Reviews The fourth season of Barry is its richest and darker accomplishment By: Lisa Laman An already great show gets taken to the next level of depth and craftsmanship in an endlessly audacious fourth and final season.
Reviews The Last Movie Stars is a thoughtful, affectionate documentary By: Michael Frank The Last Movie Stars sees Ethan Hawke study the lives and times of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward with care and precision.
Reviews Julia is a soufflé that suffers By: B.L. Panther This sweet-hearted series based on Julia Child's foray into television boasts rich performances and weak execution.
Reviews Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Makes the All-Star team By: Sean Price HBO scores with a basketball show that’s more thrilling off the court.
Reviews Icahn: The Restless Billionaire is a pauper when it comes to providing insight By: Lisa Laman A documentary too in love with its central subject to say anything interesting
Interviews Search Party’s co-creators on the thin line between altruism and narcissism Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss look back at their genre-hopping chronicle of millennial life and the journey of the anti-heroine they built with Alia Shawkat.
Reviews Somebody Somewhere is a mirthful tale of a Midwestern Manhattanite By: Theo Estes Bridget Everett shines as a woman reinventing herself in the humdrum rhythms of small-town life.
Reviews “In Treatment” wrestles with making therapy accurate and interesting By: Tim Stevens The show's return finds new complexities, runs into some of the same problems
Reviews “Our Towns” is an optimistic portrait of small-town America By: Theo Estes HBO’s latest documentary follows journalists around the country examining how small towns are adapting to a changing world.
Reviews “The Nevers” is a creaky ode to Joss Whedon’s pet concerns By: Clint Worthington HBO's steampunk fantasy series has more kickass/traumatized women, X-Men superpowers, and inane banter than you can shake a Reaver at.
Reviews “Exterminate All the Brutes” rewrites the history books By: Oluwatayo Adewole Raoul Peck's latest project is a dizzying, informative, frequently overwhelming rejoinder to the history of white supremacy and imperialism.
Reviews “The Investigation” is a grim and respectful true-crime drama By: Reyzando Nawara Tobias Lindholm's dramatization of the hunt for journalist Kim Wall's murderer is bleak and thoughtful television.
Reviews “Fake Famous” asks the question, “What price Instagram fame?” By: Sarah Gorr Nick Bilton's documentary-slash-zoomer ethnography investigates whether you can game your way to social media fame.
Reviews Tiger Woods doc “Tiger” gets caught in the sand trap of its own ambition By: Max Gao 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.
Uncategorized “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” keeps The Bee Gees alive Frank Marshall directs a moving documentary about the legendary trio whose success endured ego clashes & fickle fans.
Reviews “Crazy, Not Insane” is a flawed, fascinating portrait of criminal psychology By: Eric Langberg Alex Gibney's latest dives into the work of criminal psychologist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis, but can leave you with more questions than answers.
Reviews “The Cost of Winning” ends up a bit of a fumble By: Sean Price Rob Ford & Maurice Holden's new documentary series doesn't go deep enough to do its rich story justice.
Reviews “The Undoing” is an intriguing drama about a rich family shaken by tragedy By: Marshall Estes David E. Kelley's latest for HBO features Nicole Kidman in another excellent turn as a therapist who's pulled into a murder investigation.
Reviews “Lovecraft Country” Season Finale Recap: “Full Circle” By: Gena Radcliffe Fates are sealed & futures are secured in a talk-heavy but satisfying conclusion.
Reviews Lovecraft Country Episode 9 Recap: “Rewind 1921” By: Gena Radcliffe The penultimate episode takes a trip to the past, & is another powerful, sobering highlight of the season.
Reviews Lovecraft Country Episode 8 Recap: “Jig-a-Bobo” By: Gena Radcliffe Magic is in the air (literally) as Atticus & Leti make deals to protect their futures.