Vince Gilligan’s Riveting “Pluribus” Is the Television Event of the Year
It is mostly a one-woman show, run by a phenomenally sharp Seehorn.
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Train Dreams
Bentley and co-writer Greg Kwedar (“Sing Sing”) tell a story of an ordinary life in an extraordinary way.
Death by Lightning
“Death by Lightning” sticks to a refreshingly linear timeline, save for a few well-placed flashbacks that actually serve to inform the story.
NBC Mockumentary Sitcom “Stumble” is a Flipping Good Time
“Stumble” gets a high score, thanks to it mostly resisting easy/dumb jokes in favor of surprising and warm ones.
All Her Fault
“All Her Fault” is an anxiety-inducing thriller with the sudden drops of a sinkhole and the venomous twists of a snake pit.
MGM+’s “Robin Hood” Dazzles With Its Craft, Yet Lacks the Allure to Justify Its Creation
Even when the plot falters, “Robin Hood” is a rare series that emulates its time period with ease with its visual and musical feats.
HBO’s Zennial Comedy “I Love LA” Lets Rachel Sennott Navigate Life, Love, and Influence
It’s a show for the self-obsessed, the image-centric, and the painfully irresponsible. In that respect, it might capture its setting and cohort perfectly.
“The Witcher” Changes Its Face and Loses Some Of Its Magic in Season 4
Season 4 continues the sprawl that has made “The Witcher” feel less like a gritty fantasy slash-em-up and more like homework.
Apple TV Sends Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson “Down Cemetery Road” in Stylish Fashion
This is powerfully entertaining stuff, filled with satisfying twists and turns.
Season 2 of Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” Keeps the Formula With Some Improvements
There’s a reason so many love stories are about the initial courtship—it makes for good drama in a way the work of making relationships function just doesn’t.
HBO’s “IT: Welcome to Derry” Feels too Much Like a Sideshow in the Stephen King Circus
This vision of Derry too often feels like one of those Hollywood backlots: all the facades look right, but there’s nothing behind them.
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Cerveza has found a way to take an old story and comment on something new without fundamentally altering the source material.
Harlan Coben’s Lazarus
The show reveals motives and suspects come out of crevices that feel so engineered to surprise you that they often stop making sense.
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It’s a messy movie in a way that produces frustration instead of fear, and its nods to commentary on gender roles and the need to become and stay beautiful feel shallow and insincere.
In Mubi’s “Hal & Harper,” Cooper Raiff Has a Hard Time Growing Up
What elevates the show’s hazy presentation, though, is the performances of Reinhart and Ruffalo.
Mr. Scorsese
This project is largely a love letter to creativity, a story of a man who pushed through every valley in his career to create a higher peak.
William Fichtner Transforms AMC’s “Talamasca” Into Something Worthwhile
A review of the new show set in Anne Rice’s universe, one stolen by a great character actor.
In the Third Season of “The Diplomat,” It’s All Upsides and Distances, Darling
It’s easy to see why “The Diplomat” is Emmy-nominated; this show deserves the praise.
