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As we approach the end of Typhoon Family, Episode 13 regathers a bit more energy and zing, which is probably just as well. It was...

I wish I were as passionate about anything as Guillermo del Toro is about monsters. This stands to reason, I suppose, since del Toro is...

I should be clear that Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams is a fine film, one of beauty, lyricism, and poignancy, boasting impeccable performances and striking imagery....

Pluribus makes the cold open an art form. There have been some all-timers already in this season – the one in Episode 2 springs to mind – but the first ten minutes of “Please, Carol” take the cake for me.

"L'air Perdu" is the last thing that The Last Frontier needed so close to its finale.

Since DMV started, I’ve complained pretty consistently about the focus on Colette and the one-note mode the character generally operates in.

It’s pretty uncontroversial to describe John Watson as a bit of a do-gooder.

I know I’m always moaning about this show for reasons that it sometimes can’t even help, but “Masterpiece” – a provocative title in itself, I think – doesn’t really feel like Murder in a Small Town, you know what I mean?

Well, Nicholas’s exile didn’t last long, did it? Ever since Loot confirmed his exit with what was by far Season 3’s best episode, it felt...

All the gonzo merits of Palm Royale are very evident in “Maxine Serves A Swerve”.

Streaming’s a mixed bag, isn’t it? While Netflix is over here releasing Marine Corps recruitment propaganda in the guise of documentaries, Apple TV+ is teasing out a show in which the British government tested chemical weapons on its own troops.

Season 4 of The Morning Show has been, let’s face it, pretty all over the place. And while all the disparate character arcs and subplots have yielded...

Until now, Sarah Paulson's Carrington Lane has been by far the best part of All's Fair. This is largely because she has been an overblown cartoon villain without a trace of redeemability, which puts Episode 5, "This Is Me Trying", in an awkward position.

I’m not the type to ever be caught in the heart of a scandal – unless there’s a group of people somewhere who really care...

The Chair Company isn’t getting worse in any meaningful sense, but I think Episode 6, “Happy Birthday, a friend”, is the point where it has reached the outer limit of how much great throwaways and weird juxtapositions alone can sustain it.

It’s hard to critique It: Welcome to Derry. It has been since the beginning, really. On the level of its broad storytelling, it leaves a lot to be desired, with two pretty ill-fitting concurrent storylines playing out simultaneously, and little overlap as yet.

Sixteen episodes is too many, isn’t it? I don’t mean all of the time, but generally speaking, especially for a K-Drama running 65-75 minutes per outing.

The penultimate ever episode of Billy the Kid feels pretty unmistakably like a side quest.