The show’s comedy is at its best when it gets a little dark and more than a little pointed.
The AMC series is bookended by a heavy-handed setup and an unsatisfying ending.
The anthology’s fourth season thrives on its ability to exist as both a brisk, thrilling genre piece and a weighty, philosophical drama.
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Largely missing is the coherent world-building and quicksilver pacing of the novels.
Kat Sadler and Lizzie Davidson’s series takes a look at mental illness dead in the eye with a daring grin.
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Luhrmann seems less interested in accurately depicting Australia’s ugly past than in creating a national myth.
The series offers flimsy comedy, half-baked characterizations, and a dubious romantic subplot.
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Aside from the moral dubiousness of converting dystopian fiction into reality-show spectacle, the series drags.
The series offers a surprisingly novel take on its source material, even if the pieces don’t fit together as neatly as they should.
The series works best when it takes the time to observe humanity as much as its monsters.
Co-created by Nathan Fielder and Ben Safdie, the series asks us to get philosophical.
The series is less about whodunit than about the role that technology increasingly plays in our lives.
Based on Capcom’s video games, Netflix’s animated series mixes action with unexpected emotion.
The show’s second season plays with structure and tone to explore the violence that shapes its characters’ lives.
Even if the storytelling is a bit shallow, there’s enough pure spectacle to make the series fun to watch.
The show’s alien ecosystem is often far stranger than anything in its characters’ heads.
Mike Flanagan reimagines Poe’s oeuvre as a nimble, tonally capacious collection of fables.
Some familiar elements are missing from the series, but it can still deliver a distinct brand of wry humor.