Author: Valerie Ettenhofer
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A Fierce Performance Punches Up ‘Fargo’ Season 5
Five seasons in, one gets the sense that Noah Hawley’s Fargo is in danger of repeating itself.
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‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Is a Winning Remix With Surprises Up Its Sleeve
A familiar voice cast returns for this bold, heartfelt, self-referential new take on a much-loved story.
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‘The Crown’ Says Goodbye To Princess Diana With A Problematic, Captivating Final Season
Elizabeth Debicki and Imelda Staunton return in the final season of Netflix’s once-adored, recently iffy historical drama.
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‘The Curse’ Is An Insufferable, Overlong Genre-Bender
Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, and Benny Safdie can’t save this exhausting new satire, which is now on Showtime.
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‘Fellow Travelers’ is Phenomenal, As Is Jonathan Bailey
Bailey and Matt Bomer co-star in this heady, tension-soaked, fantastic take on the Lavender Scare.
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‘Invincible’ Season 2 Is Aggressively Just Okay
The second season of Robert Kirkman’s superhero series makes a point of sticking close to the comic books on which it’s based, but that’s not always a good thing.
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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Is A Welcome Return To TV For Brie Larson
Larson stars in the new Apple TV+ series – her first lead role on the small screen since 2011 – as a chemist turned cooking show host.
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‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Is The Year’s Must-Watch Horror Show
Mike Flanagan’s latest Netflix horror series remixes the prolific works of Edgar Allan Poe to create a funny, fantastic, f—ked up story about the rot of modern capitalism.
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‘Loki’ Season 2 Is Charming, Visually Impressive, and Overwrought
Loki season 2 is narratively messy and spreads its ensemble thin, but its quirky comedic tone and fantastic visuals go a long way.