TV Reviews
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‘Echo’ Review: Grounded Crime Drama Sticks With Marvel’s Same Old TV Mistakes
Even so, Alaqua Cox leads a focused story that could be described as the MCU’s answer to “Justified”
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‘The Brothers Sun’ Review: Michelle Yeoh Anchors Netflix’s Stylized Gangster Series
The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star shines without stealing the spotlight from leading men Justin Chien and Sam Song Li
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‘True Detective’ Season 4 Review: HBO Series Makes an Icy Hot Comeback
Jodie Foster and Kali Reis carry “Night Country” past spooky red herrings and gratuitous melodrama
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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Specials Broke the Rules for an Ambitious New Beginning | Commentary
With David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa both getting a TARDIS, Disney+ kicks off a whole new world for the venerable franchise
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‘Dr. Death’ Season 2 Review: Edgar Ramírez Impresses in Engaging but Limited True Story
Peacock’s adaptation of the hit podcast follows the crimes of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, but largely avoids examining the real monster behind the surgeon mask
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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Review: Disney+ Delivers a Mythical Marvel That Surpasses the Films
Walker Scobell takes on the titular role of the demigod tasked with returning a thunderbolt to Zeus, while saving his mother from the throws of the Underworld
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‘The Crown’ Season 6 Part 2 Review: Netflix Drama Splutters to the Finish Line With an Exhausting Whimper
The Diana years started off with sly ambition but the series falters through the ‘90s to a disappointing conclusion
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‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’ Review: Tony Shalhoub’s Anxiety-Plagued Investigator Searches for Purpose in a Post-Pandemic World
The Emmy-winning actor returns to his iconic TV role in a movie sequel that stays true to the tone of the original series, but struggles to chart new ground
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‘Fargo’ Season 5 Review: FX Series Returns With More Hapless Criminals and Grotesque Killings
Jon Hamm and Juno Temple steal the show as the anthology series gets back on track
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‘The Crown’ Season 6 Part 1 Review: Royal Tragedy Looms as Netflix Drama Nears the End
Princess Diana and Dodi take center stage in the first half of the show’s final season
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‘A Murder at the End of the World’ Review: Emma Corrin Leads the First Great Sci-Fi Show for the ChatGPT Era
The FX limited series from filmmaking duo Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij is an ambitious work that mixes multiple genres to create a propulsive thriller
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‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ Review: David Oyelowo Commands the Latest Taylor Sheridan Show
The Paramount+ series traces the origin story of the real-life hero
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‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Review: Netflix Limited Series Fails to Capture Pulitzer-Winning Novel’s Essence
Despite a winning lead performance by newcomer Aria Mia Loberti, the four-part show based on Anthony Doerr’s 2014 book is overly broad and mostly bad
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‘The Gilded Age’ Season 2 Review: HBO Drama Boasts Flashy Sets, Falters on Story
Julian Fellowes’ period piece, led by Carrie Coon and Christine Baranski, still struggles to develop characters beyond cardboard cutouts of old American society
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‘Fellow Travelers’ Review: Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey Lead a Brilliant Mix of Sex, Politics and Manipulation
The Showtime limited series follows a decades-long affair set to the backdrop of intense political dangers and the burgeoning gay rights movement
