Reviews
Primetimer's reviewers weigh in on what you should (and shouldn't) be watching
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POSTED November 27, 2019
Apple TV+'s Servant Is Funnier Than You Might Think
Billed as a spooky thriller, M. Night Shyamalan's new series is best enjoyed as a (creepy) domestic comedy.
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POSTED November 22, 2019
Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings Could Use More Dolly Parton
The Netflix anthology puts her iconic songs front and center — but not the country legend herself.
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POSTED November 21, 2019
Cheat Is an Excellent Reason to Get Sundance Now, Now
The British psychological thriller is very on-brand for the streaming offspring of the venerable indie-film channel.
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POSTED November 2, 2019
If You Don’t Know Emily, Apple TV+’s Dickinson Won’t Be Much Help
Hailee Steinfeld plays the badass poetess who exists only in this show’s fevered imagination.
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POSTED October 21, 2019
Catherine the Great Is HBO at Its Historical Best — That’s Not Necessarily a Good Thing
Helen Mirren shines just as she did 15 years ago playing another monarch on HBO, but times have changed.
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POSTED October 18, 2019
Paul Rudd Makes Living With Yourself Twice As Nice
The dark, funny Netflix series features the always bankable Avengers star taking on his fiercest adversary — himself.
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POSTED October 18, 2019
An All-Star Cast Can't Save Amazon's Unlovely Modern Love
The TV adaptation of the popular New York Times column is an unfortunate missed connection.
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POSTED October 12, 2019
Discovery’s Why We Hate Is a Depressing Catalog of Human Depravity, With a Hopeful Ending
Steven Spielberg is behind this docuseries that shows how science is unlocking the keys to overcoming tribalism and cruelty.
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POSTED October 4, 2019
Rotten’s New Season Doesn’t Score High on the Tomatometer
The return of Netflix’s series exposes shocking truths about the food industry, but may leave viewers with that empty feeling.
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POSTED October 2, 2019
In Living Undocumented, Immigrants’ American Dreams Turn to Nightmares
These stories of undocumented immigrants being detained and harassed by ICE cry out for action.
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POSTED September 28, 2019
Bless the Harts Is Strong Enough for Men But Made By Women
In the testosterone chamber of Fox's post-NFL Sunday nights, a female-centric animated comedy blooms.
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POSTED September 26, 2019
Will Sunnyside Go Where No Mike Schur Show Has Gone Before?
The comedy überproducer keeps his Twitter rants and sitcoms separate. But in this crazy world, that might change.
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POSTED September 25, 2019
Stumptown Is the Bisexual PTSD Rockford Files Remake We Didn't Know We Needed
Cobie Smulders is winning as a complicated P.I. in the promising new ABC detective series.
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POSTED September 24, 2019
Mixed-ish Is a 21st-Century Sitcom, But It Bleeds the 1980s
The promising Black-ish spinoff relives Bow's childhood, growing up in an interracial family.
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POSTED September 17, 2019
Netflix’s Unbelievable Is the Kind of Show There Should Be More Of
Based on a real-life rape case, this outstanding limited series should inspire other shows about our broken justice system.