TV Reviews
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‘The Girls on the Bus’ Review: Max Series Crashes Into Brain-Melting Alternate Political Universe
Melissa Benoist and Carla Gugino headline an awkwardly glossy look at US politics in the modern era
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‘3 Body Problem’ Review: Netflix’s Lofty Sci-Fi Series From ‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Gets Off to a Lukewarm Start
David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and “True Blood” writer Alexander Woo team up to turn Cixin Liu’s dense novel into watercooler TV
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‘The Regime’ Review: Kate Winslet Commands as Sweet-Talking but Cruel Dictator in HBO Limited Series
The deeply dark, cynical satirical drama evokes real-life atrocities for jokes, terror and pathos — often all at once
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‘The Gentlemen’ Review: Netflix Lets Guy Ritchie Go Wild With TV Adaptation of His Own Crime Thriller
The director’s first television project feels like a creative resurgence, but lacks a clear destination
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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Review: Netflix Triumphs With Ambitious Live-Action Remake
Ian Ousley, Kiawentiio and Gordon Cormier lead the epic saga based on the beloved animated series
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‘Constellation’ Review: Noomi Rapace Unravels in Uneven Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Thriller
The show from creator Peter Harness quadruples the runtime of a familiar movie premise
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‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ Review: Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira Take Charge in Anticipated Spin-Off
Rick and Michonne’s long-gestating reunion takes center stage in the fast-paced AMC series
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‘The New Look’ Review: Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche Blend History and Haute Couture in Apple TV+ Drama
French designers Christian Dior and Coco Chanel come out fighting in the waning days of WWII in a series that’s a cut above the competition
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‘Tracker’ Review: Justin Hartley Finds a Deserving Leading Role in CBS Thriller Procedural
The “This Is Us” star makes his debut as “rewardist” Colter Shaw in the coveted post-Super Bowl timeslot
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‘Shōgun’ Review: FX’s Sweeping Limited Series Is Impressive, Engrossing and Too Short
Chronicling a power struggle in feudal Japan, the show misses some of the payoffs it promises, but nevertheless stands to be one of the most epic works of the year
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Review: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine Are Divine in Amazon’s Superior Adaptation of Spy Romcom
Prime Video’s excellent reboot mixes drama, comedy and A-list guest stars to explore the messy complexities of marriage
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‘Feud’ Season 2 Review: Tom Hollander’s Stellar Performance Keeps FX’s ‘Capote vs. The Swans’ Afloat
Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny and Chris Chalk also shine despite the show’s lack of storytelling momentum
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‘Genius: MLK/X’ Review: NatGeo Series Triumphs With Bold, Ambitious Take on 2 Civil Rights Icons
Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre star in a dual portrait of the lives and parallels of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
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‘Expats’ Review: Nicole Kidman Headlines Ambitious, Shrewd Portrait of Alienation in Hong Kong
Prime Video limited series from director Lulu Wang is as much an evocative tableau of the city’s class tensions as it is a study in grief
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‘Griselda’ Review: Sofía Vergara Breaks Into Drama in Netflix’s Killer Queenpin Story
“Narcos” team Eric Newman and Andrés Baiz join forces with the “Modern Family” star in this mostly-true tale about the infamous female drug dealer
