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.
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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.
Netflix’s “Boots” is a Trite Coming-of-Age Tale with a Hollow Corps
In trying to play both sides, “Boots” falls flat tonally.
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.
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.
Sterlin Harjo Aims High, Does Not Miss with FX’s “The Lowdown”
For all its humor, “The Lowdown” never sacrifices its darkness.
Season 3 of “Tulsa King” Features Boomers, Bullets, and Bourbon, Oh My
Amid its shaky narrative and the devil’s row of characters and dynamics, there’s something light and infectious about “Tulsa King”‘s particular way of being.
Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show” Piles On More Oscar Winners As The Show Loses Steam
It’s only a matter of time before the whole thing comes crashing down in a heap of self-important nonsense.
“Gen V” Rivals “The Boys” in a Sharper and Sleeker Season Two
While some may not enjoy this shift in tone, it helps the series grow into one that may eventually surpass “The Boys.”
Hulu K-Drama “Tempest” Grapples with the Inevitability of War and the Dream of Peace
If the series maintains its form, discovering who wins, who bends, and whether love plays a factor will make this a storm well worth getting caught up in.
“Only Murders in the Building” Tackles Changing World by Staying the Same
If you’re of the camp that “OMITB” has worn out its welcome, the fifth season won’t dissuade you from that stance.
Peacock’s “The Paper” Shuffles “The Office”‘s Formula To A Funny, Worthy Spinoff
A smart, breezy, goodnatured sitcom, and something of a love letter to the noblest aspects of the profession.
Something Wretched This Way Comes in the Second Half of “Wednesday” Season Two
Despite Part Two trying a sort of hard reset, “Wednesday” still struggles to feel cohesive.
Prime Video Prequel Series “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf” Fills In (But Doesn’t Fire) Blanks
“The Terminal List: Dark Wolf” consistently brings the action and the boom factor, big time.
The Personal Becomes Universal in Moving, Funny “Long Story Short”
A tribute through comedic storytelling to a family that may not be your own but that isn’t all that far off either.
