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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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‘Duster’ Review: Josh Holloway and Rachel Hilson Lead J.J. Abrams’ High-Octane, Low-Impact 1970s Crime Romp for Max
Creators Abrams and LaToya Morgan go back to 1972 for a car-loving thriller about a driver and an FBI agent targeting a Phoenix kingpin.
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‘Bad Thoughts’ Review: Tom Segura’s Proudly Disgusting, Occasionally Amusing Netflix Comedy
Dan Stevens, Shea Whigham and Rachel Bloom guest star in the six-episode show, which includes sketches about an out-of-touch country singer, a sloppy assassin and a vengeful IT guy.
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‘Murderbot’ Review: Alexander Skarsgard Is a Droll Delight as a Lethal Cyborg Who’d Rather Be Watching TV in Uneven Apple Series
Chris and Paul Weitz have adapted the first of Martha Wells' 'Murderbot Diaries' books as a 10-episode comedy.
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Critics’ Conversation: A Gloomy Small-Screen Spring
An under-the-radar, Arctic-set Netflix comedy provided a rare blast of cheer in a TV season that otherwise has reflected our bleak American moment right back at us.
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‘Forever’ Review: Judy Blume’s Classic Gets a Winsome Modern Makeover From Netflix
Creator Mara Brock Akil's take on the 1975 YA classic moves the action to 2018 Los Angeles, following two Black teens as they navigate the ups and downs of first love.
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‘Poker Face’ Review: Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s Peacock Procedural Returns for a So-So Season 2
Human Lie Detector Charlie Cale is back, with guest stars including Kumail Nanjiani, Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes and John Mulaney.
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‘The Four Seasons’ Review: Tina Fey’s Star-Studded Netflix Divorce Dramedy Isn’t a Trip to Remember
Steve Carell, Colman Domingo and Will Forte are among the cast of this remake of Alan Alda's 1981 film about a vacation-loving friend group rocked by the news of an imminent split.
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‘Étoile’ Review: Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Amazon Ballet Dramedy Pirouettes Gracefully Before Stumbling in the Final Act
Luke Kirby, Charlotte Gainsbourg and standout Lou de Laâge lead the eight-part season set in Paris and New York.
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Critic’s Notebook: The Cancellation of ‘Clean Slate’ Marks the End of Freevee’s Creatively Impressive, Commercially Botched Half-Hour Brand
'Clean Slate' joins 'Primo,' 'High School,' 'Sprung' and more on the scrap heap from Amazon's now-deceased ad-supported platform.
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