Like the scrappy soccer team it follows, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso is a bit of an underdog. After all, it was based on a series… Read More »Ted Lasso Season 2 Review: Apple’s Feel-Good Hit Is Just as Lovely as You Remember, But More Complicated, Too
How would you like to find yourself living inside a classic movie musical? Your answer to that may very well determine how much you’ll enjoy… Read More »Schmigadoon! Review: Apple’s Satire Is a Sweet, Tart Treat for Musical Junkies
Loki is ready for his close-up, as the star of Disney+’s third live-action Marvel series (premiering this Wednesday — yes, Wednesday — June 9). Is… Read More »Loki Review: After a Talky-Talky Start, Disney+’s Third Marvel Series Is a Super Fun ‘Time Detectives’ Two-Hander
We all know the stereotype of the long-suffering sitcom wife, right? She’s way too hot for her proudly immature husband, and she quietly stays in… Read More »Kevin Can F**k Himself Review: AMC’s Suffocating Satire Isn’t Joking Around
When HBO announced last year they were reviving In Treatment, I thought, “Of course.” After all, the drama is perfect for the pandemic era, since… Read More »In Treatment Review: HBO’s Revival Digs Deep, But Finds Mixed Results
Tina Fey comedies are almost a distinct genre at this point. The formula, established by 30 Rock and followed closely by Kimmy Schmidt and Great… Read More »Girls5eva Review: Peacock’s Delightful Girl Group Comedy Is 2 Good 2 Miss
When Regina King confidently strutted her way through Union Station at the top of this year’s Oscars broadcast with candy-colored movie-style credits popping up behind… Read More »Oscars 2021 Review: Hollywood’s Biggest Night Forgets How to Entertain With a Sluggish, Humorless Ceremony
Remember that Friends episode where Chandler, Monica and Ross want to go see Hootie and the Blowfish, but Rachel, Phoebe and Joey can’t afford to?… Read More »Home Economics Review: Money Does Matter (For Once) on ABC’s Sitcom
RELATED STORIES When The Nevers‘ first footage dropped earlier this year, I distinctly remember thinking, “Ooh, it’s steampunk Buffy with corsets!” Now that the drama,… Read More »The Nevers Review: Sparkling Leading Ladies Aside, Joss Whedon’s HBO Drama Is Just Reheated Buffy Season 7
HBO’s new limited series Mare of Easttown asks for our patience… but it rewards it as well. The seven-hour murder mystery starring Kate Winslet —… Read More »Mare of Easttown Review: Kate Winslet Shines in a Slow Burn That Catches Fire
RELATED STORIES Whether lacing up against the peewee league’s elite Hawks, Team Iceland at the Junior Goodwill Games or Eden Hall’s dominant varsity team, The… Read More »Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Review: Disney+ Series Delivers a Feel-Good Story That’s Worth Giving a Shot
Like WandaVision before it, Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier serves up Marvel-ous set pieces while also being afforded the time to delve deep… Read More »Falcon and the Winter Soldier Review: Disney+’s Next Marvel Series Opens With a Bang — and Overdue Insight
NBC’s new sci-fi drama Debris opens with a fairly standard action scene, with federal agents chasing black-market crooks through a luxury hotel. But the crooks… Read More »Debris Review: NBC’s Fast-Paced Alien Drama Spins a Tantalizing Mystery
It’s not a great sign when watching a new show just makes you think about other, better shows. That’s the case with Netflix’s Ginny &… Read More »Ginny & Georgia Review: Netflix’s Mother-Daughter Dramedy Is a Hollow Pastiche of Pop-Culture Homages
True story: Despite being a Smallville superfan, I have had zero interest in Superman & Lois since the day it was announced. For one, it… Read More »Superman & Lois Review: A Smallville Return and a Provocative Adversary Do This Arrowverse Hero Good
Even given TV’s current obsession with rebooting and reviving anything and everything, The Equalizer is an curious choice. The original 1985-89 CBS series, starring Edward… Read More »The Equalizer Review: Queen Latifah Rules in CBS’ High-Octane Reboot
I’d love to say that I was wowed by Netflix’s series adaption of Kristin Hannah’s novel, Firefly Lane (dropping Wednesday, Feb. 3). Truth be told,… Read More »Firefly Lane Review: Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke’s Netflix Soap Opera Is the Most Trivial of Pursuits
What would Silence of the Lambs be without Hannibal Lecter? The coldblooded cannibal genius played by Anthony Hopkins is one of the most iconic villains… Read More »Clarice Review: CBS’ Bland Lambs Sequel Suffers From a Lack of Lecter
A seven-hour drama series about chess players? It might sound more like a punishment at first than a pleasure. But The Queen’s Gambit — now… Read More »The Queen’s Gambit Review: Netflix’s Fascinating Drama Makes Chess Sexy (And Anya Taylor-Joy a Star)
RELATED STORIES In the 13 years since Iron Man first hit theaters, Marvel Studios has established quite well its ability to nail a big-budget popcorn… Read More »WandaVision Review: Marvel Studios’ First TV Series Is an Ambitious, Refreshing Break From the MCU Norm
At the movies, January is the traditional dumping ground for box office bombs that the studios are eager to bury and forget. Unfortunately, NBC’s new… Read More »Mr. Mayor Review: If Laughs Were Votes, This Sitcom Would Lose in a Landslide
Bryan Cranston‘s return to dramatic television should be cause for celebration, right? After all, his turn as Breaking Bad‘s Walter White, a meek chemistry teacher… Read More »Your Honor Review: Bryan Cranston’s Legal Thriller Is Criminally Dumb
If you’re a TV viewer of a certain vintage (like me), Saved by the Bell imprinted on you at an early age, whether you liked… Read More »Saved by the Bell Review: Peacock’s Bayside High Reunion Is a Clever Reinvention Packed With Meta Laughs
RELATED STORIES True-crime TV has found its new obsession: The twisted saga of the NVIXM cult, with famous followers like Smallville alum Allison Mack and… Read More »Battle of the NXIVM Documentaries: HBO’s The Vow vs. Starz’s Seduced
A successful sitcom boils down to two things: characters and chemistry. Even the most inspired premise doesn’t matter after the first few episodes, if the… Read More »B Positive Review: Two Stars Are an Appealing Match in CBS’ Kidney-Com
Each episode of FX on Hulu’s A Teacher is preceded by a content warning I’ve never seen before: It warns about “sexual situations,” but also… Read More »A Teacher Review: FX on Hulu’s Taboo ‘Romance’ Is More Icky Than Insightful
With Nicole Kidman starring in a HBO drama written by David E. Kelley, it’s easy to imagine The Undoing as a sort of Big Little… Read More »The Undoing Review: HBO’s Murder Mystery Is a Sleek, Gripping Thrill Ride
When I mentioned to a colleague that I’d just watched the premiere of AMC’s second spinoff of The Walking Dead, World Beyond, he asked just… Read More »Walking Dead: World Beyond Review: Second Spinoff Is Undead on Arrival
Really, was anyone out there crying out for a Nurse Ratched origin story? The trailers for Netflix’s Ratched — premiering this Friday, Sept. 18; I’ve… Read More »Ratched Review: Netflix’s Gory Melodrama Is Too Cuckoo to Endure
Another Fall TV season is nearly upon us… and it looks absolutely nothing like any of its predecessors. You may have heard something about a… Read More »Best & Worst New Fall Shows: TVLine’s Staff Shares Its Picks… and Passes