TV & Movies Recaps

A rapid-fire episode sees the birth of a new Xenomorph and Wendy let down by yet another grown-up

Kavalier continues his power grab and the Lost Boys face a challenge to their immortality

The actor plays a hardboiled yet kooky reporter in Sterlin Harjo’s darkly funny series that joins the vibes of Seventies crime fiction and The Big Lebowski

Noah Hawley pays direct homage to Ridley Scott’s Alien with a creepy, scary episode titled “In Space, No One…”

Our Lost Boy-in-chief wakes with a special new skill, and the eyeball creature demonstrates its power

Wendy goes on a rescue mission, Kavalier reveals his master plan, and Kirsh plants a seed in an episode that feels like it’s killing time as much as Xenomorphs

A crashed ship, mind transplants, a blood-eating bug, an eyeball that moves on tentacles — Noah Hawley’s new series starts with a (sometimes revolting) bang

Questionable choices by characters and creators bring this chapter of the series to an unsatisfying close

A flashback episode lets us see how Joel was raised — and what really happened between him and Ellie before Abby got her revenge

Kleya makes an unthinkable choice, Partagaz sees the future, and the series positions Cassian for the events of Rogue One

The hospital in Seattle holds revelations — and new dangers — for Ellie

Syril has a devastating realization, Mon Mothma makes a dramatic exit, and Cassian gets lucky

Ellie and Dina reach Seattle but encounter several roadblocks before they can get to Abby — and even more trouble than they bargained for

The new batch of episodes reintroduce Forest Whitaker’s Saw and explore the dark side of several spy operations

As the people of Jackson rebuild, Ellie and Dina set off on the road to revenge

After a three-year hiatus, the series kicks off its second and final season with a trio of episodes that follow our heroes at home, in exile, and even getting hammered at a wedding

After Abby and her Firefly crew accidentally unleash a stampede of infected on Jackson, Joel and Ellie are forced to defend their turf

The series picks up in the postapocalyptic near-paradise of Jackson, Wyoming — but there’s simmering tension between Ellie and Joel, and bigger trouble on the way

The 90-minute episode delivered an inevitable reveal, some inexplicable choices, and big questions about where the series goes from here

Rick gets his moment with Jim, Greg confronts Belinda, Gaitok has a revelation, and Laurie cuts loose

Brotherly love is in the air as everyone recovers from the full moon party and the previous evening’s big reveals

Love, death, marching bands, the return of a fan favorite and a daring dash for freedom — the hit show’s second season goes out on a serious adrenaline rush

The guests are getting looser — in some cases, unraveling at the seams — while Belinda and Gaitok each start to feel the pressure

Ms. Huang packs her bags, Dylan files a request, Burt and Irving take a drive, and Mark and Devon have a moving moment

The girls (try to) go wild, the Ratliffs are gonna need a bigger boat, and Gaitok screws the pooch again

Once again, everything’s put on hold to focus on a side character — in this case, Patricia Arquette’s ex-Lumon zealot. The question is: Why?

Trouble is inching ever closer for Rick, Chelsea, Gaitok, Tim Ratliff, and Belinda

A free-form flashback episode fills in the gaps to what happened to Gemma (a.k.a. Ms. Casey) — and showcases a standout performance from Dichen Lachman

Laurie and Jaclyn gossip behind each other’s backs, Greg can’t escape Belinda’s memory, and Rick is out for revenge

In which we get an innie-outie love triangle, a complicated love pentagon, and whatever geometric shape you can use to describe what’s going on with Mark and Helly

Welcome to this season’s mystery: another dead body, another wacko rich family, and more contrasting lifestyles of the haves and have nots. Oh, and monkeys

The team says goodbye to a colleague in the most awkward, Severance-y manner imaginable, in an episode that bites off more than it can chew

The show drops what may be the highlight of its already outstanding second season: an innie field trip to the outside world

Mark and Helly meet the team of severed employees who care for Lumon’s four-legged friends, Dylan meets his outie’s wife, and Milchick meets his own unsettling image

