Colin Farrell Shines In Apple TV+’s Refined and Genre-Bending Sugar
Colin Farrell stars in Apple’s new detective series that’s not quite what it first seems to be.
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Giancarlo Esposito Can’t Keep Overcrowded, Rushed Parish on the Road
Giancarlo Esposito is back on AMC with a new crime drama that doesn’t give one of the best actors of his generation an adequate platform.
BET+’s Diarra from Detroit Successfully Blends Comedy & Mystery
Diarra Kilpatrick has a new TV show that blends mystery and comedy. At least one of those elements works enough to make it worth a look.
Disney+ Returns to the Classic World of X-Men ’97
X-Men ’97 picks up where the animated series left off, clearing the high bar set by fans of the original.
Netflix Dutifully Unpacks Memorable Cases in Overdone Homicide: New York
Homicide: New York is the latest project from the Dick Wolf content machine, but it lets down the survivors of these headline-grabbing cases, as well as the officers who solved them.
Palm Royale is Pretty and Shallow, Which At Least Matches its Characters
Kristen Wiig leads an amazing cast on Apple TV+’s Palm Royale, which also includes Oscar winners Allison Janney and Laura Dern.
Girls5eva Switches Streaming Labels with Funny, Brief Third Season
A review of the third season of Girls5eva, now on Netflix.
Apples Never Fall
It’s an arresting portrayal that insists on Joy’s humanity even when her story is being told by those who would negate it.
Netflix Launches Ambitious, Engaging Adaptation of 3 Body Problem
A TV review of 3 Body Problem, the latest Netflix show co-created by the team behind Game of Thrones.
Bella
Pioneering dancer and choreographer Bella Lewitzky tells her own story in this documentary using archival footage and her own words.
Dead Ringers: Rebirthing Body Horror
Another look at Prime Video’s Dead Ringers, starring Rachel Weisz.
Queens
Our modern human society is still lacking in feminine perspectives behind and in front of the camera, the microscope, and the park ranger badge—all points that Queens makes well.
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen Stumbles Through the Door from Film to TV
A TV review of the new Netflix show (loosely) based on the Guy Ritchie film.
Apple TV+ Gets A Bit Too Silly With The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
A TV review of the new Apple TV comedy.
The Tourist Returns for Tumultuous Second Season on Netflix
The Tourist travels from Max to Netflix for its second season, almost as entertaining as the first.
Home Entertainment Guide: February 2024
On the latest Blu-ray releases, including a Criterion edition of McCabe & Mrs. Miller.
The Roaring Twenties Joins the Criterion Collection
On an excellent new Criterion release of a gangster movie classic.
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders sometimes feels like its spinning its own wheels, but that becomes an effective way to replicate what undeniably happened to Danny Casolaro, a man who got so caught up in potential conspiracies that he never found a way out of the rabbit hole.
The Second Season of Will Trent Premieres as Charming as Ever
A review of the second season of ABC’s Will Trent.
