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News Articles: TV Reviews

"Now THAT's fan-servicing!': L to R: LEGO Finn, LEGO Rey, LEGO Poe, LEGO Rose and LEGO Chewie plan a Life Day party in <em>The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

A Tale Of 2 Star Wars Holiday Specials: 2020 (LEGO) Vs. 1978 (Oh, No)

The new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special gently satirizes the franchise, but the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special nearly killed it.

November 17, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
Nick Robinson as Eric Walker in <em>A Teacher</em> on Hulu on FX.

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  • TV Reviews

'A Teacher' Tells A Lesson In Predatory Behavior

In the Hulu on FX limited series "A Teacher," a high school English teacher (Kate Mara) lures a student (Nick Robinson) into a sexual relationship. It doesn't turn out well.

November 17, 2020
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  • Fiona Geiran
Austin Abrams plays Dash, one of the book-loving leads in Netflix's <em>Dash & Lily. </em>

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  • TV Reviews

The Charming 'Dash & Lily' Is Sweet Holiday Goodness

The Netflix adaptation of a novel about a couple of teenagers who communicate by writing in a shared notebook is a well-made limited series with old-fashioned appeal.

November 14, 2020
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  • Linda Holmes
Emma Corrin plays Princess Diana in the latest season of <em>The Crown.</em>

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Season 4 Of 'The Crown' Introduces Princess Diana — And More Juicy Drama

The latest season of The Crown pulses with glamour and sizzle, as Elizabeth II greets the arrival of two women who threaten her preeminence: Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana.

November 11, 2020
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  • John Powers
Jim Carrey as Joe Biden and Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris on <em>Saturday Night Live</em> on Saturday.

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After Biden Victory, 'SNL' Returns To Form Thanks To Dave Chappelle

On the day that networks declared Biden the winner of the election, Saturday Night Live had a giddy energy in its first really trenchant episode of the season.

November 08, 2020
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  • Eric Deggans
Houston, We Have A Problem: (L to R) "Cap" (John C. Reilly), "Skip" (Fred Armisen) and "Rook" (Tim Heidecker) kick moonrocks in <em>Moonbase 8</em>.

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'Moonbase 8' Scrubs The Mission

The Showtime comedy series about three NASA astronauts-in-training at a mock moonbase in the desert vibrates on its own singular wavelength, but never generates laughs.

November 08, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
Mayoral candidate Amara Enyia holds a press conference during the 2019 Chicago race.

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  • TV Reviews

In 'City So Real,' An Election Is Only The Beginning

The Steve James documentary series City So Real is about the 2019 Chicago mayoral election. But its real message is that no one election determines the future.

November 03, 2020
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  • Linda Holmes
The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and The Child in Season 2 of <em>The Mandalorian on </em>Disney+.

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Return Of 'The Mandalorian' (And Baby Yoda)

Season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+ began today. The first new episode of the rollicking space Western takes off immediately with action and new, yet familiar, characters.

November 01, 2020
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  • Eric Deggans
Broadband installers Gus (Nick Frost) and Elton (Samson Kayo) midnight as paranormal investigators in Amazon's <em>Truth Seekers.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Truth Seekers': Comedy-Horror Haunted By Ghosts, Gags And Satisfying Reveals

Nothing's as it seems in this Amazon series, which (sort of) re-teams Nick Frost and Simon Pegg for a gently funny and sometimes scary tale about a team of paranormal investigators.

October 30, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
Sarah Cooper delivers the news in her special <em>Everything's Fine</em>.

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Sarah Cooper's Netflix Special Is As Weird As 2020, But In The Good Way

Sarah Cooper became famous for TikTok videos in which she lip-synced the president. Now, she's digging deeper into the emotional messes of this year.

October 27, 2020
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  • Linda Holmes
Grace (Nicole Kidman) and Jonathan (Hugh Grant) come undone in <em>The Undoing</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

In 'The Undoing,' Secrets, Murder And Zzzzs

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant can't save this HBO erotic thriller from feeling like a slog.

October 25, 2020
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  • Aisha Harris
Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas) is forbidding, foreboding and fierce — easily the best thing about Netflix's <em>Rebecca</em> remake.

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  • Movie Reviews

A Flat 'Rebecca' Remake For Netflix Is Haunted By The Ghost Of Hitchcock

Netflix's adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's swooning gothic novel strips it of subtext — and sex — and tacks on a ending that misunderstands the "romance" at its center.

October 21, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
Dominique (Odley Jean) is one of several high school students in Netflix's sprawling, ambitious <em>Grand Army.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Grand Army': Breakout Performances In A Depressing High School Tale

Netflix's latest teen melodrama attempts to tackle a lot of social issues and ills at once, to mixed results.

October 16, 2020
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  • Aisha Harris
Siblings Ana (Sydney Lemmon) and Daimon (Tom Austen) have a rivalry that causes infernal conflict in Hulu's <em>Helstrom</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

Damned If You Do: Hulu's Less-Than-Marvelous 'Helstrom'

A surfeit of subplots and secondary characters — and a complicated production history — take a minor Marvel occult hero on a journey that turns out to be a dead end.

October 16, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
What's creepier: The kid (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) or the high-waisted jeans on the au pair (Victoria Pedretti)? <em>The Haunting of Bly Manor</em> makes a case for both.

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  • TV Reviews

Creepy Kids, A Dark Mansion And '80s Fashion: 'The Haunting Of Bly Manor'

The follow-up to Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House series may not be as spooky, but it does manage to wrap up its story in a more satisfying manner.

October 09, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
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