The vulgar auteur commits to a 13-hour crime drama that traffics in his most minimalist, nihilistic sensibilities.
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The second season of Netflix’s kawaii-metal workplace anime elevates its adorable gimmick with a newfound maturity.
Ava DuVernay tells the tale of the Central Park Five in a stirring but unsubtle miniseries.
Looking back on the final season of HBO’s hit show, it’s impossible not to see the many ways the showrunners let down their story and the characters in it.
David Milch’s long-awaited conclusion to his dark Western series hugs fans like a warm blanket, but be careful – it might be covered in smallpox.
Composer Kurt Farquhar on “American Soul”, “Black Lightning”, and Scoring Thirty Years of Television
On this week’s podcast, we speak with composer Kurt Farquhar, “the musical voice of the BET,” about his work on American Soul and Black Lightning.
Despite its intent, racism with a laugh track falls flat in the current political climate.
Amazon’s adaptation of the Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett novel is an unwieldy but charming tale of finding love in the darkest places.
Divisive though it (and the final season) may have been, Game of Thrones’ final episode course-corrects in some satisfying ways.
The Nine-Nine thwarts their latest administrative antagonist with the help of three previous ones in the season six finale.
Multi hyphenate Phoebe Waller-Bridge closes out her series on an emotional high.
As the first generation of Marvel superheroes hangs up their claws and helmets, we wonder just how long pop culture will actually let them stay dead.
The Mad Queen rears her fire-breathing head in a visually stunning, but narratively baffling penultimate episode.
A self-aware sixth heist instalment of the fan favorite narrative can’t help but deliver diminishing rewards.
Westeros finds itself divided on who should lead it, in a frustrating feature-length episode that walks back vital character development.
Chris O’Dowd and Rosamund Pike exchange hyper-articulate, rapid-fire dialogue in an intimate, occasionally dry series from Stephen Frears.
Hulu’s new documentary on the life of pioneering sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer balances lifelong tragedies with her undying sense of joy.
The war between the living and the dead reaches its apex in the long-awaited, but fairly boilerplate, climax of Game of Thrones.
