‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Is So Good It’ll Make You Forget About Brangelina
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Prime Video spy series starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine features a ton of spicy cameos and is a whole lot of globe-trotting fun
‘Picard’ Season 2 Makes a Highly Logical Return to Its Star Trek Roots
Posted in: TV ReviewsBy leaning on more episodic, stand-alone adventures — and putting its hero face-to-face with two old arch-nemeses — the series heads into the future using its past as a steady guide
‘Winning Time’ Relives the Eighties Lakers in All Their Egotastic, Game-Changing Glory
Posted in: TV ReviewsAdam McKay’s new comedy has Magic, Kareem, Bird and the rest of the legendary “Showtime” squad playing fast and loose — both on the court and off
‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’ Explores the Sickening Double Life of ‘America’s Dad’
Posted in: TV ReviewsW. Kamau Bell’s four-part docuseries is a deeply thoughtful, searing examination of Bill Cosby’s path from pop-cultural hero to accused serial rapist
A Love Story. A Crime Caper. A Talking Dong. Welcome to the Wild Ride of ‘Pam & Tommy’
Posted in: TV ReviewsNew series about the sex tape seen ’round the world is a hilarious and humanising look at a pivotal moment when porn, pop culture, and an internet in its infancy collided
Kids, This Is the Story of Why ‘How I Met Your Father’ Is Just Not Funny. At All.
Posted in: TV ReviewsThis gender-flipped take on ‘How I Met Your Mother’ may be more inclusive, but it completely misses what made the original sitcom such a blast in the first place
‘Peacemaker’ Declares War on Self-Serious Superheroes
Posted in: TV ReviewsWriter-director James Gunn’s take on the bucket-headed hero is a gloriously goofy sendup and a sincere character study rolled into one
‘Get Back’: Meet the Beatles Once Again, Courtesy of the Most Emotional Fab Four Doc Ever
Posted in: TV ReviewsPeter Jackson’s three-part, nearly eight-hour doc flips the script on John, Paul, George and Ringo’s final act — and completely revises your opinion of the band you’ve known for all these years
Real Kevin Hart Plays a Fake Kevin Hart in ‘True Story’ — Yeah, It’s Confusing
Posted in: TV ReviewsThe comedian’s new Netflix series — centered on a mega-successful stand-up from Philly — is no comedy at all, but a thriller co-starring Wesley Snipes
The Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Takes an Anime Classic Into the Stratosphere
Posted in: TV ReviewsNeflix’s adaptation of the late-Nineties cartoon seamlessly blends its many genres — from sci-fi to neo-noir, Western, kung fu, buddy comedy, and more — into a fast-moving, pulpy hit
