Nikki Nack

June, 2014

• Lost guru Damon Lindelof s new HBO series opens with two percent of the human population suddenly vanishing without warning or fanfare. Don't expect another take on the Rapture prophecy, however. Instead, The Leftovers—based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name—is as much mystery as thriller. After a low-key (yet wholly unnerving) depiction of the disappearances, the series jumps ahead three years to a world still unsure how or why millions were taken. Justin Theroux, Liv Tyler and the oth...