TV Reviews

Chris Rock is the head of the new gang trying to gain power in Kansas City, Mo., in the fourth season of Fargo.

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'Fargo' Season 4 Is As Good As It Gets — Again

11:37am September 25, 2020

by David Bianculli

The new installment of the FX anthology series deals with racism and sexism in 1950 Kansas City. But don't let the period trappings fool you: Fargo's conflicts sizzle with resonance to today's world.

Chris Rock Stars In Newest Season Of 'Fargo'

6:52am September 25, 2020

by Eric Deggans

Fargo, FX's popular adaptation, begins its new season. It's directed by Noah Hawley and stars Chris Rock as a gangster in 1950s Kansas City.

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(Center to Right): Samantha (Jessica Rothe), Becky (Ashleigh LaThrop), Ian (Dan Byrd) and Wilson (Desmin Borges) are bunker buddies in Utopia.

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Amazon's Violent, Cynical 'Utopia' Just Wasn't Made For These Times

5:00am September 25, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The US adaptation of a 2013-14 British series about comic book nerds attempting to save the world from a viral pandemic dials back the humor and cranks up the violence.

Niv Sultan stars as a tech-savvy Mossad agent trying to escape Iran in the eight-part spy thriller Tehran.

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An Israeli Agent Finds Herself Stranded In 'Tehran' In A Gripping New Spy Series

1:46pm September 24, 2020

by John Powers

A Mossad agent is charged with crippling the Iranian power grid. After a deadly snafu, she must survive in a city not exactly known for its hospitality toward Israeli spies.

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"The train's afoot!": (L to R) Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin) literally look down on their younger sister Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) in Netflix's Enola Holmes.

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In The Lively 'Enola Holmes,' Sherlock's Little Sister Goes Sleuthing

10:50am September 23, 2020

by Glen Weldon

This bright and breezy Netflix adaptation of a YA novel finds Millie Bobby Brown starring as the brilliant, fourth-wall-busting little sister of Sherlock Holmes.

Eugene Levy accepts his award for lead actor in a comedy series for Schitt's Creek as his son (and creative partner) Dan Levy looks on at Sunday night's Emmy Awards.

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The Emmys Pull Off A Good Show As 'Schitt's Creek' And 'Watchmen' Shine

10:36am September 21, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Sunday night's Emmy Awards, which featured neither a large crowd nor a red carpet, managed to achieve a charming intimacy as Watchmen, Schitt's Creek and Succession all won major awards.

Maya (Maya Erskine) and Anna (Anna Konkle) survive a pool party and a lot of other challenges in the second season of Hulu's PEN15.

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'PEN15' Is Back, And Girlhood Is Still Painfully Awkward

9:00am September 20, 2020

by Aisha Harris

The newest episodes of Hulu's smart coming-of-age comedy expand upon the exciting and traumatic themes of puberty.

Sophie Okonedo plays Charlotte in Ratched.

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'Ratched' Is Pretty, But Very Silly

3:31pm September 18, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Produced by Ryan Murphy and packed with his signature gory excess, Ratched makes a great series of still photos but tells a very disappointing story.

A handsome man throwing a pot on a wheel is all one can ask from quarantine viewing.

The Soothing 'Great Pottery Throw Down' Makes Great Isolation TV

10:34am September 17, 2020

by Linda Holmes

If you like The Great British Baking Show, you'll recognize a lot of the charms of the BBC's pottery competition, all three seasons of which arrive on HBO MAX this week.

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'Ratched' Gives A First Name — And A Backstory — To The Iconic 'Cuckoo's Nest' Nurse

1:51pm September 16, 2020

by David Bianculli

Violence and humor create a complicated character arc in a Netflix series that serves as a prequel, of sorts, to Ken Kesey's famed novel. Sarah Paulson gives a star turn as Mildred, AKA Nurse Ratched.

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