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‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’ Review: Peacock’s Thoughtful Limited Series Is a Refreshing Corrective to Ryan Murphy-Style Sensationalism
Patrick Macmanus' miniseries features Michael Chernus as the serial killer who murdered and raped dozens of young men in 1970s Chicago.
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‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ Review: Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette in Hulu’s Latest Persuasive, if Unrevealing, True Crime Offering
The miniseries dramatizes the events around the 2021 double homicide of a mother and son from a wealthy South Carolina clan.
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‘DMV’ Review: Tim Meadows Is the Best Reason to Watch CBS’ Affable but Uneven Workplace Comedy
Harriet Dyer and Tony Cavalero also star in the new single-cam sitcom about the beleaguered employees of the agency's over-crowded, under-funded East Hollywood branch.
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‘The Chair Company’ Review: Tim Robinson Brings His Delightfully Unhinged Vibe to HBO
Lake Bell also stars in the comedy-thriller about a husband and father who goes down a conspiracy rabbit hole following an embarrassing workplace incident.
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‘The Last Frontier’ Review: Jason Clarke in an Alaska-Set Apple TV+ Western Throwback That Goes From Fun to Tedious in a Hurry
A plane full of inmates — with one special prisoner — goes down in the wilderness, sparking a manhunt, in this 10-episode thriller.
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‘Boots’ Review: Netflix’s Gay Marines Dramedy Is an Odd, Entertaining Mix of Discrimination Exposé and Recruitment Ad
Perhaps Norman Lear's last production credit, the eight-episode adaptation of 'The Pink Marine' features Miles Heizer as a teen learning about himself in basic training.
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‘Red Alert’ Review: Paramount+ Israeli Drama Offers a Taut, Effectively Manipulative Depiction of the October 7 Terror Attacks
Lior Chefetz created and directed the series, which focuses on a handful of stories of tragedy and heroism in the midst of Hamas' attack on Israel.
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‘Mr. Scorsese’ Review: Apple TV+ Docuseries Offers an Entertaining, if Standard, Overview of a Legendary Filmmaker
Premiering at the New York Film Festival, Rebecca Miller's five-hour project traces the 'Raging Bull' director's life and career from priestly aspirations to Oscar-winning greatness.
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‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Review: Charlie Hunnam Dons Frilly Undergarments and Flesh Masks for Netflix’s Trashy Takedown of True Crime and Those Who Love It
Focusing on the figure who inspired 'Psycho,' 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and more, the latest installment in the anthology series also features Laurie Metcalf and Tom Hollander.
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‘Charlotte’s Web’ Review: Amy Adams and Elijah Wood Lead HBO Max’s Middling Adaptation of a Timeless Kid-Lit Classic
Jean Smart and Cynthia Erivo are also among the starry voice cast of the Sesame Workshop-produced, Guru Studios-animated take on E.B. White's beloved children's story.
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‘Brian and Maggie’ Review: Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter Shine in PBS’ Stephen Frears-Directed Drama About a Pivotal Margaret Thatcher Interview
Frears ('The Queen') helms this two-part miniseries revolving around a 1989 interview of the U.K. prime minister by her onetime friend, broadcast reporter Brian Walden.
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‘Chad Powers’ Review: Glen Powell’s Hulu Football Comedy Is a Disappointingly Conventional Farce With a Late-Game Hail Mary
Created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the series finds a washed-up quarterback donning a silly disguise to mount a comeback.
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‘House of Guinness’ Review: Netflix’s 19th-Century Family Saga Serves Frothy Fun and Not Much Substance
James Norton, Anthony Boyle and Louis Partridge star in the new drama from Steven Knight ('Peaky Blinders') about Ireland's most famous brewing dynasty.
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‘Wayward’ Review: Toni Collette Plays the Founder of a Mysterious School for Troubled Teens in Mae Martin’s Intriguing Netflix Tease
Martin and Sarah Gadon play a couple arriving in a small Vermont town that's home to a cultish boarding school in this eight-parter.
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Critic’s Notebook: Jimmy Kimmel Met the Moment With His Powerful, Tightrope-Walking Monologue
In his first show back following his suspension by ABC, the host addressed free-speech issues and Charlie Kirk's killing in between statements of gratitude, displays of emotion and jokes both silly and pointed.
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‘Hotel Costiera’ Review: Jesse Willams in a Breezy Amazon Mystery That Offers Beautiful People, Beautiful Views and No Risk of Investment
The 'Grey's Anatomy' veteran leads the six-episode dramedy as a hotel fixer on the Amalfi Coast who handles issues like kidnapped dogs, missing spouses and bureaucratic red tape.
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