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July 15, 2018
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? Isn’t Just Fake News The new Showtime series isn’t always consistent, but it’s effective satire.
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July 11, 2018
The Handmaid’s Tale Wraps Up a Good But Frustrating SeasonHow long can it avoid the problems that plague The Walking Dead ?
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July 5, 2018
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee May Not Be Made for These TimesJerry Seinfeld brings his talk show to Netflix, but it feels out of sync with the cultural moment.
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July 5, 2018
Sharp Objects Is So Much More Than a Small-Town Murder MysteryThe HBO mini-series is a psychological exploration of the many ways that society hurts and manipulates women.
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June 28, 2018
In Season Two, Marvel’s Luke Cage Evolves Into a Contradiction The Netflix superhero series takes bold risks in its second season, with mixed results.
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June 26, 2018
GLOW Is Back in the Ring and Even Better in Season TwoThe ‘80s wrestling show gets more substantive without losing its sense of humor.
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June 22, 2018
Thank Goodness, The Great British Baking Show Is Back Yes, the new season aired in the U.K. back in 2012. Who cares? Just let its gentleness wash over you.
June 13, 2018
Queer Eye Is Back and (Slightly) Less PoliticalBut the Fab Five are still fabulous and full of style tips.
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June 12, 2018
The Bold Type Stands Out in Season TwoThe Freeform series balances melodrama with stories about workplace politics and journalistic ethics.
June 11, 2018
Claws Is Back and Trashier Than EverTNT’s Florida noir comedy returns with Franka Potente as a self-proclaimed Russian Sheryl Sandberg.
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June 8, 2018
A Compelling Staircase Comes to Netflix, But Doesn’t Bring Closure The true-crime series landmark is fascinating, even as it raises questions that it never answers.
June 5, 2018
Pose Is the Culmination of Ryan Murphy’s Entire CareerThis queer musical-dance series is unprecedented on TV.
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June 4, 2018
Dietland Is a Darkly Comic Satire With a Feminist MessageThe AMC series is a refreshingly odd indictment of the fashion industry, abusive men, and … well, a bunch of other things.
May 30, 2018
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Is As Ambitious and Zany As EverWhile targeting #MeToo and toxic masculinity, the Netflix comedy continues to deliver welcome doses of the absurd.
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May 29, 2018
Queen Sugar Season 3 Is a Lovingly Composed Family DramaThe Ava DuVernay series never sacrifices emotional realism for the pop of a soap-opera twist.
tv review
May 27, 2018
Picnic at Hanging Rock Is a Decadent Feast for the SensesIt’s the sapphic, David Lynch-influenced mystery-thriller that you didn’t know you needed.
May 26, 2018
HBO’s John McCain Documentary Is Both Reverent and Candid John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls is fairly honest about McCain’s sins as well as his strengths.
May 18, 2018
Not a Lot of Reasons to Watch 13 Reasons Why Season Two The Hannah Baker story continues, whether it should or not.
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May 12, 2018
HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 Is One of the Key Pop Culture Works of the Trump Era It speaks directly to the persistent cultural conditions that made Trump possible.
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May 11, 2018
Patrick Melrose : This Is Benedict Cumberbatch’s Brain on DrugsI fully expect Cumberbatch will get an Emmy nomination for his performance here.
May 11, 2018
Is the Arrested Development Season 4 Remix Good? The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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May 10, 2018
Sharon Horgan’s Motherland Captures the Insanity of Early Parenthood It’s one of the first sitcoms since Horgan’s Amazon dazzler Catastrophe to make me slightly injure myself while laughing.
May 9, 2018
Ali Wong’s Hard Knock Wife Is a Hilarious, Cathartic Follow-up to Baby Cobra The explosive physicality of Wong’s delivery is what gives this special most of its power.
May 8, 2018
Dear White People Levels Up in Season TwoIt’s done this by embracing the drama’s essentially rhetorical nature.
