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The Consultant (Prime Video)T
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February 23, 2023

The Consultant could use a consultant

Prime Video’s workplace satire is never as scary, funny, or dark as it needs to be.
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February 13, 2023

The Last of Us sees the best-laid plans fall to ruin once again

Ellie and Joel seek to flee Kansas City with the town’s Most Wanted as the city shakes up its own secrets in a sobering episode.
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February 6, 2023

The Last of Us sets grief and laughter side by side

Joel and Ellie hit the road and learn that hell is other people when they find themselves trapped in Kansas City.
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January 29, 2023

The Last of Us heals and breaks hearts in a low-key and wrenching episode

A fan-favorite game character makes a surprising appearance as Joel and Ellie make their way to a possible safe haven. Nick Offerman shines in a guest role.
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January 23, 2023

The Last of Us takes Ellie and the audience outside the walls for the first time 

Neil Druckman and Craig Mazin introduce their players and their viewers to the post-ruin world and some of its terrifying monsters.
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January 16, 2023

The Last of Us is a strong vision of found family and zombie horror 

HBO’s video game adaptation brings pathos and fungus to a bleak alternate 2023.
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March 22, 2022

Halo rings true thanks to a fine turn from Pablo Schreiber

Paramount's adaptation of the mega-hit video game series shines when digging into the Master Chief's long-suppressed sense of self and the schemes of the galaxy's power players.
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March 21, 2022

The Portrait of a Lady sees Jane Campion paint agency, control, and desire

Campion followed The Piano with a Henry James adaptation dedicated to the magnificently fraught question of desire or duty.
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December 28, 2021

Cyrano struggles to stay on key

Joe Wright's newest interprets the classic tale as a musical with uneven results.
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December 2, 2021

Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story is a staggering showcase for Sondheim

Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner adapt the classic Stephen Sondheim musical into a vivid, gripping tale that builds on what the Robert Wise version did right.