TV Review: With ‘Foundation,’ AppleTV finds its ‘Game of Thrones’ [Grade: A]
A trilogy first published in the 1950s, Isaac Asimov’s sprawling narrative spans millennia, follows tyrannical galactic dynasties, imagines opaque and cult-like religions, depicts advanced technology... Read More
TV Reviews
Previously on…”Survivor” recap: S41 E1 – “Come on in, folx”
It’s been 16 months since the last episode of U.S. Survivor, and Jeff Probst and company aren’t pretending otherwise. From the start of the Survivor... Read More
‘Sex Education’ Season 3 review: New teachers, new students, more sex in the best term yet [Grade: A]
Sex Education season 3 returns September 17, and viewers will be ecstatic to know that its heart and exuberant comedy are back in full force as... Read More
Venice Review: ‘Scenes from a Marriage’ is a worthy retread with staggering performances from Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain [Grade: B+]
It’s not common for me to advise readers to watch a 294-minute limited series in one go. But Scenes from a Marriage, HBO’s new Ingmar... Read More
‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Season 3 review: The Emmy-nominated series remains a blood-thirsty spectacle of fun and outrageousness
What We Do in the Shadows, a comedy about three vampire studs and their adventures created by Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi in 2014, was... Read More
‘What If?’ review: A marvelously mixed bag of multiverse mischief
Hot on the heels of WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki, Marvel and Disney+ have returned with their latest collaboration, Marvel’s What If?... Read More
‘Ted Lasso’ recap: Season 2, episode 2 -“Lavender”
While everyone certainly welcomed Ted Lasso back into our lives last week, it appears that this week the writers have given fans much to process... Read More
‘Ted Lasso’ recap: Season two, episode one – “Goodbye Earl”
AFC Richmond and England’s most unorthodox Football coach, Ted Lasso, has returned. The first episode of the new season started, and right from the beginning,... Read More
‘Ted Lasso’ season 2 review: the ever-evolving hit comedy scores another goal and doesn’t miss a beat
Ted Lasso, a compassionate, mustache-wearing, charming coach, is back with the AFC Richmond team. Following the critically acclaimed success of the Apple TV series, the... Read More
‘Never Have I Ever’ season 2 review: Mindy Kaling’s coming-of-age dramedy is still charming and even more life-affirming
When the first season of Never Have I Ever debuted on Netflix last year, people expected it to be a raunchy, hilarious teen rom-com with... Read More
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