TV Reviews
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‘Grotesquerie’ Review: Niecy Nash-Betts Investigates Satanic Crimes in Ryan Murphy’s Gory Horror Story
Micaela Diamond, Courtney B. Vance, Lesley Manville, Nicholas Chavez and Travis Kelce also star in the FX detective series
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‘Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval’ Review: Canceled Comic Gets Candid in Funny, Relatable Special
After her popular daytime talk show imploded, Ellen Degeneres pushes back on the accusation that she’s a mean person in new Netflix comedy special
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‘Rescue: HI-Surf’ Review: ‘Baywatch’ Meets ‘Third Watch’ in Fox’s Gritty Lifeguard Drama
Beautiful style helps make thinly drawn characters forgivable in John Wells’ action series
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‘Matlock’ Review: Kathy Bates Outsmarts Her Gen Z Colleagues in Kooky CBS Reboot
The “Misery” and “American Horror Story” star makes the meta-reboot extremely watchable
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‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ Review: Ryan Murphy’s Salacious Netflix Series Is an Exploitative Horror Story
Nicholas Chavez, Cooper Koch, Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny add soul to a speculative look at a real-life family torn apart by parricide, sexual violence and wealth
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‘The Penguin’ Review: Colin Farrell’s Mob Drama Makes for Better Superhero TV Than Marvel
Cristin Milioti and more of the new cast help elevate HBO’s “The Batman” spinoff
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‘Agatha All Along’ Review: Kathryn Hahn Leads a Witchy Extravaganza That’s More Disney Than Marvel
Joe Locke, Aubrey Plaza, Patti LuPone and company delight in a “WandaVision” spinoff that is gloriously untethered to the MCU
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‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ Review: Ryan Murphy’s Risky FX Series Explores Sexuality and Head Injuries
Josh Rivera stars as the troubled real-life sports figure destined to become the poster child for concussions and unspeakable crime
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‘The Perfect Couple’ Review: Nicole Kidman Keeps Her Must-Watch Murder Series Streak Alive on Netflix
The whodunnit adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s novel is the ideal late-summer binge
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‘English Teacher’ Review: Brian Jordan Alvarez’s FX Series Turns Hot-Button Politics Into Comedy Gold
The show effortlessly juggles big ideas, social commentary and character dynamics as one of the year’s best new comedies
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‘Disclaimer’ Review: Cate Blanchett’s Life Implodes in Alfonso Cuarón’s Twisted Apple Thriller
Venice Film Festival: The Oscar-winning “Roma” filmmaker writes and directs all seven episodes with a pair of esteemed DPs in Emmanuel Lubezki and Bruno Delbonnel
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Review: TV’s Most Expensive Series Remains Stunningly Boring
Prime Video’s big-budget prequel has yet to develop characters we care about or put them in situations that make their fates moving
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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4 Review: Hulu Series Goes Hollywood Without Missing a Beat
The continuous caper starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez surprises in delightfully sleuth fashion
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‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4 Part 1 Review: Repetitive Chaos Reigns Supreme
Lily Collins and Ashley Park’s shenanigans are as fun as ever, but the Parisian comedy could use some new faces
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‘Bel-Air’ Season 3 Review: Peacock Show Juggles Too Much Drama
Jabari Banks and Olly Sholotan lead a charmingly wonky summertime chapter of the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reboot series