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Tell Dr. Jack Abbot to find a hobby, and the man joins a SWAT team. That is the version of healing “The Pitt” handed Shawn Hatosy in Season 2, and it gets right to what makes Abbot such a compelling presence. He is calm...

After multiple films and revival seasons, “ The X-Files ” creator Chris Carter finally got another shot at his often misunderstood film, “ The X-Files: I Want to Believe .” The new R-rated cut restores disturbing...

There was no reason to make another polite, faithful version of “ Cape Fear. ” Thankfully, Creator/Showrunner Nick Antosca had no interest in one. Apple TV ’s “Cape Fear” is sweaty, violent, emotionally ugly, and...

On paper, “ Furious ” sounds like something we’ve all seen before. An FBI agent. A serial killer. A cat-and-mouse chase stretched across eight episodes. That’s technically what the show is, but it's also not really what...

“ Motor City ” feels like somebody found a filthy ’70s revenge movie in the trunk of a burned-out Cadillac, wiped off the blood, and restored the whole thing in 4K and Dolby Atmos. It is loud, violent, strangely...

Apple TV ’s “ Lucky ” joins the platform’s growing collection of prestige shows about attractive, deeply stressed people having the worst week of their lives. “ Presumed Innocent ,” “ Hijack ,” “ Your Friends &...

There is no graceful way to ask another married couple whether they would like to have sex with you. There are only varying degrees of disaster. That is the combustible premise behind “ The Invite ,” a sharp, funny, and...

The “ Enola Holmes ” films have never been short on charm and wits, but “Enola Holmes 3” gives the franchise a little more room to breathe and, dare I say, mature. The mystery is still there. The cheeky banter is still...

“ The Agency ” approaches espionage less as a series of action beats and more as a study in information, perception, and control. The show is at its absolute best when it leans into that tension, allowing seemingly...

Robin Hood has been a lot of things over the centuries: noble thief, romantic outlaw, swashbuckling folk hero, animated fox, Kevin Costner with an accent that wanders wherever it pleases. But in Michael Sarnoski’s...

Just when you think Spider-Man has lost all novelty, “Spider-Noir” finds its spark by going backward into smoke, shadow, bruised conscience, silly accents, and old Hollywood fatalism. It’s still a comic-book story...

Following up on a cultural phenomenon like “ Yellowstone ” is no easy task. Any spin-off has to balance honoring what made the original series a hit while finding its own fresh ground. With “ Dutton Ranch, ” especially...

Some shows walk into the room with a genre label pinned neatly to their shirt. They wear it like a badge of honor and adhere to all rules therein. “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” kicks the door open, knocks over the lamp...

Be careful what you wish for, sure. But maybe be even more careful what you confuse for love, because Curry Barker ’s “Obsession” takes one of horror’s oldest tricks and turns it into something queasy, funny, tragic...

The town on “From” has always felt less like a place and more like an emotional pressure cooker with monsters hiding in the walls. Every season cranks that pressure a little higher on the survivors, then asks them to...