Season 2 of Netflix’s “Running Point” Is An Easy Layup
“Running Point” seems poised to stay in contention for multiple seasons to come.
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Netflix’s Animated “Stranger Things: Tales from ’85” is an Insulting Waste of Time
Every chance to do something inventive and interesting in “Tales from ‘85” is ignored for lazy fan-fic writing, slack plotting, and inconsistent characters.
The Eight Best Episodes of Netflix’s “Untold” Series, Ranked
The best films in Netflix’s Untold series, which just completed its sixth season.
Volume Six of Netflix’s “Untold” Offers More Digestible Breakdowns of Sports Scandals
From dressage to anal beads, this year’s crop of sports docs breaks down some of sport’s most curious controversies.
Prime Video’s “Kevin” Won’t Help With the Existential Felines
A frustrating experience, if for no other reason than its pedigree is much more prestigious than the mangy strays of the show itself.
Netflix’s “Beef” Returns with a Season as Twisted and Hysterical as the First
The writing is as good as anything on television as Lee’s gift for dialogue and storytelling shines through all eight episodes
MGM+’s Cult Hit “From” Wanders Through Frustrating Yet Addictive Fourth Season
I get increasingly doubtful that anyone has any idea where this is going.
Noah Kahan: Out of Body
“Noah Kahan: Out of Body” will play better to fans of the subject’s music, but it works as well as it does because it refuses to just be fan service.
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
It’s one of the most engaging and entertaining series of the year to date.
Thrash
“Thrash” is boring, only finding a couple interesting visuals to alleviate the ludicrous nature of it all.
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
It may delight super fans of the original, but doesn’t do much else.
Netflix’s “Big Mistakes” Starts Off Feeling Small but Settles into Its Best Self
It’s not perfect, but if this is Netflix’s newest “Ozark Lite,” it’s a better one than most of that imitative field.
HBO’s “Euphoria” Feels as Lost as Its Characters in Riveting, Infuriating Third Season
If the goal is to reflect a lack of direction or focus in the quarter-life crises of its characters through a show that also can’t maintain a train of thought then mission accomplished.
Peacock’s “The Miniature Wife” is Big on Feelings, and That’s Not Nothing
A setup that begs you to pay attention.
Final Season of “Hacks” Ends a Perfect Run for HBO Max Hit
A closing routine that’s about legacy, friendship, and the power of a perfect punchline.
AMC’s “The Audacity” Keeps Aiming for Big-Tech Mockery, But Mostly Bums Us Out
It’s a story we’ve heard told before, and better, and “The Audacity” hardly gives these ideas the upgrade they need.
“Star Wars” Keeps Its Animation on the Dark Side (Literally) with “Maul – Shadow Lord”
Perpetuates my fears about Dave Filoni and this new era of “Star Wars.”
“The Boys” Remains the Most Pressing Superhero Show of Our Time With Electric Final Season
“The Boys” has always been a show that gives its actors challenging material, but this season takes the cake.
