Television
Like the iconic series it covers, “After Baywatch” is all gloss, an airbrushed look at a show about sexy lifeguards.
Director Takashi Miike’s latest is a killjoy of a film: it doesn’t want to have fun with its material, but it’s impossible to take it seriously.
What could have gone terribly wrong goes terrifically right in the hands of this creative team, culminating in a convergence of the life, the oeuvre, and our protagonist’s encroaching agony.
It is early in the season and my heart is hopeful, dear reader, that Bridgerton will re-capture its former magic.
If the show had its format tweaked a little bit, it might hit a sweet spot: somewhere between “The Daily Show”’s investigative reports and Conan O’Brien’s zanier segments.
What are we supposed to feel as we are pulled from horror to melodrama to comedy?
So another season would be in order for “The Grimm Variations” — if it would strive to be less chaotic.
“Ripley” is one of the most entertaining and finely-wrought thriller series to come from Netflix in years.
The Aussie teen soap falls victim to the dreaded sophomore slump.
Here are some recommendations of old and new streaming picks: some are leaving very soon, some should be around for a while.
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