TV Reviews

Pete Davidson (left) as a fictionalized version of himself, and Joe Pesci as Joe Larocca in Bupkis.

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Showbiz knucklehead Pete Davidson explains himself – again – in 'Bupkis'

4:13pm May 05, 2023

by Eric Deggans

The Saturday Night Live alum plays a fictionalized version of himself — stumbling through situations like a grownup comedy star with the attention span – and drug habits – of an at-risk teenager.

The actors Justin Theroux (left) and Woody Harrelson play G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt in the new HBO miniseries White House Plumbers. The show premieres on May 1.

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'White House Plumbers' puts a laugh-out-loud spin on the Watergate break-in

1:47pm May 01, 2023

by David Bianculli

Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux are co-conspirators in HBO's outrageous five-part series about the men behind the Watergate break-in. White House Plumbers is definitely worth seeing and savoring.

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It's a big week for Kendall (Jeremy Strong), who finds there's no place like Hollywood to embrace being a total fake.

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'Succession' season 4, episode 6: 'Living+'

10:19pm April 30, 2023

by Linda Holmes

The Waystar Royco team travels to L.A., where Kendall pitches eternal life (kind of), Shiv reconnects with the most unlikely of men, and Roman can't stop firing women.

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This heavy-handed 'Fatal Attraction' reboot is weighed down by clunky detours

1:55pm April 27, 2023

by David Bianculli

The chemistry feels forced in this 8-part Paramount+ remake of the 1987 classic film. But great performances by Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan might just carry you through Fatal Attraction.

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Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest and Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher in Fatal Attraction.

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A new 'Fatal Attraction' is definitely aware of your critiques of the original

11:51am April 27, 2023

by Aisha Harris

Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan and star in an uninspired reboot of the 1987 thriller — which tries really hard to mount an enlightened case for its existence.

Emily Thomas (Alycia Debnam-Carey) seeks the truth about her deceased sister Alison in Saint X.

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'Saint X' turns a teen's mysterious death into a thoughtful, slow-burn melodrama

5:00am April 26, 2023

by Aisha Harris

The series, based on Alexis Schaitkin's 2020 novel, has hints of White Lotus and other recent rich-skewering narratives, but has bigger storytelling ambitions.

John Mulaney talks about his "star-studded intervention" in his new special.

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In 'Baby J,' John Mulaney's jokes are all at the expense of one person: John Mulaney

4:51pm April 25, 2023

by Linda Holmes

The new Netflix comedy special focuses almost entirely on stories about a guy who acts like a foolish, self-destructive doofus: John Mulaney as he entered rehab.

Roman (Kieran Culkin) really wants this deal to happen, but ... then again, does he?

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'Succession,' Season 4, Episode 5, 'Kill List'

10:02pm April 23, 2023

by Linda Holmes

In Norway, Roman and Kendall try to play hardball with Matsson, but he's more interested in Shiv. Hugo and Karolina worry about a ski jumper, and funeral planning looms.

Issei (Tomohisa Yamashita) and Camille (Fleur Geffrier) compete to inherit a 87,000-bottle wine cellar worth nearly $150 million in Drops of God.

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Who will win 87,000 bottles of wine? 'Drops of God' is the ultimate taste test

1:45pm April 20, 2023

by John Powers

A French woman and Japanese man battle to inherit the world's most valuable wine collection in this high-gloss Apple TV+ series, based on the hit Japanese manga.

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Rachel Weisz plays twin gynecologists Elliot and Beverly in the Amazon Prime series Dead Ringers.

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Sinister twin sisters wield all the power in the latest 'Dead Ringers' adaptation

2:12pm April 19, 2023

by David Bianculli

The 1988 film Dead Ringers was told from a male point of view. Now Rachel Weisz masterfully plays twin gynecologists who are often at cross purposes in this six-episode Prime Video series.

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