TV Reviews

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez goes too easy on the NFL

The Penguin doesn't need Batman but could use less family drama

Nicole Kidman gets nasty in Netflix's beach-read thriller The Perfect Couple

Pachinko remains a time-hopping treasure in its masterful second season

Bad Monkey gives us Vince Vaughn at his best

The 10 best TV shows of 2024 (so far)

Presumed Innocent review: Jake Gyllenhaal leads a satisfying, old-school thriller

Clipped review: Ed O'Neill and Laurence Fishburne drive this slick b-ball drama

Eric review: Benedict Cumberbatch's missing-kid thriller can't find the point

Maxton Hall review: This swoony private school romance makes the grade

A Man in Full review: Jeff Daniels chews the scenery in this laughable drama

Under the Bridge review: A truly depressing true-crime drama

Fallout review: An addictive post-apocalyptic adventure

Curb Your Enthusiasm series finale review: Larry gets his Seinfeld do-over

The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show review: A daring, soul-baring self-exposé

We Were the Lucky Ones review: A heartening story of Holocaust survival

3 Body Problem review: Netflix’s adaptation is a mismatch of compelling sci-fi ideas and boring characters

Homicide: New York review: Grisly true-crime tales told with care

The Girls on the Bus review: An election-year drama that won't stress you out

The Regime review: Kate Winslet's dictatorship dramedy falls flat

Shōgun review: An extraordinary historical epic with heart

Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender sparks but never blazes as bright as the original

The Vince Staples Show review: The rapper makes magic with this dark, offbeat comedy

Mr. & Mrs. Smith review: The rare reboot that gets it right

Feud: Capote vs. the Swans review: Naomi Watts is an answered prayer

Expats review: Nicole Kidman leads a sluggish tale of emigrant grief

True Detective: Night Country review: Jodie Foster revives HBO's flagging franchise

Criminal Record review: Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo clash in this can't-miss drama

Percy Jackson and the Olympians review: TV series rights the wrongs of the movies

Dr. Death review: A miscast Mandy Moore leads this murky medical thriller

Murder in Boston review: Exploring the legacy of a racist rush to judgment

Attention all players: The Squid Game reality show is actually good

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is the best kind of franchise sequel

The Crown season 6 review: A wistful, restrained send-off to Princess Diana

The Curse review: Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder star in the weirdest, most unforgettable show of 2023

The Gilded Age season 2 review: History meets opulent, over-the-top escapism

Fellow Travelers review: Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey are sizzling, star-crossed lovers

The Fall of the House of Usher review: Succession meets Edgar Allan Poe fan fiction

Frasier review: Kelsey Grammer's great character returns for an okay sitcom

Bargain review: Buckle up for this bonkers K-drama binge

Gen V review: The superhero school spinoff should have more fun

The Changeling review: Victor LaValle's dark fairy tale gets a frustrating adaptation

Farewell to Riverdale — and the CW as we know it

Painkiller review: Matthew Broderick leads Netflix's off-kilter take on the opioid crisis

Reservation Dogs review: A beautiful beginning of the end

Twisted Metal review: Peacock's video-game adaptation misses the mark

Heels review: Stephen Amell's underrated wrestling drama hits even harder in season 2

Special Ops: Lioness review: Taylor Sheridan sends stock female characters to war

Last Call review: HBO's serial killer doc is powerful and infuriating

The Horror of Dolores Roach review: Justina Machado ate, left no crumbs in dark cannibal comedy

The 9 best TV shows of 2023 (so far)

Average Joe review: A violent, tense crime thriller that's also brutally funny

The Bear review: Season 2 cracks the characters wide open, with remarkable results

I'm a Virgo review: Boots Riley goes big in a coming-of-age comedy that's fiercely original

Burden of Proof review: A brother's quest tears his family apart in this wrenching true crime doc

Don't cry because Ted Lasso went off the rails; smile because it happened

Succession series finale review: A remorseless, rewarding farewell to TV's unhappiest family

American Born Chinese review: A masterful mash-up of fantasy and teen turmoil

Platonic review: Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne elevate this blithe buddy comedy

Bupkis review: A comedy about hating Pete Davidson, by Pete Davidson