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‘Universal Basic Guys’ Review: Fox’s Good-Natured Bro Toon Is Too Familiar to Feel Fresh
The animated comedy follows two South Jersey brothers through a series of wacky adventures funded by an income pilot program they were enrolled in after losing their factory jobs.
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‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Affectionate Documentary Is a Must-See for Fans
The TV creator, plus stars like Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperioli, sit down for a two-part look back at the game-changing mob dramedy.
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‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ Review: Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson and Don Cheadle Have a Blast in Peacock’s Inconsistent Comic Thriller
A top-notch ensemble leads this eight-episode look at the bloody aftermath of a scheme tied to a 1970 Muhammad Ali comeback fight in Atlanta.
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‘The Perfect Couple’ Review: Nicole Kidman Plays Yet Another Miserable Rich Lady in Netflix’s Turgid Murder Mystery
A young couple's wedding weekend in Nantucket is derailed by the discovery of a dead body, in the Susanne Bier-directed adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand's novel.
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‘English Teacher’ Review: FX’s Dryly Hilarious Public-School Comedy Makes the Grade
Brian Jordan Alvarez created and stars in the half-hour series about an idealistic but frequently misguided gay educator working in suburban Austin.
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‘Disclaimer’ Review: Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline Lead Alfonso Cuaron’s Dazzling and Occasionally Silly Apple TV+ Thriller
Co-starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Kodi Smit-McPhee, the miniseries adaptation of Renée Knight's novel is about the power of storytelling to expose and evade the truth.
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‘Terminator Zero’ Review: Netflix’s Anime Spinoff Gives a Classic Franchise a Promising New Look
André Holland and Timothy Olyphant lead the voice cast of an eight-episode adventure that moves the sci-fi action — past, present and future — to Tokyo.
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‘Kaos’ Review: Jeff Goldblum’s Quirky Zeus Leads Netflix’s Shallow Greek Mythology for Grown-Ups
Charlie Covell ('The End of the F***ing World') brings together bickering gods, striving humans and the Orpheus and Eurydice journey into the Underworld for an eight-episode dark comedy.
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Review: Season 2 of Amazon’s Fantasy Prequel Is Too Epic for Its Own Good
As Sauron continues fixating on precious jewelry, all of Middle-earth ramps up toward a world-changing, era-defining showdown between good and evil.
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‘City of God: The Fight Rages On’ Review: HBO Latino/Max’s Spinoff Is Entertaining, but Too Stuck in the Past
Fernando Meirelles is a producer, but not a director or writer, on this thriller set 20 years after the events of his Oscar-nominated Brazilian crime epic.
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Critic’s Notebook: At Democratic National Convention, a Polished and Presidential Kamala Harris Plays It Safe
The vice president's forcefully delivered speech flaunted her political skills and readiness for the job, even if it was short on the kind of imagination some might have hoped for.
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Critics’ Conversation: Real Life Was Riveting — Summer TV, Not So Much
Politics and the Paris Olympics provided lots of drama, but despite some exceptions — sexy investment bankers, sexier vampires, litigious elves and Muslim punks — the scripted landscape was lackluster.
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Critic’s Appreciation: Phil Donahue Transformed Daytime Television, and the Culture Wars Along With It
The intrepid host reinvented the talk show genre, boldly normalizing ostensibly scandalous subjects and cultural entities.
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Critic’s Notebook: The ‘Love Island USA’ Reunion Illustrated Reality TV’s Toxic Contradictions
The highly anticipated season 6 reunion, hosted by Ariana Madix, felt more like a public service announcement against bullying than a satisfying conclusion for fans.
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‘Pachinko’ Review: Apple TV+’s Ambitious Family Epic Returns for a Gorgeously Emotional Season 2
Soo Hugh's adaptation of Min Jin Lee's novel follows Sunja and her family through World War II and its aftermath, while in 1989 Solomon plots against a professional nemesis.
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‘Chimp Crazy’ Review: ‘Tiger King’ Director’s HBO Docuseries Explains Why Owning Chimps Is Bad, and the Answer Won’t Surprise You
Eric Goode's new four-hour project tells an only-somewhat-wild, generally sad story of a celebrity chimp, his obsessive handler and Alan Cumming.
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