What’s the point of TV cliffhangers in the streaming age?
If you’re lucky, a TV season ends with some semblance of resolution. Often, they don’t.
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‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 finale: What a long, strange, uneventful season it’s been
“Ted Lasso” closed the book on its third and (maybe) final season this week.
Column: ‘Succession’ series finale: The Roys’ desires and anxieties always outweighed critiques of their influence
The show became an obsession for many, inviting audiences into an inner sanctum of lavish settings and private planes at their beck and call — and where viperous family dynamics...
‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ review: Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Directed by James Adolphus, “Being Mary Tyler Moore” relies on old interviews with Moore, who died in 2017, and new off-camera interviews that Adolphus layers in as voice-overs.
‘White Men Can’t Jump’ review: Hustling and hoop dreams, remade
Like so much else that Hollywood endlessly recycles, the question hovering around the edges of the movie is simply: Why?
TV premieres to look forward to this summer
A mix of new and returning shows, here’s a look at what’s on tap in the first few weeks of the summer TV season.
‘Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me’ review: Blond ambition turned tragedy
For anyone old enough to remember Smith’s heyday, the Netflix documentary “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me” doesn’t reveal unknown facets of her life so much as lay them...
Column: Why the Hollywood writers strike matters to audiences
Late-night talk shows were the first to go dark, but other shows have also paused production or pre-production on their new seasons.
Column: Does the ‘Bridgerton’ prequel ‘Queen Charlotte’ whitewash British racism?
Shonda Rhimes’ latest effort for Netflix is a prequel series in which the central character isn’t fictional but very much part of the historical record.
My worst moment: ‘Ghosts’ star Devan Chandler Long chugged more than needed
Among the many dead souls who populate the mansion on the CBS comedy “Ghosts” is a Viking named Thorfinn. Or Thor, as he’s simply known. He’s played by Devan Chandler...