TV Reviews

Performers are seen during the Opening Ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23 in Tokyo, Japan.

Somber Tone Lingers At Tokyo Games Opening Ceremony, Though Athletes Add Lift

1:09pm July 23, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Viewers who woke up early in America to watch NBC's first live morning telecast of an Olympics opening ceremony Friday were greeted with a subdued presentation, where the COVID pandemic loomed large.

Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) is back in a second season of the Emmy-nominated series, in Sudeikis' Golden-Globe-winning role.

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'Ted Lasso' Recap: Season 2 Returns With Dogs, Yips And Bad Dates

3:01am July 23, 2021

by Linda Holmes

In the season 2 premiere, Ted Lasso struggles to help a star player, Rebecca double dates with Keeley and Roy, and Jamie Tartt is a man on an island.

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'Schmigadoon!' Is A Star-Studded Parody That's Worth Singing About

1:43pm July 16, 2021

by David Bianculli

Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong play a couple who wander into a magical town where everyone seems to break into song. You don't have to be a fan of musical theater to enjoy this Apple TV+ series.

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Netflix's Naomi Osaka docuseries connects the personal journey of a tennis superstar to issues of race, nationalism, civil rights, modern media and the way athletes are marketed to the world.

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An Introverted Champion Reveals Her Earnest Heart In Netflix's 'Naomi Osaka'

7:00am July 16, 2021

by Eric Deggans

A new Netflix documentary about tennis champion Naomi Osaka is a poignant, albeit curated, portrait of a young biracial woman navigating the precipice of sports superstardom.

Kristin Chenoweth and the company of Schmigadoon!, premiering July 16 on Apple TV+.

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'Schmigadoon!' Will Get Your Toes Tapping, So Sing Along If You Know The Words

9:55am July 15, 2021

by Linda Holmes

The new musical comedy series Schmigadoon! brings a delightful cast to a parody of 1940s Broadway musicals, with good musical results, if things are a little mixed otherwise.

Sgt. Makka (Maaka Pohatu), from left, Officer Minogue (Mike Minogue), Bazu'aal of the Unholy Realm (Erika Camacho) and Officer O'Leary (Karen O'Leary) in Wellington Paranormal.

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In 'Wellington Paranormal,' Clueless Kiwi Cops Meet Dryly Deadpan Demons

5:00am July 11, 2021

by Glen Weldon

The series, produced by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, effortlessly grafts the bone-dry humor of What We Do in the Shadows onto the self-aggrandizing copaganda format of COPS.

Review: 'I Think You Should Leave'

5:42pm July 10, 2021

by Glen Weldon

We review season two of the Netflix show, I Think You Should Leave.

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Documentaries 'Summer Of Soul' And 'McCartney 3-2-1' Celebrate The Sound Of The '60s

2:35pm July 10, 2021

by David Bianculli

Summer of Soul reveals never-before-seen film from a '69 Harlem concert series known as the Black Woodstock. McCartney 3-2-1 is a six-part series in which Paul McCartney talks to producer Rick Rubin.

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Jolene Purdy and Murray Bartlett play members of the staff in HBO's new series The White Lotus.

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A Bright And Acidic Satire Unfolds In HBO's 'The White Lotus'

7:12am July 10, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Creator Mike White brings a group of rich guests to a luxury Hawaiian resort, where he explores the question of how much it costs to care about nobody except yourself.

Sunny (Sanjeev Bhaskar) and Cassie (Nicola Walker) head up a police unit in charge of cold cases in the series Unforgotten.

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An Old Murder Is 'Unforgotten' In This Crime Drama's 4th And Finest Season

4:55pm July 07, 2021

by John Powers

The latest season of the British police series on PBS Masterpiece is twistily plotted and suffused with sadness. Unforgotten packs much more of an emotional punch than your ordinary cop show.

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