“Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” is a Tough but Important Watch
A haunting series that emphasizes the humanity of the victims and the loss they experienced to their loved ones and the world.
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Ballad of a Small Player
“Ballad of a Small Player” is one of the most over-directed films I’ve ever seen.
CBS Wants Your Sitcom Time to Be Spent at the “DMV”
“DMV” is already at that phase where it just needs to refine what it does well to become a weekly watch for the millions of people who still watch CBS.
Apple TV+ Thriller “The Last Frontier” Gets Snowed Under In Pulpy Action and Cheap Melodrama
“The Last Frontier” flits between two distinct modes, one entertaining and one frustrating.
Tim Robinson Sits in a World of Paranoid Conspiracies in HBO’s “The Chair Company”
It’s a show that alternately plays like a mystery and a study of a man going insane. It might be both.
Murdaugh: Death in the Family
The acting often outshines the merely competent direction, editing, and melodramatic writing.
Netflix’s “Boots” is a Trite Coming-of-Age Tale with a Hollow Corps
In trying to play both sides, “Boots” falls flat tonally.
Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost
As we learn more about three generations of Stillers, the film takes the shape of a family therapy session that just happens to be lovingly crafted into a feature documentary.
Apple TV+’s “The Sisters Grimm” is a Fractured, Frustrating Animated Fairy Tale
Falls under the same frustrating spell as so many other animated shows.
Hulu’s “Chad Powers” Wastes Talents of Glen Powell
Combine the sports movie with the prosthetics-based slapstick comedy, and you get Chad Powers, unfortunately
A Tale of Two Machines: On the First Season of “Alien Earth”
A conversation with Alien: Earth stars Babou Cesay and Sydney Chandler aabout the first season of the hit FX show.
House of Guinness
It might not be all that good when binged all at once. But consumed in moderation on a gloomy day, it could be the cure for what ales ya.
Hotel Costiera Serves Up a Cozy, Slightly Watered Down Heist Cocktail
“Hotel Costiera” goes down easy, but it doesn’t capitalize on the buzzy possibilities of the sub-genre.
Marvel Animation’s “Marvel Zombies” Doesn’t Have Enough Flesh On Its Shambling Bones
An underdeveloped and underwhelming horror venture for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
“Slow Horses” Continues to Entertain, Even in a Lesser Season
This is the weakest “Slow Horses” season to date, and yet it’s still pretty darn entertaining.
