We talk with the series co-creator, writer and director about finding the balance between darkness and comedy.
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Ethan Hawke chews the scenery in a historical drama that gleefully plays around with the truth.
A dark ‘n’ gritty spinoff of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon, Fate: the Winx Saga looks incredible, but relies on tired plot twists.
Disney+’s first real time at bat for the MCU on television is a sprightly, experimental series that makes great, if deliberately-paced, use of its premise.
Naomi has a rude homecoming, as the show narrows its focus to a family fighting for its very soul.
The M. Night Shyamalan executive produced series continues to serve up spooky atmosphere, but quickly loses its way.
Netflix’s latest true-crime docuseries expands its scope not just to the famed LA murderer, but the community he […]
The dark comedy continues to be an excellent exploration of millennial ennui.
HBO’s documentary of golf great Tiger Woods suffers from a lack of participation from its subject, even as it charts his complicated home life and many personal scandals.
The composer of the latest David Attenborough nature documentary talks about building the sounds of planet Earth.
CBS All Access has managed to create an anti-hero drama as unpleasant as it is dull.
Tina Fey’s latest is a well-intentioned, but only occasionally diverting, COVID-set political sitcom with more good intentions than good jokes.
A third season filled with dramatic narrative shakeups ends in the most abrupt, contrived way possible.
Marco consolidates his power, as the rest of our characters recalibrate their sense of purpose and fight to survive in the wake of the Free Navy’s attacks on Earth.
A strong grasp of grief and inner turmoil runs up against weak choreography and a closed-off lead character to make Zoey a frustrating near-miss.
Chris Chibnall’s run of the show continues to frustrate with an overstuffed, meandering New Year’s special with all the highs and lows of his era.
The Netflix series feels as much about the components of Fincher’s exacting style as it does the origins of forensic profiling.
Action movie antics and rescue missions ensue upon the Emerald Chain’s invasion.