Reviews

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

Keef Knight just wants to “keep it light,” OK? He’s a Black cartoonist living in ultra-progressive San Francisco and drawing a popular, inoffensive comic strip… Read More »Woke Review: Lamorne Morris Draws You Into Hulu’s Sharp, Timely Satire

A dark, gritty reboot of the golden oldie Perry Mason? At first, it sounds like a joke, or like a Jack Donaghy idea from 30… Read More »Perry Mason Review: A TV Icon Is Born in HBO’s Darkly Compelling Prequel

RELATED STORIES It’s been just over two years since the theatrical release of Love, Simon, the 2018 rom-com that broke new ground as the first… Read More »Love, Victor Review: Hulu’s Feel-Good Sequel Series Plays It a Little Too Safe

RELATED STORIES Snowpiercer‘s four-and-a-half year journey to the small screen ends on Sunday, May 17, when it pulls into the proverbial station at TNT. When… Read More »Snowpiercer Review: TNT Series Offers a Different Kind of Ride Than 2013 Film