‘Little Voice’ Sings a Sweet Tune About Struggling to Make Music While Dealing With Life
Apple TV’s “Little Voice” is a heartfelt series about an indie musician navigating new terrain while also surviving everyday life. It is a Gen…
Amy Schumer Births a Baby and a Comedy Special in Revealing Docuseries ‘Expecting Amy’
Amy Schumer, a comedian who is known for never holding back during her performances, especially when it comes to sex and female bodily functions, completely lets…
HBO Max’s ‘Close Enough’ Smiles and Aches at the Trials of Adulting
HBO Max’s “Close Enough” imagines the process of reaching 30 and “adulting” as a surrealist experience, which seems accurate as it happens to be…
‘Stateless’ Imagines the Human Stories Behind a Broken Immigration System
There are about 70 million people around the world seeking sanctuary. Most of them are fleeing war and persecution, landing in other lands only to endure new oppressions. The emotional and…
‘Hanna’: The Personal Intrigue Gets Deeper and the Action More Thrilling in Season 2
Some shows just need breathing space. The second season of Amazon’s “Hanna” leaves the gloomier setting of its first round and takes on the…
Netflix Keeps the Magic of ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Intact for Its Updated and Fun Revival
There is a timeless quality to heartfelt literature that gains a cult following among the middle school crowd, at least when it’s done well. The best books give young readers a…
‘Hamilton’ on Disney Plus Captures the Groundbreaking Musical’s Vibrant and Eloquent Vision of the American Revolution
In these rapidly changing and tumultuous times, there is a sense of joy that Disney has decided to release a filmed edition of “Hamilton,”…
Netflix Brings Back the Strange Cases and Eerie Stories of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
The best thing about Netflix’s revival of “Unsolved Mysteries” is that it delivers precisely what the title promises. How close it is to the…
‘Welcome to Chechnya’ Sheds Light on the Purging of LGBTQ Chechens and the Activists Trying to Save Lives
The stories being presented in “Welcome to Chechnya” seem tragically out of place in the 21st century. They are those of mostly gay youth…
George Lopez Takes Aim at Politics and Then Himself in Hilarious Cultural Roast ‘We’ll Do It for Half’
George Lopez hates Trump and his wall, but he gets just as annoyed with how some Latino men refuse to get a prostate exam. These and…
‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ Tells the Haunting Story of Michelle McNamara’s Hunt for the Golden State Killer
Few films or TV shows can be said to truly have a little bit of everything. The six-part HBO docuseries “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark…
‘The Twilight Zone’ Season 2: Jordan Peele Returns With a New Set of Bizarre Tales
Season two of CBS All Access’ revival of “The Twilight Zone” is another weirdly entertaining set of stories in the tradition of its original…