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‘Monsters’ Review: Netflix’s Menendez Brothers Series Is a Messy, Salacious Slog
Confusing perspective for speculation, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's second "Monster" season tosses out a lot of theories, none of which include a good reason for revisiting the '90s parricide case.
View Article‘Penelope’ Review: Mark Duplass’ Indie Netflix Series Is a Sweet Adventure...
In Mel Eslyn and Mark Duplass' self-financed Sundance series, a 16-year-old girl flees to the woods by herself, hoping a path of self-reliance will better prepare her for the daunting future ahead.
View Article‘The Franchise’ Review: Sam Mendes’ HBO Comedy Is an Unrelenting Evisceration...
Starring Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, and Richard E. Grant, the (very) British satire of Hollywood's top export goes behind-the-scenes of a fictional movie franchise to berate the artistic and moral...
View Article‘Sweetpea’ Review: Ella Purnell’s Revenge Drama Is a Sloppy, Shallow Fantasy
Combining the corrupted innocence of "Yellowjackets" with "Dexter's" vigilante justice, the Starz import follows a timid, traumatized young woman who, after one loss too many, goes on a (mini) killing...
View Article‘Disclaimer’ Review: Who Can We Trust in Alfonso Cuaron’s Spellbinding...
In the first two episodes, Alfonso Cuarón cautions viewers against blindly accepting manipulative narratives before dropping us into a doozy of disparate perspectives. But is the truth well-hidden, or...
View Article‘Shrinking’ Season 2 Shows the Cracks in Apple’s ‘Ted Lasso’ TV Universe
The sitcom, from "Ted Lasso" co-creator Bill Lawrence, strains to emulate its accomplished predecessor, as it follows a well-meaning dad working to resolve his issues through radical kindness.
View ArticleThe New ‘Matlock’ Isn’t the Old ‘Matlock,’ but Is That Enough?
The CBS series — don't call it a reboot! — delivered a massive twist in its first episode, but the real work will be to make sure it doesn't derail the promising procedural's many other moving parts.
View Article‘Disclaimer’ Review: Episodes 3 and 4 Dig for Buried Truths in ‘Exquisite’...
Even the exuberant sex scenes in "Disclaimer" stem from someone's suffering, as new details about Catherine's secret emerge. But which are trustworthy, treacherous, or somewhere in between?
View Article‘Disclaimer’ Review: Episode 5 Creates a Little Clarity by Considering Who’s...
Kodi Smit-McPhee's Nicholas has now entered the chat.
View Article‘Somebody Somewhere’ Review: Season 3 Offers a Ray of Light Among TV’s Dark Days
Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen's final season makes a sweet, striking case for choosing light over dark, hope over cynicism, and community over greed, whenever humanly possible.
View Article‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 Review: Keri Russell Is Stellar in Netflix’s...
Debora Cahn's sophomore season acts out a spirited play on political relationships — and relationship politics — as Russell's potential vice-presidential successor ponders a promotion, plays detective,...
View Article‘Disclaimer’ Episode 6 Review: Cate Blanchett Fights for Her Truth (Finally)...
In a striking penultimate episode, Catherine Ravenscroft is done letting anyone else tell her story.
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