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News Articles: TV Reviews

Bo Burnham, seen here accepting a DGA First-Time Feature Film Award for <em>Eighth Grade </em>in 2019, has a new special that places him in a much quieter space.

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  • TV Reviews

Bo Burnham's 'Inside' Is A Musical Fantasy About Terrible Realities

Burnham has been away from stand-up for a long time, and this is not a stand-up special. It's theater, filmed at home, touching on some of the harshest realities of the isolated mind.

June 04, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Kate Winslet as Mare on <em>Mare of Easttown</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Mare Of Easttown': Your Finale Questions, Answered

The mystery was finally solved on Sunday night's seventh and final episode of HBO's Mare of Easttown. It got complicated, so we've got answers.

May 30, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Lupe (Victoria Moroles) and Sunny (Kuhoo Verma) are snubbed at the pharmacy when Lupe needs a morning-after pill.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Plan B' Is A Winning Comedy With Some Painful Truths

The new film Plan B follows two teenagers on a trek to obtain a morning-after pill. Surprisingly warm but also broadly funny, it's a tricky balance executed very well.

May 28, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow appear (along with David Schwimmer) in the special <em>Friends: The Reunion</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

The 'Friends' Reunion That Lost Its Nerve

After a year of delay, the Friends reunion is on HBO Max. And while there are some poignant moments of reminiscing, there's entirely too much irrelevant celebrity and too much James Corden.

May 27, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Naomi Ackie as Alicia and Lena Waithe as Denise in season 3 of <em>Master of None</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Master Of None' Returns With Mixed Results — And Unanswered Questions

The new season of Netflix's Master of None is back, with lingering questions for star and co-creator, Aziz Ansari — questions the show tries to dodge by shifting its focus to Lena Waithe's character.

May 22, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
Two evil geniuses: A tech mogul Austin Van Der Sleet (voiced by Beck Bennett) and Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing (voiced by Patton Oswalt).

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  • TV Reviews

'Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.': A Goofy Supervillain Basks In A Comic Spotlight

The jokes come fast and furious in this Hulu series about a D-list supervillain (voiced by co-creator Patton Oswalt) struggling to keep it together.

May 21, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
Barry Jenkins served as showrunner, executive producer, writer and director to the 10-part Amazon series, <em>The Underground Railroad</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Underground Railroad' Is A Hard But Beautiful Reflection On Black Pain

Barry Jenkins' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad reaches us at a time when we are most prepared for its message, but severely challenged by its delivery system.

May 15, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
L to R: Legendary comic Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) performs while her reluctant assistant Ava (Hannah Einbinder) literally waits in the wings on <em>Hacks</em>.

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  • Television

'Hacks': A Comedic Generational Divide Gets Bridged, (Jean) Smartly

Two women attempt to reconcile their respective approaches to comedy in HBO Max's smart, sharp (but not too sharp), warm (but not too warm) series.

May 13, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
Tesla CEO Elon Musk strikes a pose at a December 2020 awards ceremony in Germany. This weekend, he hosted NBC's <em>Saturday Night Live</em>.

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  • Television

Elon Musk Takes An Awkward Turn As 'Saturday Night Live' Host

The Tesla CEO got to cement his image as a celebrity with pop culture cachet, appearing with the SNL cast in silly sketches that promoted his pet projects and dressing up as a video game character.

May 09, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
L to R: Walter/Brainwave (Ben Daniels) and Sheldon/The Utopian (Josh Duhamel) agree to table their discussion in Netflix's <em>Jupiter's Legacy</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Jupiter's Legacy' Decodes The Superhero Genre Without Subverting It

There are lots of familiar trappings in Netflix's latest "realistic superheroes" series, but the way it grapples with the moral code at the heart of the superhero genre sets it apart.

May 07, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
The ladies of <em>Girls5eva</em>: Gloria (Paula Pell), Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry), and Summer (Busy Philipps).

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  • Pop Culture

'Girls5eva' Is Just Catchy Enough

The Peacock comedy series about a has-been fictional girl group from the '90s has great, big performances and a lot of nostalgia.

May 06, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
Chloé Zhao accepts the Oscar for best director during Sunday night's ceremony. Her film <em>Nomadland </em>also won best picture.

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  • Pop Culture

7 Takeaways From The Train-Station Oscars

A bungled ending, some charming winners, and making the best of a bad situation — the 2021 Oscars left an impression in a few ways.

April 26, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
<em>The Falcon and the Winter Soldier </em>explores the question of whether there can be a Black Captain America.

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  • TV Reviews

'The Falcon And The Winter Soldier' Finale Makes A Poignant Reveal

The final episode of the first season of Marvel's Disney+ series dropped Friday — along with a timely surprise.

April 23, 2021
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  • Eric Deggans
Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor as Romeo and Juliet, and Lucian Msamati as Friar Laurence, in the new <em>Romeo & Juliet </em>on PBS's <em>Great Performances</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

A Pandemic 'Romeo & Juliet' Finds A New Language Of Love And Loss

A cleverly made Romeo & Juliet, adapted from a planned theatrical run to a filmed version, embraces the promise and the romance of a large and empty theater as a place to situate a classic story.

April 23, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
Cartographer Alina (Jessie Mei Li) maps her own fate in Netflix's fantasy series, <em>Shadow and Bone</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Shadow And Bone': Netflix's Latest Fantasy Series Is Tsar-tlingly Bingeable

Netflix's new fantasy series contains many familiar elements, but a twisty, fast-moving plot and smart storytelling decisions make it a satisfying, eminently bingeable meal.

April 23, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
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