Not every book is suited to be adapted to the screen, and so it might be with "American Gods." Producer Bryan Fuller is known for his exquisite visual and unconventional narrative touches (see NBC's "Hannibal"), but this disjointed attempt to execute Neil Gaiman's weird, sweeping supernatural novel feels like a half-cooked meal.
If Jonathan Demme, who died Wednesday at age 73, had done nothing else in his movie directing life except "Something Wild," "Stop Making Sense" and "The Silence of the Lambs," his place in history would be secure -- and exalted.
Filmmaker Jonathan Demme, whose Oscar-winning thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" terrified audiences and introduced one of the most indelible villains in movie history, died Wednesday morning in New York. He was 73.
"Dear White People" works perfectly as a half-hour series, providing a sharp look at African-American students at a predominantly white Ivy League university while creating an assortment of appealing, well-defined personalities. Making the jump from 2014 movie to TV show, the Netflix show passes the test of juggling relevance and entertainment with flying colors.
