‘John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA’ Is a Winningly Shambolic Pop-Up...
Los Angeles is not the first city fans would associate with comedian John Mulaney. That would be Chicago, his hometown and the backdrop to innumerable childhood anecdotes in his stand-up act, or New...
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As the new Doctor at the helm of the Tardis, the police box-shaped time-traveling ship, Ncuti Gatwa takes “Doctor Who” on a thrilling ride that doesn’t disappoint. The ancient alien and his latest...
View ArticleJoel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly Keep Overly Elaborate Sci-Fi Thriller...
The phrase “we’re our own worst enemies” takes on a literal meaning in Apple TV+’s “Dark Matter,” based on Blake Crouch’s 2016 novel of the same name, and adapted by the author for television. A...
View Article‘Black Twitter: A People’s History’ Offers a Hasty Archive of a Bygone Era:...
Black Twitter was something you were either aware of, or you weren’t. However, the influence of Black culture on the social media platform can’t be understated. Hulu’s “Black Twitter: A People’s...
View ArticleAMC’s ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Remains a Bloody Good Time in Season 2: TV...
In a sea of rote, listless IP, the first season of AMC’s “Interview With the Vampire” felt like manna from heaven — or blood to a thirsty nightwalker. Yes, the show was part of a reverse-engineered...
View ArticleHBO Makeover Show ‘We’re Here’ Takes on Drag Bans With a Recast Season 4: TV...
The premise of the drag makeover show “We’re Here” is that queer liberation hasn’t extended as far as it could. For three seasons, a group of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni have traveled to small towns...
View ArticlePolin’s Love Story in ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Part 1 Delivers Glow-Ups,...
Netflix’s acclaimed 19th century-set “Bridgerton” has returned for the first half of its third season, and it’s more lush and enticing than audiences might remember. Season 3 opens as a new crop of...
View ArticleAndré Holland Is Stellar as Huey P. Newton, but ‘The Big Cigar’ Never...
While much attention is paid to the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Panther Party hasn’t been as closely examined in popular culture. Apple TV+’s “The Big Cigar” is adapted from Joshuah Bearman’s 2012...
View ArticleShane Gillis Netflix Sitcom ‘Tires’ Is a Self-Funded Showcase That Spins Its...
At this month’s Cannes Film Festival, Francis Ford Coppola and Kevin Costner each unveiled passion projects they opted to finance themselves after institutional backers initially passed. This week,...
View ArticleRobert Downey Jr., Quinta Brunson, Kim Kardashian and Nicholas Galitzine Set...
Variety’s “Actors on Actors” returns for its 20th season with the biggest stars of this year’s Emmys season. Among the highlights of the latest lineup: The first public conversation between Emma Corrin...
View ArticleBenedict Cumberbatch’s Disturbing but Poignant ‘Eric’ Is About Much More Than...
In Netflix’s limited series “Eric,” from screenwriter Abi Morgan (“Shame,” “The Hour”), famed puppeteer Vincent Anderson (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his wife, Cassie (Gaby Hoffmann), are forced to...
View Article‘Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup’ Examines the Pitfalls of Notoriety: TV Review
A continuation of the documentary, “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard,” Lifetime’s eight-part docuseries, “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up,” chronicles a new chapter of Gypsy Rose...
View ArticleFX’s ‘Clipped’ Is a Fast-Paced, Fittingly Trashy Take on the Donald Sterling...
You can’t really talk about “Clipped” without bringing up “Winning Time,” so we might as well get the comparison out of the way. The FX limited series bills itself as “the scandalous story of L.A.’s...
View Article‘The Acolyte’ Joins ‘Andor’ as Another ‘Star Wars’ Success on Disney+: TV Review
Since Disney revived “Star Wars” in 2015 with J.J. Abrams’ “The Force Awakens,” the strongest entries in the franchise have had one trait in common. Rian Johnson’s “The Last Jedi” and Tony Gilroy’s...
View ArticleHulu’s ‘Queenie’ Offers a Brilliant Take on Navigating Your 20s While...
Based on Candice Carty-Williams’ bestselling debut novel of the same name and adapted for television by the author, “Queenie” follows 25-year-old Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown, in a star-making...
View ArticleHulu’s ‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld’ Is a Strictly Surface-Level Portrait of a...
Fashion designers, it seems, come in pairs. At least they do on television: earlier this year, Apple TV+ drama “The New Look” positioned Christian Dior and Coco Chanel as foils in the wake of World War...
View ArticleHBO’s ‘Fantasmas’ Is an Immersive Journey Into the Singular Mind of Creator...
As a writer for “Saturday Night Live” from 2016 to 2019, Julio Torres was able to create immersive worlds — the existential melancholy of a sink; the font obsession of an “Avatar” super fan — in just a...
View ArticleJake Gyllenhaal Is Endlessly Watchable in Apple TV+’s Brilliant ‘Presumed...
In Apple TV+’s “Presumed Innocent,” Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Chicago’s chief deputy prosecutor, Rusty Sabich. Based on Scott Turow’s 1987 novel of the same name, the show finds Rusty on trial for the...
View Article‘The Boys’ Suffers Growing Pains in Its Darkest Season Yet: TV Review
You have to hand it to “The Boys.” Production on Season 4 of the Amazon action satire wrapped over a year ago, with its release delayed by subsequent strikes in the entertainment industry. (Season 3...
View Article‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Part 2 Is the Most Fascinating Chapter of the Franchise...
“Bridgerton” Season 3 is no fairytale. Instead, the second half of the season, arguably some of the most vital chapters in the franchise, is about taking up space and having the courage to face the...
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