Latest TV Reviews
‘Squid Game’ Season 3 Review: Netflix’s Once-Thrilling Smash Limps to an Unsatisfying Finish
In the aftermath of a violent rebellion, the contestants press onward through high-stakes competitions as outside forces continue searching for the operation's mysterious location.
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‘Smoke’ Review: Jurnee Smollett and Taron Egerton Lead Apple TV+’s Flawed but Fascinating Firefighting Mystery
Dennis Lehane adapts the 'Firebug' podcast about the search for a serial arsonist into a nine-episode drama series.
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‘The Bear’ Review: FX/Hulu’s Culinary Dramedy Stalls Out With a Muted Fourth Season
Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach return for a fresh batch of episodes that see the staff scrambling to turn around their restaurant before the money runs out.
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‘Countdown’ Review: Amazon’s Los Angeles-Set Law Enforcement Thriller Offers Ample Action but Zero Urgency or Logic
Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane and Jessica Camacho lead Derek Haas' 13-episode race to save L.A. from a nuclear attack.
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‘Ironheart’ Review: Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Spinoff Finds Its Voice Between a Clumsy Pilot and a Frustrating Finale
Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams brings her high-powered suit and personal trauma to Disney+ nearly three years after 'Wakanda Forever.'
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‘The Waterfront’ Review: Topher Grace Gives Kevin Williamson’s Unconvincing Netflix Crime Soap a Much-Needed Boost
Holt McCallany and Maria Bello co-lead the 'Dawson's Creek' creator's eight-episode drama about a North Carolina family that turns to crime to save their fishery.
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 10 Best TV Shows of 2025 So Far
Faves from the first half of the year include an Arctic heartwarmer, an ER-set comfort watch and two shows that explore the outer reaches of cringe comedy.
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‘We Were Liars’ Review: Not Even a Bonkers Twist Can Redeem Amazon’s Tepid, Overly Familiar YA Drama
Based on E. Lockhart's hit novel, the series follows a teenager who returns to her family's New England summer compound determined to recover the traumatic events that left her with amnesia.
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‘Revival’ Review: Syfy’s Midwestern Zombie Mystery Is Just Clever Enough to Be Fun
'Wynonna Earp' star Melanie Scrofano returns to the network for an Image Comics-based series about a Wisconsin town where the dead suddenly return to life.
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‘Stick’ Review: Owen Wilson’s Endearing Apple TV+ Golf Comedy Is Ideal Summer Comfort Viewing
Also starring Marc Maron and Judy Greer, the half-hour series centers on a former pro who finds new purpose when he takes on a talented protégé.
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‘Dept. Q’ Review: Matthew Goode Excels in Netflix’s Satisfyingly Sturdy Crime Procedural
Co-created by Scott Frank ('The Queen's Gambit') and based on the books by Jussi Adler-Olsen, the drama centers on a traumatized misanthrope solving cold cases with a team of misfits.
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‘Adults’ Review: FX’s Gen Z Hangout Comedy Still Has Some Growing Up to Do
Five 20-something best friends navigate the ups and downs of young adulthood, from dinner parties to job interviews to romantic woes, while living together in Queens.
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‘The Better Sister’ Review: Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks’ Chemistry Gets Squandered in Amazon’s Dull Sisterly Mystery
Based on the novel by Alafair Burke, the eight-episode thriller centers on two estranged siblings who are brought back together by a murder in the family.
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‘Sirens’ Review: Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock and Julianne Moore Star in Netflix’s Erratic Slice of Affluence Porn
Kevin Bacon also stars in Molly Smith Metzler's five-part limited series about a pair of troubled sisters and the couple of affluent benefactors who may be harboring dark secrets.
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‘Motorheads’ Review: Ryan Phillippe in Amazon’s Surprisingly Sweet Teen Grease Monkey Drama
Also starring Michael Cimino ('Love, Victor'), the series by John A. Norris ('All American') follows a group of high schoolers restoring and racing sports cars in a tiny Rust Belt town.
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‘Overcompensating’ Review: Benito Skinner’s Amazon Coming-of-Age Comedy Delivers College Hijinks with Laughter and Heart
Comedian and content creator Skinner writes, produces and stars in this sex-filled eight-episode look at coming out and finding yourself after high school.
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