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The Latest TV Reviews & Recaps (Page 13)

Keeping track of the boob tube, one recap at a time. Networks, cable, streaming, you name it – if you watch it on your TV first, we’ve got it covered.

1923 is all possibility but little is tangible yet

By: Tim Stevens

Taylor Sheridan’s newest chapter in the Yellowstone franchise has plenty on its mind and plate, but its too early to say if it’ll all work.

The Recruit is a messy action-comedy series

By: Ashley Lara

Netflix’s new series The Recruit is rough around the edges, saved by the quirky charm of star Noah Centineo.

National Treasure: Edge of History is a banal treasure hunt

Bringing this franchise to the small screen fails to unearth excitement or fresh storytelling.

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The Kingdom Exodus is a monument to its creator’s strangeness

By: Michael Frank

Viewers’ enjoyment of the sequel series will depend on their affection for Lars Van Trier’s peculiarities.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Lars Von Trier is a complicated figure. The Danish director has ardent fans, fervent critics, and a whole host of international film watchers in-between. After 25 years of varying other projects, he returns to his favorite ... The Kingdom Exodus is a monument to its creator’s strangeness

Doom Patrol still makes the impossible work

By: Tim Stevens

The weirdest superhero programming available continues to place character above cataclysm.

Slow Horses returns, darker and thornier than ever

By: Tim Stevens

AppleTV+’s tale of bad spies stops telling jokes, starts getting intense.

Willow is a bloated slog rather than a fantastical follow-up

Returning to the fantasy world for a Disney+ streaming series proves to be more frustrating than exciting.

Irreverent is the tale of a man out of place using storytelling from another time

By: Tim Stevens

Peacock’s fish out of water dramedy feels like a throwback to TV’s “Characters Welcome” era.

Shaq goes one-on-one with the Hall of Famer

The four-part self-serving but personal documentary covers O’Neal’s larger-than-life personality, his climb to being the best center in the NBA, and life after basketball.

Echo 3 proves a weak reverberation of its predecessors

By: Tim Stevens

AppleTV+’s hostage actioner strips the source material down to its most generic.

Wednesday brings back the dark charms of the Addams Family

Tim Burton directs a perfectly cast Jenna Ortega as Gomez & Morticia's daughter finding her way in a creepy & ooky world.

A Bombe-bastic finale to The Great British Baking Show

By: Ashley Lara

The finale is anything but a picnic for the final three bakers as they compete for one last time in the Bake Off tent. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Going into the tent for the series ten finale of The Great British Baking Show, it’s anyone’s game to win. Sandro, known for towering bakes and ... A Bombe-bastic finale to The Great British Baking Show

Fleishman Is in Trouble and, yet, still worth watching

By: Tim Stevens

FX’s marital drama-mystery overcomes an off-putting start to deliver a compelling actors’ showcase.

A Very Finesse Semifinal Week on The Great British Baking Show

By: Ashley Lara

The four remaining bakers find their way to three through patisserie in this week’s episode.

Tulsa King is less Sooner, more Boomer

By: Marshall Estes

Despite pedigreed showrunners and a compelling performance by Stallone, Tulsa King doesn’t bring anything new to the crime drama except its setting.

Season 3 is a Mythic Quest for laughs amongst failures

By: Tim Stevens

The AppleTV+ series makes its characters pulling Icaruses over and over damn funny.

The English is an unfocused but mesmerizing take on the Western

By: Scout Tafoya

Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer carve a beguiling doomed romance against the backdrop of Hugo Blick's intellectualized take on revenge in the Old West.

A very flaky quarterfinal week on The Great British Baking Show

By: Ashley Lara

A party food signature, savory technical, and 3D pie showstopper test the bakers on their pastry skills.

Don’t sign up for Blockbuster

By: Tim Stevens

Netflix’s bland sitcom attempt demonstrates why sometimes dead is better.

Custard’s First (and Last?) Stand in The Great British Baking Show

By: Ashley Lara

Floating islands, a staggered technical, and a gateau showstopper test the bakers’ skills on the wobbly culinary treat.

Star Trek: Prodigy’s returns to show the power of Starfleet’s ideals, even for pretenders and hopefuls

By: Andrew Bloom

As Dal, Gwyn, and Janeway set course for a new set of adventures aboard the Protostar, the series invokes the past to brighten the kids’ futures.

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