Reviews
Primetimer's reviewers weigh in on what you should (and shouldn't) be watching
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POSTED September 10, 2020
Peacock's The Sit-In Looks Back at a Remarkable Week in Late-Night
Harry Belafonte guest-hosted the Tonight Show for a power-packed week in 1968, just before all hell broke loose in America.
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POSTED September 4, 2020
Netflix's Space Drama Away Is a Million Miles from Reality (That's a Good Thing)
Hilary Swank and Josh Charles star in this new series about a family separated by a mission to Mars.
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POSTED August 27, 2020
Ravi Patel Is Googling the World To Solve His Life Problems
The appealing host of HBO Max's Pursuit of Happiness brings humor and insight to the big questions millennials are asking.
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POSTED August 14, 2020
Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso Is the Sports Comedy America Didn't Know It Needed
Jason Sudeikis is winning as a Kansas football coach thrown into the shark tank of English soccer.
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POSTED August 13, 2020
If You Watch One Political Film This Year, Make It Boys State
Apple TV+ is streaming the Sundance-winning documentary that is a parable about our divisive politics.
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POSTED August 3, 2020
No Wonder ICE Officials Don’t Want You To See Immigration Nation
Netflix's powerful new docuseries shows a heartless bureaucracy destroying lives under orders from a president.
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POSTED July 31, 2020
Muppets Now on Disney+ Is a Lot Like the Muppets Back Then
Still, the latest revival of the furry marionettes can't compete with their original 1970s show.
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POSTED July 24, 2020
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist Is the Comedy High-Wire Act That COVID Cut Short
He was going to tour the world, writing routines for every place he performed. Then came the lockdown.
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POSTED July 22, 2020
Netflix's Love on the Spectrum Is the Autism Dating Reality Show We All Need
Nothing restores faith in humanity like a show about sincere people looking for love.
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POSTED July 17, 2020
Now on Netflix, The Last Dance Isn't Just For Hoops Fans
The much-talked-about docuseries about Michael Jordan's heyday has larger lessons about ambition, celebrity, and mass media.
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POSTED July 8, 2020
In Netflix's Australian Drama Stateless, a Lesson About Black Lives
Set at a refugee camp, Cate Blanchett's powerful limited series offers insights into police brutality.
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POSTED June 26, 2020
Will Ferrell Jumps the Pond, If Not the Shark, in Netflix’s Eurovision
Playing an Icelander who dreams of song-contest glory is both very strange and very Will Ferrell.
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POSTED June 20, 2020
It's Time We All Started Watching Yellowstone
The show the critics were mild about, fans have been wild about — find out why.
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POSTED June 16, 2020
Whodathunkit? One Day at a Time's Fourth Season Is Its Best Yet
TV's most resilient series has thrived in its move to cable.
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POSTED June 5, 2020
Apple TV+'s Dear... Looks at Famous People Through the Eyes of Their Fans
Admirers read fan letters to the stars in this docuseries that has all the polish of a half-hour Apple ad.