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By Kevin McDonough "The Past is a foreign country; they do things differently there." So wrote L.P. Hartley, in his 1953 novel "The Go-Between." And the phrase has been cited ever since. Unfortunately, it no longer applies to great swaths of … more
By Kevin McDonough Having explored the world of insulated corporate oligarchs on "Succession," HBO takes the next logical step with "The Regime" (9 p.m. Sunday, TV-MA). Set in a fictional Central European state that has descended into a thinly … more
By Kevin McDonough Every generation gets the "Columbo" it deserves. And now it looks like we have two. Peacock's "Poker Face" stars Natasha Lyonne as a detective on the run, a woman evading her pursuers and finding killers on an episodic basis … more
By Kevin McDonough Does the prospect of a new season of "Survivor" (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14), the 46th in the last 25 years, fill one with excitement, or ennui? The very familiarity and banal predictability of the series is at once its weakness and … more
By Kevin McDonough Nothing inspires epic storytelling like the collision of cultures. From the 16th century "conquest" of the New World by European settlers to the musings of such movies as "Avatar," these culture clashes are often portrayed as … more
By Kevin McDonough Sporting a production team including Maya Rudolph ("SNL") and Natasha Lyonne ("Poker Face"), the new adult cartoon comedy "The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy" streams on Prime Video. Set in a hospital far off in time and … more
By Kevin McDonough Reduced circumstances inspire the Dashwood sisters to approach love from different directions in the 2024 adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" (8 p.m. Saturday, Hallmark, TV-G). For those keeping score, the … more
By Kevin McDonough Hulu streams the British fantasy "All of Us Strangers," released in theaters in 2023. Andrew Scott stars as Adam, an isolated writer who visits his old family home after a strange encounter with a man, Henry (Paul Mescal), from … more
By Kevin McDonough A psychological thriller with science-fiction and supernatural overtones, "Constellation" streams the first three of its eight episodes on Apple TV+ today. A French-German-American production with a Swedish-speaking lead … more
By Kevin McDonough There are two ways to look at last summer's "Barbie" phenomenon. Was way too much made of the film and its use of a docile, objectified plaything to make points about female empowerment? Or not enough? Its box-office success … more
By Kevin McDonough Whether you enjoyed Sunday's Super Bowl or merely endured or even ignored it, the annual rite brings a certain finality to the NFL season and all its thundering music, loud banality and hyperbolic commentary. Or does … more
By Kevin McDonough Television's obsession with cults, their leaders and unfortunate followers continues on "The Doomsday Prophet: Truth and Lies" (8 p.m., ABC). A production of ABC News, it returns to the Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), … more
By Kevin McDonough Smart, ambitious, beautiful, well cast and superbly acted, "The New Look" streams its first three of 10 episodes today on Apple TV+. Subsequent installments arrive every Wednesday through April 3. The title is derived from … more
By Kevin McDonough The CBS schedule continues to take form, with new episodes arriving and series returning to their pre-strike routine. In the case of the "FBI" trilogy, it continues the network's hyperbolic violence and promotion of a sense of … more
By Kevin McDonough Super Bowl madness turns the world upside down. Commercials are supposed to be endured (or avoided) during programs. Here's a program about nothing but commercials. Boomer Esiason and Daniela Ruah host "Super Bowl Greatest … more
By Kevin McDonough An adventure procedural with romance novel overtones, the new series "Tracker" (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) gets TV's most coveted treatment. It will debut following the Super Bowl, enjoying the massive ratings headwinds that the … more
By Kevin McDonough The ABC News production "Truth and Lies" (8 p.m.) revisits the "Fatal Dive to the Titanic." The story of Stockton Rush and the June 2023 implosion of his Titan submersible craft touches on the downsides of daring … more
By Kevin McDonough Tonight, ABC's comedy block returns with all-new episodes. See highlights below. For what it's worth, the network television schedule has quietly slipped back into shape after the actors and writers strikes ground things to … more
By Kevin McDonough When does crowd-sourcing become a hysterical cyber-mob? The docuseries "#CyberSleuths: The Idaho Murders" streams on Paramount+. It revisits the gruesome murders of four Idaho college students and the explosion of interest on … more
By Kevin McDonough Can this (fake marriage) be saved? Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star in the title roles of John and Jane Smith in the Prime series "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," two young(ish) people with the right background to sign up for a secret … more
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