TV Reviews

The second season of Amazon Prime's The Boys comes out on Friday. Karl Urban plays Butcher (from left), and his "boys" Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid), The Female (Karen Fukuhara), Frenchie (Tomer Capon) and Mother's Milk (Laz Alonso).

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'The Boys' Return For A 2nd Season, Even More Twisted Than The 1st

5:01pm September 02, 2020

by Eric Deggans

The Amazon Prime series returns Friday full of satire, superheroes and subversion. It's a funhouse mirror reflection of the racism, xenophobia, criminality and political posturing of our real world.

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'Women Make Film' Shines A Long Overdue Spotlight On Female Filmmakers

2:14pm August 31, 2020

by David Bianculli

TCM's ambitious 14-hour series showcases the work of female filmmakers from around the globe, and provides hundreds of examples of both artistic and technical achievement.

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Carla Campbell is a bounty hunter with a mission in the new series Love Fraud.

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A Man Tries To Stay A Step Ahead Of The Many Women He Married In 'Love Fraud'

7:01am August 31, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Showtime's documentary series Love Fraud isn't really about the man who allegedly defrauded a series of women after meeting them online. It's about their search for him, aided by a bounty hunter.

Grainy footage of kids getting ready to fly down dangerous rides is the most striking image in the documentary Class Action Park.

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'Class Action Park' Remembers The Perils Of A Really Good Time

5:01am August 27, 2020

by Linda Holmes

The documentary Class Action Park tells the story of a New Jersey theme park that was widely beloved, successful and extremely dangerous.

Late-Night Infomercial Meets Telethon: What 1st DNC Night Was Like For Viewers

5:11pm August 18, 2020

Political conventions are made for TV. But this year's Democratic National Convention was virtual only. NPR discusses how the first night played out for viewers.

Halt! Cthulhu goes there? (L to R):Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance), Atticus (Jonathan Majors) and Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) in HBO's Lovecraft Country.

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'Lovecraft Country': Facing Monsters —And A Monstrous History

7:00am August 16, 2020

by Glen Weldon

HBO's new dark fantasy series serves up satisfyingly pulpy thrills even as it examines the enduring legacy of slavery through a prism of science-fiction and horror.

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HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' Puts A Bold New Spin On The Works Of A Horror Legend

1:38pm August 14, 2020

by David Bianculli

A new 10-part drama upends the stories of H.P. Lovecraft, presenting a narrative in which the heroes are Black, the setting is the racially divided 1950s, and each episode seems to have its own tone.

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HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' Brings Viewers To A World Of Monsters, Magic and Racism

5:56am August 14, 2020

by Eric Deggans

The new HBO Series Lovecraft Country mixes the real horrors of 1950's Jim Crow America with the imaginary horrors of author H.P Lovecraft.

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What TV Programs To Expect This Fall

4:06pm August 12, 2020

by Eric Deggans

A virtual TV critics summer tour has ended. NPR's TV critic talks about the most interesting programs to expect this fall.

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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Sketches Out Life In The Bottom Berths Of The Starship

2:18pm August 11, 2020

by David Bianculli

A new CBS All Access cartoon focuses on the ensigns who populate the ship's lower decks — and are charged with mostly menial tasks, like fetching drinks or repairing food replicators.

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