TV Review: Netflix’s ‘Alias Grace’
It's hard to not compare Netflix's "Alias Grace" with that other streaming platform's adaptation of a Margaret Atwood novel, Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale." The Hulu series, starring Elisabeth Moss…
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TV Review: ‘Better Things’ Season 2 on FX
A hand resting on a doorknob. Better to open the door, or leave it closed? A long silence in a laundry room, between a disappointed parent and a vulnerable young woman. What words could follow this…
TV Review: Ken Burns’ Documentary ‘The Vietnam War’
Watching a Ken Burns documentary is the closest you can get, on television, to reading an American history textbook. If nothing else, there's the length: Archival materials, one-on-one interviews…
TV Review: Elisabeth Moss and Nicole Kidman in ‘Top of the Lake: China Girl’ on SundanceTV
Elisabeth Moss has had quite a year. In the spring, in "The Handmaid's Tale," she gave uncanny immediacy to the plight of her character, Offred, who was defined — unwillingly — by her potential…
TV Review: Tig Notaro in Season 2 of ‘One Mississippi’
It's unfair to expect a six-episode streaming show to fix the world, and the spry new season of "One Mississippi" doesn't quite do that. But it takes on quite a bit this time around, and it's to be…
TV Review: Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Orville’ on Fox
When the dust settles, "The Orville" may emerge as the most inexplicable show of the new season. It certainly never makes a convincing case for its existence. The first impression — that it exists so…
TV Review: David Simon’s ‘The Deuce,’ Starring James Franco
"The Deuce" is gritty — literally. Set in New York City in 1971, the show has a fanatical attention to period detail that is the hallmark of co-creator and co-showrunner David Simon. And the Deuce…
TV Review: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Finale
Have the dragons already won? We're not talking about a battle between a zombie ice dragon and its two hot-blooded siblings. It's a potential conflict "Game of Thrones" fans will no doubt spend the…
TV Review: 'Disjointed' From Chuck Lorre
Is "Disjointed" better if you're stoned? Well, of course. Pot has been adding another dimension — and improving the flaws of bad television — for almost as long as we've had the medium. And…
TV Review: ‘The Tick’ on Amazon
It's easy to see why "The Tick" has been revived again and again. Born as an unlikely comic-book hero in the '80s, the title character's relentless optimism, which allows him to bluster through any…
TV Review: ‘Marvel’s The Defenders’ on Netflix
“Marvel's The Defenders" is significantly better than the last offering from the comic-book factory's ongoing collaboration with Netflix, "Iron Fist." That was one of the most notable misfires ever…
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