‘Big Little Lies’ Review: More Screaming, Lies, and Heartbreaking Lines Highlight Episode 2
Episode 2, “Tell-Tale Hearts,” exposes the beating hearts hiding behind the Monterey Five’s lies, as the cover-ups start to fall apart.
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‘Frankie Drake Mysteries’ Review: Jazz Age Private Eyes Make Crime-Fighting Feminist and Frothy
Set in Toronto, the CBC series is the perfect procedural cuppa tea for the summer.
‘Jett’ Review: Carla Gugino Shines in a Stylish Crime Show That’s More Solid Than Surprising
Sebastian Gutierrez’s Cinemax action drama is a slickly executed riff on some overly familiar genre trappings.
‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones’ Review: Season 3 Proves It’s Time to Say Goodbye for Good
More bloated stories, diminishing returns, and shoddy fight scenes make the case that Marvel’s serialized superheroes need a creative reboot.
‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘Men in Black,’ and ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’: IndieWire Weekly Review Roundup
Kick your weekend off with all of IndieWire’s film and television reviews from this week, all in one place!
‘Baskets’ Review: Season 4 Feels Like the Beautiful Beginning of the End
The FX comedy isn’t clowning around with its forward momentum on the bullet train to hope.
‘Pose’ Review: Vociferous Season 2 Goes ‘Vogue’ for a Community That Demands to Be Seen
“Pose” tries to be a place to get away, without forgetting the fight still raging in the real world.
‘City on a Hill’ Review: Kevin Bacon’s Showtime Drama Is a Good Ol’ Boston Cop Story
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck go back to ’90s Charlestown, where the cops were dirty, the criminals blue collar, and the law met them somewhere in the middle.
‘Los Espookys’ Review: HBO’s Spanish-Language Horror-Comedy Offers Something Good for Everyone
Silly, sharp, and featuring some stellar craftwork, HBO’s Spanish-language original series is a delight for anyone, but especially horror fans.
‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Dark Phoenix,’ and ‘Late Night’ – IndieWire Weekly Review Roundup
Kick your weekend off with all of IndieWire’s film and television reviews from this week, all in one place!
‘Black Mirror’ Review: Season 5 Stretches Thin Ideas to Their Breaking Point
Die-hard fans will see whatever they want in Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones’ new episodes, but they hardly reflect the series’ best look.
‘Euphoria’ Review: Zendaya’s HBO Series Is a Teens-in-Crisis Horror Show
Sam Levinson’s dark teen drama is unrelenting in its depiction of dangerous behavior, making for a warning so hard to watch it dulls the point.
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