& Categories Reviews TV September 24, 2020 “Tehran” spins a striking tale of modern spycraft despite a wobbly start Moshe Zonder, Dana Eden, and Maor Kohn's new espionage series boasts solid acting and craft in the face of some wonky storytelling.
& Categories Reviews TV August 14, 2020 “Ted Lasso” is slow on the pitch but ends well by full time Jason Sudeikis adapts his NBC Sports commercial character to a slow-burn comedy that eventually finds its groove.
& Categories Movies Reviews August 14, 2020 “Boys State” peers at the intersection of politics and masculinity Young men wade into the waters of Trump-era politics, showing a haunting, hopeful glimpse of our political future.
& Categories Reviews TV July 11, 2020 “Little Voice” sings loud, but doesn’t have much to say Apple TV+'s latest kids series is a cloying, over-familiar teen show that tries a little too hard to be hip.
G Categories Movies Reviews July 7, 2020 Go “Greyhound” and leave the sailing to Hanks Tom Hanks admirably buoys a lean, but sloppy WWII naval thriller too sincere to sell its simplicity.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 16, 2020 “Dads” isn’t the world’s greatest, but it’s a pleasant viewing Bryce Dallas Howard’s directorial debut is a fluffy, familial piece that works best when it’s at its most grounded.
& Categories Reviews TV June 5, 2020 “Dear” is a schmaltzy but earnest love letter to kindness Celebrities read letters from people whose lives they've touched in Apple TV+'s treacly new series.
A Categories Reviews TV May 27, 2020 Apple TV+’s “Central Park” is well worth a stroll The minds between Bob's Burgers bring a goofy, well-crafted animated musical to Apple's streaming service.
& Categories TV May 2, 2020 “Trying” is a sitcom that doesn’t put in enough effort Try its actors may, but Apple TV+'s new series about a couple attempting to adopt a child is as dramatically uneven as it is creatively flat.
C Categories TV April 23, 2020 Chris Evans Studies a Bad Seed in “Defending Jacob” Apple TV+ brings some serious star power to an evocative miniseries about parents suspecting their son of murder.