‘Outer Range’ Pushes the Limits of the TV Landscape
If you like narrative without payoff and singing cowboys as a Greek chorus, Amazon Prime has your dream show
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The Best Books, Movies, and TV Shows About the Real Hawaii
Multi-dimensional portraits of a complex place
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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’: The Best Network Show on Netflix
Broadcast TV wishes it had a procedural show this well-constructed
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Broadcast Networks Flail For Relevance
Fall slates of shows (and 17 cancellations) drop further and further behind the zeitgeist
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‘Barry’ Sheds its Underdog Status
In Season 3, an endearing underdog is morphing into a tragic freak
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The Old Men In The Hall
‘The Kids In The Hall’ reboot is a glorious celebration of decrepitude
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American TV’s Uneasy History of Dealing With Abortion Rights
Often (but not always) shying away from the USA’s most emotional topic
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More Problems with ‘Pachinko’
Historical confusion abounds in Apple TV+ adaptation of popular novel
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Everything That’s Streaming In May
From The Sex Pistols to axe-wielding housewives (plus Star Wars, Star Trek, The Kids In The Hall, and Stranger Things) it’s a wild month on streaming
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She’ll Fly Away
The retro-glam charms of ‘The Flight Attendant’
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Is Netflix Actually In Trouble?
Maybe a little, but it’s hardly going the way of Blockbuster
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Let Your Loved Ones Know About ‘Russian Doll’ Season 2
The show reminds us not to ignore your family. They won’t be there forever.
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Rudy Giuliani is Far from the Worst Thing About ‘The Masked Singer’
A pathetic show on its last wobbly legs
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‘The Last Kingdom’: the End of Tribalism
Uhtred nobly tries to unite the nations one last time
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To Live and Die in Tokyo
‘Tokyo Vice,’ a lurid snapshot of Japan’s criminal underbelly
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