Love on the Spectrum U.S. generates the same joy as its Aussie version: all of the singletons are enormously likable.
Television
Television Review: “Ozark” — Nowhere to Go But Down
Ozark supplied some vital, if depressing insights, about what liberal Americans really value: money and power, rather than what they say they treasure, family and equality. The catch is that this is no longer news.
Television Review: “Senior Year” — A Mindless Trip Down Memory Lane
Like the films of the 2000s, Senior Year is filled with chuckles but eschews substance.
Television Review: “Hacks” — Even Funnier on Tour
It is not unusual for most series to hit a sophomore slump, but Hacks manages to avoid this fate, partly because of how deftly it expands on its original premise.
Television Review: “WeCrashed” — A Not-So-Funny Dark Comedy About Capitalism Run Aground
The show never grapples with the casualties of corporate crashes because it would mean critiquing a system that is making a lot of people at the top rich (looking at you, Apple).
Television Review: “Barry” in Season Three — Even More Malign
Season three of Barry is just as dark as its predecessors. In fact, in some ways it may even be darker.
Television Review: “The Survivor” — What Price Survival?
The Survivor examines what happens to someone who made the decision to survive in Auschwitz — no matter how.
Television Review: “Gentleman Jack” — Even More Spellbinding in Season Two
The emphasis isn’t on gratuitous sensuality: Gentleman Jack’s throes of passion are designed to reveal more about the psychological makeup of its characters.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Russian Doll” Cracks Open
Russian Doll’s script still crackles with dark, cynical hilarity, and New York is still the gritty, gorgeous backdrop, the city where, clearly, anything can happen.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Severance” — All Work and No Life
Without letter-perfect performances from the actors I’m not sure Severance would work anywhere near as well as it does.