Episode 2 sees the dramatic departure of “Cobelvig,” while Helena relives Helly’s kiss

In its long-awaited return, the show stays firmly in the Lumon world, taking us deep inside the minds of its corporate drones

“All I have to say is, Ali Wong is off the market,” Hader told the audience when he shared the stage with his comedian girlfriend

Several cast members clash and the show’s future is thrust into question in the dramatic final episode

Longstanding alliances are tested, friendships are broken…and MJ still doesn’t know what the hell is going on

Season Four finale of HBO’s crime-drama anthology not only sticks the landing — it sets the standard for how to close a ‘True Detective’ case

The penultimate episode of the Jodie Foster-starring Max series ties up some loose ends in dramatic (and bloody) fashion

Fourth episode of HBO’s pitch-black noir limited series sees the mysteries run even deeper for Jodie Foster and the gang in Ennis, Alaska

Bravo debuted the first episode of its crown jewel on Jan. 30 that saw its cast still reeling from #Scandoval and doing … not much else

Third episode of Issa López’s HBO murder mystery ramps up the suspense and explores damaging cycles of abusive behavior

The bodies popping up in Ennis, Alaska, may have a rational explanation, as Jodie Foster’s Danvers believes, or they may point to the otherworldly

Conclusion to the fifth season of Noah Hawley’s FX series wraps things up for Juno Temple’s besieged Dot, Jon Hamm’s MAGA sheriff, and more

Primetime Emmy Awards honored many shows that were well off the air, as well as several classics, and continued to disrespect Better Call Saul

Issa López has kicked off Season Four of the HBO crime drama with compelling leads in Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as well as hints of the supernatural

Final episode of Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, and Benny Safdie’s tough-to-watch Showtime series raises a number of questions that may not have answers

It was a strange night at the 81^st annual Golden Globe Awards filled with historic wins, lovely speeches, and some deeply awkward jokes

Penultimate episode of the Showtime series’ wild first (and only?) season sees Fielder’s Asher dial his manipulative tactics up to 11

Yes, the Golden Wedding between Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist was an emotional ride

Whitney and Asher’s awfulness apparently knows no bounds, and Dougie isn’t too far behind them

Seventh episode of the Showtime series (streaming on Paramount+) sees Whitney want out of her marriage, Asher lose it, and Nala cast another curse

During the Season 10 finale, a certain hat-wearing R&B singer was the big winner of the Fox reality-singing series

Sixth episode of the Showtime series starring Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone has our critic wondering whether the juice is worth the squeeze

Anteater said goodbye during Season 10’s “Soundtrack of My Life” episode, while Donut will join Gazelle, Cow, and Sea Queen in the season finale

Fifth episode of the Showtime series (streaming on Paramount+) is a carnival of awkwardness with Emma Stone’s passive homes maven at its center

Ahead of Tiki’s reveal, panelist Nicole Scherzinger applauded his performance, saying, “You’re a brilliant vocalist, you can do anything with your voice”

Fourth episode of the Showtime series (on Paramount+) also sees Emma Stone’s Whitney have her dreams dashed and Nathan Fielder’s Asher fail, again

Gerry Turner made his long-awaited choice on Thursday night in the wake of a damning exposé, while one contestant felt seriously screwed over

At the end of the disco-themed episode of the Fox reality-singing show, panelist Ken Jeong jumped (literally) to save Gazelle from elimination

“The Star Beast,” the first of three 60^th anniversary Doctor Who specials, brings back showrunner Russell T. Davies and corrects a major blunder

Is the curse real or a figment of Asher’s imagination? The third episode of the Showtime series sees the couple enter a whole new realm of dysfunction

Second episode of Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone brought the discomfort by way of a pregnancy and clumsy break-in

After a performance of Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Fox’s The Masked Singer delivered a sports surprise

The Real Housewife sang The Weather Girls’ “It’s Raining Men” ahead of the reveal on the Fox reality-singing competition

