The show’s comedy is at its best when it gets a little dark and more than a little pointed.
These shows prove the marathon-watching juggernaut’s equal concern for both quantity and quality.
With shoddy plotting and chaotic pacing, the series falls far short of the thought-provoking satire that it aims for.
A devastating portrayal of a man both traumatized by and dependent on his abusers’ approval and attention.
For a series that features a Trump-esque tycoon in a tale of police brutality, it has very little to say.
Despite the intrigue of its nested mysteries, the series barely dips past the surface of its characters’ psyches.
The series doubles as both a high-speed comedy and a dark, biting drama.
Bodies fly, heads explode, and video game logic reigns triumphant.
The series boasts an eerie atmosphere and a thoughtful commentary on the relationship between life and art.
The series allows us to get comfortable in the familiar rhythms of a detective show just so it can then completely wrongfoot us.
With his first HBO special, the writer-comedian disarmingly balances satire, straight comedy, and old-fashioned pathos.
This romanticized series mostly suggests rather than shows the horrors of a totalitarian regime.
Having Esposito in the driver’s seat prevents the series from spinning out altogether.
The series squanders its initial intrigue with its plodding pace, repetitive structure, and cardboard writing.
Despite some clunky characterization, the series is an ambitious and inventive piece of sci-fi.
The series uses three distinct perspectives for a rumination on life and death.
The series builds something different on the sturdy foundation established by the film.
The series tells a story that might have worked just fine if it weren’t spread across six episodes.
The series recreates the military machinery of its World War II tale in exacting detail but struggles to bring its human stories to life.
The series is a thoughtful meditation on the simultaneously distortive and revelatory nature of the human memory.
The series is charming, hair-raising, and heavy-handed in equal measure.