TV Reviews

Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in New Amsterdam.

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'New Amsterdam' Brings In The One Man Who Can Save Medicine (And The World)

12:21pm September 25, 2018

by Linda Holmes

This year's crop of broadcast network pilots brings us a medical show that suggests that if a man comes into a public hospital with the right kind of moxie and the right musical cues, he can fix it.

Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in Netflix's Maniac.

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Emma Stone Grounds The Funny, Fidgety 'Maniac'

9:01am September 24, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Not everything works with Netflix's offbeat comedy-drama weaving the story of a mad scientist with the dreams of two of his subjects. But lead Emma Stone and director Cary Fukunaga are in top form.

The second season of Netflix's American Vandal uses several true-crime techniques, like this moody reenactment, to explore its fake-crime story.

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How To Defend Season 2 Of 'American Vandal' Against Its Naysayers

7:00am September 22, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Now that enough people have seen the second season of Netflix's comedy/drama/true crime parody, your weekend will be full of people comparing it unfavorably to season one. Here's why they're wrong.

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'Jane Fonda In Five Acts' Reveals The Shifting Identities Of An Icon

1:40pm September 21, 2018

by John Powers

Susan Lacy's terrific HBO documentary examines Fonda's juicy, controversial life in five parts. The first four are named for a man under whose influence Fonda lived; in the fifth, she stands alone.

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Fast-Paced And Proudly Unusual, 'Maniac' Dives Into The Mysteries Of The Mind

2:28pm September 20, 2018

by David Bianculli

Jonah Hill and Emma Stone star in a new, 10-part Netflix series about the psychological exploration of alternative realities and identities. Critic David Bianculli says Maniac is "a blast."

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Rachel Brosnahan accepts the outstanding lead actress in a comedy series award for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel at the 70th Emmy Awards.

At The 2018 Emmys, 'Game Of Thrones' And 'Mrs. Maisel' Soar While The Hosts Struggle

10:07am September 18, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel cleaned up in the comedy categories and Game of Thrones won the big drama prize for the third time. The show on the whole, though, was awfully dull.

Review: There Were Some Entertaining Moments At The Emmys

5:04am September 18, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Winners of Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced. Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel became the first streaming series to win top comedy honors and HBO's Game of Thrones won best drama series.

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Before The Emmys, We Hand Out The Deggys

7:17am September 17, 2018

by Eric Deggans

The 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out Monday night. Our TV critic already knows who should win, so he created his own awards for television.

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Oscar (Fred Armisen) and June (Maya Rudolph) try to turn their rut into a groove in Forever.

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'Forever': A Couple's Comfortable Coexistence Comes To A Crossroads

8:23am September 14, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen play a reasonably happy couple whose relationship undergoes a series of big changes in this low-key, 8-episode meditation on love, life and roads not taken.

Review: Showtime's 'Kidding' Starring Jim Carrey

7:14am September 10, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Carrey plays Jeff Pickles, a kids TV host coping with a personal tragedy. Carrey's Mr. Pickles is an icon whose dark personal journey is at odds with the happy-go-lucky public persona he maintains.

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