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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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Deirdre (Catherine Keener) and Jeff (Jim Carrey) share a moment — and a deeper connection — in Kidding.

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In The Odd, Inscrutable 'Kidding,' Jim Carrey Is A Kids' Show Host In Meltdown

7:00am September 07, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Carrey tempers his reputation for broad comedy by playing a placid puppet-show host whose world is crumbling. The series can't settle on a tone, but it's weirdly fascinating — and just weird.

'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' Is One Of The Best New Series This Year

5:57pm August 31, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Amazon revives the Jack Ryan character with a massive TV series that plays like an action movie in multiple parts. John Krasinski stars as Ryan in a series that explores how he became a hero.

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Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

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'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' Gets An 'A' For Adequacy

5:00am August 31, 2018

by Linda Holmes

There's no reason to watch Amazon's new spy drama, really, but there's nothing particularly wrong with it. Rarely has a show so clearly defined competency and little else.

TV Review: 'Safe Harbour' Speaks To Immigration Fears

7:18am August 27, 2018

by Eric Deggans

The limited series debuted Friday on Hulu. It's a drama showing how lives unravel after five Australian friends on a boating trip to Indonesia stumble on a stranded ship filled with refugees.

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