‘Blindspotting’ season 2 review: Reality and imagination collide in a thoughtful probe of family, race, and the prison system
The decision to take the 2018 Sundance hit Blindspotting and spin off a supporting character into her own TV series, and not starring Daveed Diggs,... Read More
TV Reviews
‘Succession’ season 4 review: The stakes are high as the end of the riveting, Emmy-winning Shakespearean saga draws nigh
The rubble has barely settled on a house ever divided as the eagerly-awaited fourth, and final, season of Succession begins. This 13-time Emmy-winning drama (with... Read More
‘Yellowjackets’ season two review: Trauma deepens for the wilderness gang, as does the show’s richer examination of it
Sophomore seasons of television can succumb to the same pitfalls as movie sequels: they can be bloated, try too hard to out-do what they’re following,... Read More
‘Ted Lasso’ season 3 review: The Emmy-winning hit proves an unforgettable match with signature wit and charm
It would be reasonable to doubt a last place team who uses a forgetful goldfish as their honorary mascot, but it is exactly this sentiment... Read More
‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ review: A sizzling adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 1970’s-era rock band novel might be spring’s next hit album
When we read about fictional bands, we usually can only imagine what their music would sound like. But Amazon Prime’s new limited series Daisy Jones... Read More
‘The 1619 Project’ review: A thought-provoking presentation of Nikole Hannah Jones’s important work in a new format
As a graduate student in a Public History program, it would be impossible for me to escape knowledge of “The 1619 Project.” The journalism project... Read More
Queer love at the end of the world: ‘The Last of Us’ just gave us the best episode of television in a long, long time
AwardsWatch TV Editor Tyler Doster talked to ‘The Last of Us’ director Peter Hoar and cinematographer Eben Bolter about episode three of the series and... Read More
‘Poker Face’ review: Rian Johnson’s beguiling new mystery series has an ace up its sleeve and it’s Natasha Lyonne
Between the runaway success of the Academy Award-nominated Knives Out and its recent sequel Glass Onion, there’s no doubt about it: Rian Johnson knows how... Read More
‘The Last of Us’ review: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey survive and thrive in Neil Druckmann’s faithful yet expansive adaptation
There has been a disconnect between video games and their adaptations in the last decade, an issue that stems from many individual hurdles to be... Read More
‘Wednesday’ review: Jenna Ortega’s snappy performance is the best thing about this paint-by-numbers teen drama
Though Netflix is hardly the end-all-be-all of teen dramas (that title more likely goes to the CW), the streamer has recently carved a niche for... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10