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May 4, 2018
Sweetbitter : Eat Drink 20-Something WomanSweetbitter , the new Starz series based on Stephanie Danler’s novel, may not satisfy all your cravings.
May 4, 2018
Vida Is a Fresh, Latinx Take on GentrificationIn only six episodes, the Starz series says a lot about cultural, sexual, and ethnic orientation.
May 3, 2018
The Rain Is a Gripping Apocalyptic Drama, But It’s a Bit Too FamiliarIf you’re up for another grim TV show about the end of the world, Netflix has the Danish show for you!
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May 2, 2018
Cobra Kai Is a Clever, Reverent Update to The Karate Kid The new YouTube Red series will remind you of The Karate Kid , but it’s also an interesting look at nostalgia.
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May 1, 2018
Kid Gorgeous Is a Comedic Milestone For John MulaneyIn his new Netflix special, John Mulaney riffs on age, mortality, and physical decline.
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Apr. 27, 2018
Netflix’s Bobby Kennedy for President Will Break Your Heart If you didn’t live through the ‘60s, this docuseries captures what it was like to witness the rise and fall of RFK.
Apr. 18, 2018
Scandal Was a Show That Broke Ground Like It Was No Big DealIt was a rare revolutionary TV drama that never became full of itself.
Apr. 16, 2018
The Handmaid’s Tale Is Back and Still BrutalThe second season of the Hulu series is intense, upsetting, and once again elevated by a wrenching performance by Elisabeth Moss.
Apr. 16, 2018
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas Is a Mixed Bag Cenac is a major talent, and there’s no reason to think this program won’t get stronger as it goes along.
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Apr. 13, 2018
What Else Is Left to Say About Elvis? A new HBO documentary crafts a meticulous, but conventional account of the singer’s life.
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Apr. 13, 2018
Westworld ’s Second Season Is Even More MetaMore than in last season, the park’s key staff members stand in for the writers, directors, and producers, and the robots for the show’s cast.
Apr. 12, 2018
Lost in Space Gets a Fine, But Not Must-Watch RebootThere is still plenty of danger, Will Robinson. Also: lots of Parker Posey.
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Apr. 6, 2018
Howards End Is an Audacious Twist on a Beloved ClassicThe mini-series adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel is provocative in subtle, surprising ways.
Apr. 6, 2018
Killing Eve Is Instantly Addictive TelevisionIt has the potential to be BBC America’s new Orphan Black .
Apr. 3, 2018
Legion Season Two Is Brazenly InventiveThe FX superhero drama is determined to surprise, confound, and dazzle at every moment.
Apr. 3, 2018
The Last O.G. Is a Hopeful Comedy That Brings Tracy Morgan Back to TVMorgan returns in this engaging comedy, and Tiffany Haddish is along for the ride.
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Apr. 2, 2018
The Pilot for The Crossing Is Trying to Be the Next Lost It’s unclear so far whether the intriguing premise will be worth the commitment.
Apr. 2, 2018
NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Set a New Standard for Live Musicals It was one of the most impressive things I’ve seen in the 20-plus years I’ve been writing about TV.
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Mar. 28, 2018
Alex, Inc. Is a Show About Podcasting That’s Not Worth the DownloadIt’s really a too-cute family sitcom disguised as a workplace comedy.
Mar. 28, 2018
The Americans Season 6 Is a Beautifully Understated FarewellIn its final season, The Americans pushes Philip and Elizabeth’s marriage to the brink.
Mar. 27, 2018
Splitting Up Together May Not Be Worth the CommitmentJenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson go through divorce in the nicest way possible.
Mar. 26, 2018
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Is an Intimate Portrait of a Comedy PioneerJudd Apatow’s HBO documentary is an exhaustive and emotional account of the late TV legend.
Mar. 26, 2018
Roseanne Is Back Wearing a Trump Hat, But Showing Progressive TendenciesRoseanne still does what it did well in the ‘80s and ‘90s, but with a stronger political streak.
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