TV Reviews

Arts

Back For Season 3, 'The Crown' May Just Be The Most Delicious Series On TV

1:43pm November 15, 2019

by John Powers

The new season of the Netflix's wonderfully entertaining historical soap opera carries Queen Elizabeth II's story into the mid-1960s and '70s, when Britain's post-war afterglow has faded.

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The royal We may not be amused, but you will be: Olivia Colman is Elizabeth in The Crown Season 3.

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'The Crown' Gets A Fresh Polish

8:03am November 15, 2019

by Glen Weldon

The cast has changed, but the formula — i.e., heavy hangs the (figure)head that wears the crown — remains comfortingly intact.

'The Mandalorian' Has The Nostalgia And Storytelling That Star Wars Fans Want

6:09pm November 12, 2019

by Eric Deggans

The Mandalorian is the first Star Wars live-action spinoff series and the highest profile program on the new Disney+ streaming service. It may be a barometer of Disney+'s chances.

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Disney+ Brings A Catalog Of Old And New Gems To Streaming

1:43pm November 12, 2019

by David Bianculli

Not surprisingly, Disney+ streaming service offers an array of Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars features. What's less expected — and maybe even more welcome — is its menu of new programming.

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TV Review: 'The Little Mermaid Live'

5:57pm November 06, 2019

by Eric Deggans

The Little Mermaid was performed in front of a live audience on ABC last night. It starred Auli'i Cravalho, the actress who voiced Moana, and combined animation with the live performance.

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Apple TV Plus Debuts With An Opening Line-Up That's Not Yet Worth Paying For

2:18pm November 01, 2019

by David Bianculli

None of the new shows available on Apple's new streaming service seem like hits — though "For All Mankind" might get there. But all is not bleak; Apple plans to add new titles each month.

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TV Review: 'The Morning Show' From Apple TV+

5:57pm October 31, 2019

by Eric Deggans

The Morning Show on Apple TV+ is a stylish drama that unfolds like a fictionalized take on Today show anchor Matt Lauer's firing amid sexual assault claims.

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John Krasinski is a smarter-than-thou Jack Ryan — a more righteous than lovable ex-marine who works as a financial analyst for the CIA.

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'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' Offers A Dose Of Retro Heroism In Its 2nd Season

3:11pm October 29, 2019

by John Powers

John Krasinski stars as a more righteous than lovable ex-marine working as a financial analyst for the CIA. Season 2's plot line seems to have been ripped from (a casual glance at) the headlines.

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T.I., Cardi B and Chance the Rapper sit in judgment on Netflix's Rhythm + Flow.

'Rhythm + Flow' Remixes The Rules For Reality TV

12:01pm October 24, 2019

by Stuart Symington

Netflix's rap-competition reality show dispenses with many tired tropes of the genre and infuses it with winning energy.

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Despite Helen Mirren's Star Turn, 'Catherine The Great' Is Just OK

1:58pm October 21, 2019

by David Bianculli

HBO's new series has plenty of court intrigue, scandals and betrayals, but the script amounts to little more than a historical greatest hits, bouncing from well-known event to event.

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