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News Articles: TV Reviews

Tech mogul Paul LeBlanc (John Slattery) sounds the alarm in FOX's <em>NeXt.</em>

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FOX's 'NeXt' Is Pretty Chill For A Techno-Thriller

A tech CEO (John Slattery) blows the whistle on his own in A.I., which has gained sentience and set out to destroy the human race in FOX's agreeably cheesy techno-thriller.

October 06, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
Lily Collins plays Emily in <em>Emily in Paris</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Emily In Paris' Is A Painless And Pretty Frolic (And That's About It)

Darren Star, who created Younger and Sex And The City, has a new show on Netflix about a young woman who heads to France for the job of her dreams.

October 02, 2020
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Showtime's series, <em>The</em> <em>Comedy Store,</em> is more than just a history of the Sunset Strip club; it's also a history of modern comedy.

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Hysterical And Historical 'Comedy Store' Takes You Inside The LA Stand-Up Scene

Showtime's five-part documentary about the famed Los Angeles club contains plenty of laughs. But it also says a lot about fame, about the drive to succeed, competition and friendship.

October 02, 2020
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By:
  • David Bianculli
Olasupo Shashore, an author and historian and former attorney general in Lagos State, produced and narrated the new Netflix documentary series <em>Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria.</em> He's shown above in Lagos, Nigeria.

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  • Opinion

A Nigerian Finds Hard Truths — And Hope — In Netflix Series On Nigeria

Ifeanyi Nsofor reviews the documentary series, Journey Of An African Colony, which confronts a painful past — including involvement in the slave trade — and celebrates the nation's independence.

October 01, 2020
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By:
  • Ifeanyi Nsofor
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest ... you know what, never mind. I'm good." Michael (Jim Parsons) and Donald (Matt Bomer) in <em>The Boys in the Band.</em>

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'The Boys In The Band': Raging Gracefully

Netflix's adaptation of Mart Crowley's 1968 play about a gay birthday party that goes off the rails features hard liquor, sharp tongues and broad types.

September 30, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
(Clockwise from upper left) Joshua Caleb Johnson in<em> The Good Lord Bird,</em> Rafe Spall in<em> The Salisbury Poisonings,</em> Whoopi Goldberg in<em> The Stand, </em>Nicole Kidman in<em> The Undoing, </em>Joseph Gordon-Levitt in <em>The Trial of the Chicago 7 </em>and Amelie Smith in <em>The Haunting of Bly Manor</em>

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NPR's Fall TV Preview: 23 Suggestions For What To Watch Next

It feels like a minor miracle that there are so many high-quality shows coming to the small screen this season. Four NPR critics share their picks to keep you entertained during a challenging year.

September 28, 2020
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  • Eric Deggans,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 2 more
Chris Rock is the head of the new gang trying to gain power in Kansas City, Mo., in the fourth season of <em>Fargo</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Fargo' Season 4 Is As Good As It Gets — Again

The new installment of the FX anthology series deals with racism and sexism in 1950 Kansas City. But don't let the period trappings fool you: Fargo's conflicts sizzle with resonance to today's world.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • David Bianculli
(Center to Right): Samantha (Jessica Rothe), Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop), Ian (Dan Byrd) and Wilson (Desmin Borges) are bunker buddies in <em>Utopia</em>.

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  • Television

Amazon's Violent, Cynical 'Utopia' Just Wasn't Made For These Times

The US adaptation of a 2013-14 British series about comic book nerds attempting to save the world from a viral pandemic dials back the humor and cranks up the violence.

September 25, 2020
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Niv Sultan stars as a tech-savvy Mossad agent trying to escape Iran in the eight-part spy thriller <em>Tehran</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

An Israeli Agent Finds Herself Stranded In 'Tehran' In A Gripping New Spy Series

A Mossad agent is charged with crippling the Iranian power grid. After a deadly snafu, she must survive in a city not exactly known for its hospitality toward Israeli spies.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • John Powers
"The train's afoot!": (L to R) Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin) literally look down on their younger sister Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) in Netflix's <em>Enola Holmes.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

In The Lively 'Enola Holmes,' Sherlock's Little Sister Goes Sleuthing

This bright and breezy Netflix adaptation of a YA novel finds Millie Bobby Brown starring as the brilliant, fourth-wall-busting little sister of Sherlock Holmes.

September 23, 2020
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Eugene Levy accepts his award for lead actor in a comedy series for <em>Schitt's Creek </em>as his son (and creative partner) Dan Levy looks on at Sunday night's Emmy Awards.

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  • TV Reviews

The Emmys Pull Off A Good Show As 'Schitt's Creek' And 'Watchmen' Shine

Sunday night's Emmy Awards, which featured neither a large crowd nor a red carpet, managed to achieve a charming intimacy as Watchmen, Schitt's Creek and Succession all won major awards.

September 21, 2020
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  • Linda Holmes
Maya (Maya Erskine) and Anna (Anna Konkle) survive a pool party and a lot of other challenges in the second season of Hulu's <em>PEN15</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'PEN15' Is Back, And Girlhood Is Still Painfully Awkward

The newest episodes of Hulu's smart coming-of-age comedy expand upon the exciting and traumatic themes of puberty.

September 20, 2020
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Sophie Okonedo plays Charlotte in <em>Ratched</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Ratched' Is Pretty, But Very Silly

Produced by Ryan Murphy and packed with his signature gory excess, Ratched makes a great series of still photos but tells a very disappointing story.

September 18, 2020
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  • Linda Holmes
A handsome man throwing a pot on a wheel is all one can ask from quarantine viewing.

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  • TV Reviews

The Soothing 'Great Pottery Throw Down' Makes Great Isolation TV

If you like The Great British Baking Show, you'll recognize a lot of the charms of the BBC's pottery competition, all three seasons of which arrive on HBO MAX this week.

September 17, 2020
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'Ratched' Gives A First Name — And A Backstory — To The Iconic 'Cuckoo's Nest' Nurse

Violence and humor create a complicated character arc in a Netflix series that serves as a prequel, of sorts, to Ken Kesey's famed novel. Sarah Paulson gives a star turn as Mildred, AKA Nurse Ratched.

September 16, 2020
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  • David Bianculli
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