terrible Tom, and it was a compliment.  Longtime Washington Post writer Tom Shales, who died Saturday at 79 of complications from COVID, was the most influential TV critic in North America for many decades, admired for his wit and insight and dreaded for his brutal takedowns of programs and artists he disliked. Shales wrote or […]