Television
'The Book of Boba Fett' adds an impressive chapter to the 'Star Wars' saga
TV critic David Bianculli says all you need to know, really, is that Boba Fett is a bounty hunter who first showed up in The Empire Strikes Back, and appeared to die in the next film, Return of the Jedi.
In 'Vigil,' a claustrophobic detective chases a murderer — on a submarine
Vigil is a new police procedural about a murder aboard a nuclear submarine. The show broke BBC ratings records when it aired this summer in the UK, and is now premiering in the U.S. on the Peacock streaming service.
'Being the Ricardos' dramatizes Lucy and Desi's very complicated relationship
Aaron Sorkin's latest film zeroes in on one very stressful week in the lives of Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem), when Lucy was accused of being a Communist.
HBO Max's low-key gem 'Sort Of' is funny, tender and humane
Centering on a gender-fluid Toronto millennial of Pakistani heritage, this eight-part Canadian comedy about identity is funny and tender.
Andie MacDowell draws from the chaos and darkness of her childhood for 'Maid'
MacDowell plays a woman who appears to have an undiagnosed mental health disorder that leaves her in a near constant state of mania. MacDowell says she feels particularly attuned to her 'Maid' character, because her own mother also struggled with mental illness and alcoholism.