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Creators Bill Hader, Seth Meyers and Fred Armisen of Documentary Now! attend the IFC summer 2015 TCA Panel at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 31, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

‘Documentary Now!’ review: Inside jokes ruin Bill Hader, Fred Armisen comedy

June 15, 2018 at 11:36 a.m.

While it's easy to understand why a little network like IFC would be enamored with programs that features former "Saturday Night Live" stars, that's a poor excuse for turning what...

Kim Dickens, left, as Miranda and Cliff Curtis as Sean appear in a scene from "Fear the Walking Dead," season 1.

‘Fear the Walking Dead’ review: Zombie apocalypse feels like a snore

June 15, 2018 at 11:37 a.m.

The wisdom of situating "The Walking Dead" spinoff in a different place (Los Angeles) and time (at the very beginning of the apocalyptic outbreak) sounded like a shrewd move, and...

Amy Poehler and Bradley Cooper in the Netflix original series "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp."

‘Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp’ review: A wholly silly prequel

June 15, 2018 at 1:07 p.m.

Netflix's usage metrics remain shrouded in mystery, but one needn't be a genius to see what attracted the streaming service to "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp," an...

Michael Sheen, right, stars as Dr. William Masters in "Masters of Sex."

‘Masters of Sex’ review: A disorienting jump in time

December 17, 2018 at 7:24 p.m.

The third season of "Masters of Sex" starts slowly, missing absent supporting characters and absorbing a significant time lapse that feels a trifle disorienting. Things do pick up, but with...

‘Ballers’ review: HBO sports comedy sports ‘Entourage’ look

April 6, 2019 at 12:26 a.m.

"Entourage" is currently back and in theaters, which makes "Ballers" — the sports-world version of the show — feel even more superfluous. Capitalizing on the mix of money and groupies...

Kit Harington in season 5 of HBO's "Game of Thrones."

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ still too medieval to win an Emmy?

April 6, 2019 at 12:24 a.m.

As fans still absorb the various body blows delivered by Sunday's season finale, some are no doubt wondering whether "Game of Thrones" - a four-time Emmy best-drama nominee - can...

‘True Detective’ review: The magic is missing

April 6, 2019 at 12:23 a.m.

Those expecting anything approaching the magic conjured by the original Matthew McConaughey-Woody Harrelson pairing should immediately temper their enthusiasm for "True Detective's" second season. Impeccably cast around its marquee stars,...

Desmond Harrington, left, and Christina DeRosa, in a scene from the new television drama series, "The Astronauts Wives Club."

‘The Astronaut Wives Club’ review: A splashy summer soap

June 15, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.

More than 30 years after "The Right Stuff," Philip Kaufman's 1983 movie based on Tom Wolfe's tome devoted to the Mercury 7 space program, "The Astronaut Wives Club" seems like...

‘Orange is the New Black’ review: Breezier season 3 is a winner

April 6, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

The debate over whether "Orange Is the New Black" qualifies as a comedy or drama for awards purposes (spoiler alert: The Emmys say it's the latter) seems especially appropriate in...

David Duchovny as Sam Hodiak in a scene from "Acquarius." Duchovny plays a Los Angeles police detective working a case involving Charles Manson which premieres May 28.

NBC’s ‘Aquarius’ is pretty groovy

June 15, 2018 at 5:07 p.m.

Using the Manson Family two years before the Tate-LaBianca murders as a portal into 1960s counterculture, "Aquarius" is actually pretty groovy -- a bit like a poor man's "LA Confidential"...

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