Reviews
Primetimer's reviewers weigh in on what you should (and shouldn't) be watching
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POSTED April 25, 2024
Dead Boy Detectives Is Fun for the TikTok Crowd, But It Doesn't Break the Mold
Come for the angsty vibes and the swoon-worthy characters, but don't think about it too hard.
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POSTED April 24, 2024
The Veil's Thrills Can't Cover Up Its Dated Take on Global Politics
The only truth uncovered is that the rehashing of tired tropes around terrorism can still power a plot.
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POSTED April 23, 2024
Jinkies! Velma Burns It All Down in Over-The-Top Season 2
Max's Scooby show isn't just making meta jokes now, it’s practically torching its source material.
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POSTED April 22, 2024
Far From Comprehensive, Hulu's Bon Jovi Documentary Still Strikes a Chord
Though it glosses over some key subjects, Thank You, Goodnight is a thoughtful meditation on getting older.
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POSTED April 19, 2024
The Jinx — Part 2 Gets Trapped in Its Own Fame-Themed Ouroboros
The second installment of the Emmy-winning docuseries is full of the ridiculous and absurd. But is it anything new?
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POSTED April 17, 2024
Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough Embrace True Crime's Moral Complexities in Under the Bridge
Hulu's limited series deftly interrogates the messy realities at the heart of Reena Virk's 1997 murder.
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POSTED April 16, 2024
An American Bombing Delivers a Potent Warning About Right-Wing Extremism
HBO Documentary Films' latest connects the dots between domestic terror attacks in the U.S.
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POSTED April 15, 2024
Conan O'Brien Pushes the Boundaries of TV Once More in Delightful Travelogue Series
He might not be the first celebrity to do a travel show, but he's one of the first to play with expectations for the format.
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POSTED April 12, 2024
HBO's The Sympathizer Adaptation Never Reaches Its Full Potential
Hoa Xuande is a star in the making, but Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar can't recreate the novel's boisterous storytelling.
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POSTED April 11, 2024
A Limited Series Based on Benjamin Franklin's Life Should Be More Fun Than This
Despite two great central performances, including Michael Douglas as the legendary American, Apple TV+'s latest historical drama falls flat.
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POSTED April 10, 2024
A Ghoulishly Great Walton Goggins Commands Prime Video's Fallout Adaptation
It's only when the series tries to make everyone happy that it shows the strain.
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POSTED April 5, 2024
Netflix's Parasyte: The Grey Accomplishes What Few Live-Action Adaptations Have
The director of Train to Busan delivers a thrilling body-horror tale based on Hitoshi Iwaaki's best-selling manga.
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POSTED April 4, 2024
Colin Farrell Adds Some Sugar to the Detective Genre in New Apple Drama
The erstwhile True Detective stars as a sweetheart PI with a penchant for suits, whiskey, and kindness.
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POSTED April 4, 2024
Andrew Scott Is Wasted in Netflix's Stylish But Empty Ripley
Steven Zaillian's adaptation drains more than the color from Patricia Highsmith's book series.
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POSTED April 3, 2024
Netflix's Nightlife Killer Fails to Dig Beneath the Surface
The latest Crime Scene installment is so focused on the big picture that it glosses over what makes this particular case so harrowing.