Paramount+ True Crime Series “Happy Face” Entertains Even as It Loses Direction | TV/Streaming
“Happy Face” tries to be several shows at once. It’s a procedural mystery about unexpected investigators trying to get an innocent man freed for a crime he may not have committed. It’s a thin commentary on true crime pop culture and how we turn the worst events in people’s lives
Netflix’s “The Residence” Spins White House Chaos into Cozy Mystery | TV/Streaming
Here’s how you know you’re having a bad night: Your boss dies under questionable circumstances during a State Dinner at the White House, and everyone around you is certifiably out of their minds. The President and his family: unhinged. The President’s unelected advisor: vain and shady. The staff: suspicious. The
“Daredevil: Born Again” is an Imperfect Interrogation of Our Current Moment | TV/Streaming
“Daredevil: Born Again” is uneven, but the ambitious nine-part series lands plenty of punches if you go in knowing that it positions comic-book fare not as escapist entertainment but as bloody, political commentary. First, the disappointments. Like many a reboot/sequel before it, this new Marvel entry doesn’t get going until
“Suits: LA” Is Dumb, Glossy Nothingness | TV/Streaming
“Suits: LA” is dumb. This is a show where one character tells another, “You have a lot of flaws,” and it’s supposed to come off as insightful and not something that could be said about, well, anyone. In the pilot, the attorneys at Ted Black’s firm repeat the phrase “every
Taylor Sheridan’s “1923” Returns with Same Degree of Self-Proclaimed Grandeur | TV/Streaming
As he sits on the throne as the King of the Streaming Era, writer/director Taylor Sheridan has sometimes been accused of being pretentious and even misogynistic. Whatever criticisms can be levied at his output, he is arguably the creator who has most earned the right to his pretensions today. He
Hulu’s Bold “A Thousand Blows” Is the Most Riveting Series of the Year | TV/Streaming
Before we’re introduced to the characters and concept of Hulu’s new series “A Thousand Blows,” we’re told that “The following is inspired by real characters who lived and fought together in London’s East End.” These characters, despite the slight differences between them, all harbour a darkness within them, ranging from
“Yellowjackets” Finally Gets Its Bite Back With Season Three | TV/Streaming
After nearly two years, Showtime’s hit series “Yellowjackets” is finally back for its third season. Though Season 1 was critically acclaimed, the second suffered from an unraveling narrative that oftentimes felt too chaotic for the grounded show this once was. (A classic example of a bloated sophomore season that didn’t
HBO’s “The White Lotus” Remains Worth the Trip in Brilliant Third Season | TV/Streaming
While the first season of HBO’s award-winning “The White Lotus” offered a fresh spin on the “Upstairs, Downstairs” or “Gosford Park” structure of storytelling between the haves and the have-nots who struggle to keep them happy, subsequent seasons have proven to be arguably even more ambitious, digging deeper into character-driven
