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2021 Tonys Awards Show Review: Broadway is Back

2021 Tonys Awards Show Review: Broadway is Back

The Tonys deserve to win multiple Emmys next year. A night married with celebration, inclusivity and in what can only be described as the realization that Jesus Christ returned to save us all in the form of Jennifer Holliday — it was a sensational awards ceremony that may have offered all the critical clues to constructing a new age of …

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‘Obliterated’ Review: Netflix Satire Is No Fun At All

'Obliterated' Review: Netflix Satire Is No Fun At All

Projects like “Arrested Development,” “The Office” and even “The Hangover” film trilogy have prompted writers to infuse hysterical beats with satire as a way to examine the state of 21st-century American society. These shows and films comment on everything from race and sexuality to work and class. “Cobra Kai” creators Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg and Josh Heald put a satirical …

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‘Glamorous’ Review: Kim Cattrall Shines In Netflix Series

‘Glamorous’ Review: Kim Cattrall Shines In Netflix Series

Every generation gets the aspirational workplace it deserves. In 2006, “The Devil Wears Prada” helped establish the archetype of an imperious, intimidating woman who rules her chic urban office with an iron fist; with its obvious Anna Wintour analog, the book-turned-film also doubled as a bookend to the era of the print magazine editor’s omnipotence. Eight years later, Sophia Amoruso …

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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Review: Brie Larson Boosts Adaptation

'Lessons in Chemistry' Review: Brie Larson Boosts Adaptation

In the decade since her breakout in “Short Term 12” and the seven years since she won an Oscar for “Room,” Brie Larson has become a kind of cautionary tale for how little Hollywood has to offer its rising stars. After achieving the industry’s highest honor, Larson has largely cycled between blockbuster franchises (“Captain Marvel,” “Fast X”) and car commercials …

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‘The Winter King’ Review: King Arthur Drama Falls Flat

'The Winter King' Review: King Arthur Drama Falls Flat

The MGM+ series “The Winter King,” adapted from a trilogy of novels by English author Bernard Cornwell, derives much of its plot from Arthurian myth. But in practice, the drama acts more like earthbound historical fiction than fairy tale or fantasy. This Arthur Pendragon (Iain De Caestecker) doesn’t pull a sword from a stone in the five episodes provided in …

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‘A Small Light’ Review: A Profound Anne Frank Series From Nat Geo

'A Small Light' Review: A Profound Anne Frank Series From Nat Geo

The story of Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager who hid in a cramped attic with her family during the Nazi occupation in Amsterdam, is widely known, and amid the atrocities of the Holocaust, Anne’s diary presents a story of resilience and unrealized dreams. Nat Geo’s new limited series “A Small Light” isn’t Anne’s story, though the precocious teen’s legacy is …

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Fire Country Review: CBS Drama Spotlights Inmate Firefighters

Fire Country Review: CBS Drama Spotlights Inmate Firefighters

It was only a matter of time before broadcast TV — where police procedurals reign supreme — took a harder pivot into exploring the lives of firefighters. With audiences either craving more cop content or deeply skeptical of its lionization, it makes sense that networks might be more into the idea of spotlighting firefighters, who tend to point hoses at …

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‘Everything I Know About Love’ Mixes Pleasure with Wisdom: TV Review

‘Everything I Know About Love’ Mixes Pleasure with Wisdom: TV Review

The success of “Fleabag” loosed a glut of shows about young women tottering – heels broken, mascara smeared – in the vague direction of adult responsibility. Few have been as purely enjoyable as “Everything I Know About Love,” Dolly Alderton’s adaptation of her own memoir, which debuts on Peacock this week after winning plaudits on the BBC in midsummer. With …

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‘Mrs. Davis’ Review: Betty Gilpin Stars in Damon Lindelof AI Show

'Mrs. Davis' Review: Betty Gilpin Stars in Damon Lindelof AI Show

The Holy Grail, a character in “Mrs. Davis” observes, might be the “most overused MacGuffin ever.” From “Monty Python” to “Indiana Jones,” the mythical chalice is an easy shorthand for a magical object that motivates heroes and antagonists alike. Sister Simone (Betty Gilpin), a nun who spends her days mak- ing strawberry jam at an abbey outside Reno, is the …

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