A certain Teen Wolf star talks getting the boot on the sixth episode of The Masked Singer Season 10, which was Harry Potter-themed

Although the performance on the Fox reality-singing competition was a bit stiff, the tennis great showed a lot of heart onstage

After contestant Pickle’s final reveal on the Fox reality-singing-competition series, it was clear he was not having it

Fox’s reality-singing competition channeled the NFL and unmasked one of the most notorious reality stars in the world in its third episode of Season 10

Finale to the third season of Hulu’s hit series proves that less can be more, and that even the finest of actors need good writing

Haven’t we seen enough movies where a woman has the audacity to want a child, only to give birth to Damien? Thank God, then, for Kim

The comic actor was guessed correctly by returning panelist Ken Jeong, and has been accused of sexual misconduct twice

Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s series about Indigenous folks is gone, but its ripples will be felt throughout the industry for years to come

The Oscar-nominated actor makes a surprise appearance on the acclaimed FX series as Rick, the estranged father of Devery Jacobs’ Elora

The eighth episode of the FX series’ third and final season, “Send It,” felt like a fine way to tie things up. But we still have two more to go…

Seventh episode of the FX series’ third and final season sees the women get tangled up with the spirit of Elora’s dead mother, Cookie

After traveling back in time for a Dazed and Confused-like episode, the FX drama brings the waterworks courtesy of Maximus

Fifth episode of the FX series’ third (and final) season flashed back to the Seventies, channeling Dazed and Confused and Close Encounters

Two-part series premiere of Dave Filoni’s Disney+ series, starring Rosario Dawson, will be hard to follow for anyone not invested in Rebels lore

Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s FX series about rez teens dropped a low-key episode during its final season that was still better than most shows

Second season of the Paramount+ Trek spinoff proves it’s one of the most underappreciated — and creatively versatile — shows on television

Third episode of third and final season of FX/Hulu series reveals Deer Lady’s tragic backstory, flashing back to her time at “Indian training school”

Third (and last) season of Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s FX series about a group of Indigenous teens on a reservation in Oklahoma starts off strong

During the latest episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians, Kim is reduced to tears while discussing Kanye West’s antisemitic meltdown

Fifth episode of Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye’s psychodrama about a tortured pop star (Lily-Rose Depp) closes its messy first season

After an explosive reunion, the Bravo reality series delivers even more shocking scenes from last season in a bonus hour

Part 3 of the Vanderpump Rules Season 10 reunion offered Harry Potter insults, ugly reveals, and Ariana and Lala turning it up to 11

Second episode of The Kardashians’ third season showed the reality star continue to open up about the status of her relationship with her ex-husband

Rapper Lil Dicky (aka Dave Burd) dishes on his FXX hit Dave and that surprising, cameo-filled Season Three finale boasting Drake and Brad Pitt

Second part of the Season 10 reunion of Vanderpump Rules saw Sandoval throw a hissy fit, Scheana break down, and Raquel appear entirely unmoved

Season Three finale to the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, starring Jason Sudeikis, had touching moments, but capped a disappointing (final?) season

Series finale to Jesse Armstrong’s exceptional HBO series Succession sees a power move by a certain Roy sibling turn the tables on the everybody

Final episode of Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s HBO hit Barry contains plenty of wonderful moments but others will leave you frustrated

During the premiere of The Kardashians, Kim breaks her silence on her split from Pete Davidson and the public downfall of her ex-husband

Self-described “White Kanye West” took Sandoval’s two-timing ass to task like no other during the first part of the Bravo event

In the world of HBO’s Succession, money is everything — but one dollar amount cited in the show’s penultimate episode has a deeper meaning

Penultimate episode of HBO’s Barry sees Bill Hader’s assassin and his acting teacher, played by Henry Winkler, in the deepest of trouble

Penultimate episode of HBO’s Succession sees the Roy siblings show their true colors during their eulogies and Shiv hustle like crazy