Television

John Powers reviews the Paramount+ Series Diarra from Detroit

Film critic JUSTIN CHANG reviews Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

Jon Bernthal, has spent two decades playing the kind of men you'd want to avoid, and somehow he makes you root for them anyway. This summer, he's in two major films, reprising his role as The Punisher in the upcoming Spider-Man movie and starring in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey." His breakout role in 2010 was as Shane on "The Walking Dead" - a sheriff's deputy protecting a band of survivors from zombies until he becomes the greater threat.

Marissa Stapley's crime novel "Lucky" was featured five years ago as a pick for actress Reese Witherspoon's book club. Now, Apple TV presents a new seven-part crime drama based on the novel, and Witherspoon is one of its executive producers. Anya Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit" stars in the title role, and the series features some very impressive costars. Our TV critic David Bianculli has this review.

Set in an upscale country club, Season 2 of BEEF has been nominated for 16 Emmys. Lee spent two decades writing other people's shows before he started telling stories inspired by his own life.

Thrilling but uneven, 'The Odyssey' is a homecoming for Christopher Nolan

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new Netflix remake of “Little House on the Prairie,” based on the popular series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Critic-at-Large JOHN POWERS reviews “Sugar,” starring Colin Farrell, now in its second season on Apple TV.

David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we listen back to a '06 interview with Burrows, who died June 19. He directed over 1,000 sitcom episodes, co-created Cheers and chose the cast for Friends.

Each sketch of HBO's seven-part comedy series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, starts with historical fact — then veers wildly, and enjoyably, off the rails.

A new Prime Video series imagines Spiderman as a gumshoe of the 1930s — but with superpowers. Spider-Noir represents one of the boldest performances of Nicolas Cage's entire risk-taking career.

DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new Apple TV miniseries Cape Fear, based on the 1957 novel by John D. MacDonald There have already been two intense films about an ex-convict terrorizing his former attorney. The first two episodes premiere Friday, June 5, with the rest streaming weekly.

DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new Netflix series The Boroughs. The Duffer Brothers, the team behind the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” are executive producers. The Boroughs is also a show about sinister forces, mysterious creatures, and a group of neighborhood misfits who emerge as heroes. The series was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.

Alfre Woodard stars in the new Netflix sci-fi series "The Boroughs."

John Powers reviewed the new Apple TV series "Widow's Bay."

Last night, Stephen Colbert said goodbye to The Late Show after 11 years. We listen back to his '16 interview, in which he talked about embracing his "sharp and satirical and highly opinionated" side.

Colbert has approached the last weeks of his show on his own terms, with A-list guests like Tom Hanks, David Letterman and David Byrne — but the guests for tonight's finale remain a mystery.

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews “Life on Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure,” a special celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s contributions to the history of nature documentaries. It premiered May 6 on PBS. Attenborough turned 100 May 8th.

David Bianculli reviewed "This Is A Gardening Show."

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the latest adaptation of William Golding's classic novel Lord of the Flies. It's the first adaptation for television and it is presented by Netflix and the BBC.