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“Chapter Nine” is one of the year’s most assured bits of television. It’s quite remarkable that as early as Episode 1, Pachinko Season 2 has...

Bad Monkey is even more relaxed than usual in Episode 3, which is both a good and a bad thing. The upside is that it...

The penultimate episode of Lady in the Lake is easily the most formally daring, devoting most of its runtime to elaborate dream sequences in which Maddie grapples...

Severed arms, grubby land deals, some light witchcraft, and, yes, a monkey, all feature in the two-part premiere of Apple TV+’s Bad Monkey. Episodes 1...

Bill Lawrence is responsible for some of Apple TV+’s finest comedic endeavors, including Ted Lasso and Shrinking, but Bad Monkey showcases another of his talents,...

There isn’t much to The Instigators. It’s a surface-level crime caper with a forgettable plot, few big moments, and largely one-note characters. And yet I...

It was only a matter of time before Maddie’s attempts at being a reporter got her into serious trouble, and that finally happens in Lady...

It’s typical of Lady in the Lake to build to the most significant moment of the series thus far – the apparent death of Cleo...

The central tension of Lady in the Lake comes from the anticipation of something we already know happens – the intersection of Maddie and Cleo’s...

The ending of Presumed Innocent has two important matters to cover — the outcome of Rusty’s trial, and the reveal of who really killed Carolyn Polhemus. Episode...

Episode 2 of Lady in the Lake is as busy as the first, and while it creates the illusion of answering more questions than it...

There is a lot going on in Episode 1 of Lady in the Lake. It’s an hour-long premiere that introduces several sets of characters and...

Episode 7 of Presumed Innocent, “The Witness”, is excellent television on its own terms, but also an exciting penultimate installment since it suggests quite strongly that...

Let’s interrupt our regularly scheduled recapping by reiterating a point. When I wrote about Episode 5 of Presumed Innocent, I mentioned the small things; the details....

Mothers always know best, don’t they? It might be an effort to admit sometimes, but when mom says your husband is probably playing away on...

The Apple TV+ adaptation of the Scott Turow novel Presumed Innocent, which was the focus of a theatrically released movie starring Harrison Ford way back...

Rafe Spall and Esther Smith hinted that the Trying Season 4 finale would have a massive cliffhanger, so Episode 8 does not disappoint. While the...

It’s the small stuff that makes Presumed Innocent great. The plot isn’t especially compelling and the characters are largely awful and if, like me, you’ve read the...