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Monday, May 11, 2026

‘The Comeback’ Knows What Scares Hollywood by James Poniewozik and Alissa Wilkinson

The HBO comedy, which wrapped up on Sunday, often seemed to be about whatever was keeping Lisa Kudrow and her collaborators up at night. But Valerie Cherish remained undaunted.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Review: 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Will Make an OnlyFan of You by James Poniewozik

Elle Fanning stars in a big-hearted, open-minded dramedy about online exposure and its complications.

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Friday, March 20, 2026

'The Comeback' Review: Valerie Cherish vs. the Machine by James Poniewozik

In its third season, the HBO satire grows from cringe-comedy character study into a dark satire of labor in the A.I. era.

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Review: This is Your Grandparents' 'Muppet Show,' Fortunately by James Poniewozik

Nobody put too much thought into reinventing the gonzo variety classic for its revival. That's what makes it a delight.

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Two Oct. 7 Series Show the Power, and Limits, of Memory by James Poniewozik

After two years of war and acrimony, "Red Alert" and "One Day in October" focus on the horrors of a single day.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

'The Paper' Review: I Have Good News and I Have Bad News by James Poniewozik

The team from "The Office" has a new comedy of decline, but it still needs to figure out what its story is.

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Friday, May 30, 2025

'Good Night, and Good Luck' Remembers When TV Had a Conscience, and a Spine by James Poniewozik

A TV critic looks at George Clooney's play about CBS News standing up to political pressure, even as its current ownership might succumb to it.

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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Richard Chamberlain Was a Mega Star in TV Mini-Series 'The Thorn Birds' and 'Shogun' by James Poniewozik

The actor, who died at 90, was the most compelling face of a maximalist, soapy television era.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

TV, Movies, Music and Art to Look Forward to in 2025 by James Poniewozik, Zachary Woolfe, Jon Pareles, Jason Farago, Gia Kourlas, Jesse Green, Salamishah Tillet, Mike Hale, Alissa Wilkinson, Amanda Hess, Jason Zinoman and Maya Phillips

"Severance" is finally back for its second season, three New York art museums are set to reopen and ballet goes extreme.

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Monday, July 31, 2023

I Loved 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' Enough to Marry It by James Poniewozik

Paul Reubens's oddball masterpiece celebrated the kind of anarchy that captivates kids and freaks out adults.

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Monday, September 27, 2021

For a Broadway Torn by a Pandemic, a Split-Personalities Tonys by Jesse Green, Elisabeth Vincentelli and James Poniewozik

The streaming part of the ceremony actually did a better job conveying the electricity of being in a theater than the CBS special billed as "Broadway's Back!"

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

'WandaVision' Lives Inside TV. Just Like We Do. by James Poniewozik

After a year of pandemic life, the superhero show's inventive premise " television as both escape and prison " is all too relatable.

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

Review: 'P-Valley' Has All the Right Moves by James Poniewozik

Sex may sell this Starz strip-club drama, but at heart it's a potent, lyrical story about hard work.

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Review: 'Central Park' Is the Show We Need Right Now by James Poniewozik

This musical valentine to urban life, from the creator of "Bob's Burgers," is another TV show that has new resonance in the pandemic era. But for once that relevance is delightful, not depre…

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019