Reviews
Primetimer's reviewers weigh in on what you should (and shouldn't) be watching
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POSTED January 5, 2023
Prime Video’s The Rig Conjures the Spookiness of John Carpenter’s The Thing
It's a satisfying story about the terror of our own powerlessness.
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POSTED January 5, 2023
Showtime Doc Boys in Blue Ignores Hard Truths About the Minneapolis Police
It's inspired by George Floyd's murder, but Peter Berg’s docuseries works hard to let cops be heroes.
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POSTED January 4, 2023
Copenhagen Cowboy Shows the Worst of Nicolas Winding Refn
Netflix’s new series suggests the filmmaker has hit the limit of his abilities.
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POSTED January 3, 2023
Mayfair Witches Suffers from Proximity to a Better Anne Rice Show
Sharing Rice's "Immortal Universe" with Interview with the Vampire does the series no favors.
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POSTED January 2, 2023
All Creatures Great and Small Blends Its Feel-Good Charm With a New Heaviness
Season 3 embraces uncertainty as Europe inches closer to World War II.
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POSTED January 1, 2023
Netflix’s Kaleidoscope Doesn’t Need Its Biggest Gimmick
The heist show is entertaining in spite of its twisty timeline, not because of it.
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POSTED December 23, 2022
The Witcher: Blood Origin Ends The Streak of Great Prequels
Netflix’s brand extension is frustratingly predictable.
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POSTED December 20, 2022
The Best Man: The Final Chapters Is a Beautiful End for a Gen X Classic
Peacock’s limited series pushes all the beloved characters to satisfying new places.
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POSTED December 16, 2022
Noah Centineo Charms His Way Through Sleek Netflix Thriller The Recruit
Saving the world is easier without clothes in this Doug Liman series.
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POSTED December 14, 2022
National Treasure: Edge of History Complicates the Nicolas Cage Movies, To Thrilling Results
The Disney+ spinoff maintains the film's campy tone, while interrogating its preoccupation with white male heroes.
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POSTED December 13, 2022
FX's Kindred Diminishes a Crucial Part of Octavia Butler’s Novel
The new adaptation mangles one of the best relationships in the sci-fi classic.
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POSTED December 1, 2022
Prime Video’s Riches Tries to Capture the Highs of Succession, But Comes Up Empty
The soap, from Inventing Anna’s Abby Ajayi, can’t settle on a genre.
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POSTED November 29, 2022
Three Pines Is a Mystery Series Worthy of Jessica Fletcher
Prime Video’s crime drama is a pleasure, with a great performance from Alfred Molina.
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POSTED November 29, 2022
George & Tammy Wastes Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon
The Showtime series takes six hours to say almost nothing about country music legends.
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POSTED November 28, 2022
In its Final Season, His Dark Materials Becomes One of the Century’s Best Fantasy Shows
The HBO series luxuriates in small moments that make its universe feel real.