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Castlevania: Nocturne is a revolutionary epic that does the franchise’s best games justice

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Sep 28|

Peacock’s John Wick prequel series, The Continental, shoots itself in the foot

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Sep 20|

Apple’s The Changeling is a haunted fairy tale about the joys and nightmares of new parenting

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Sep 8|

Netflix’s One Piece is the rare anime adaptation that gets all of the important things right

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Sep 1|

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Ahsoka brings mystery back to Star Wars

The first two episodes are a great start for the latest Disney Plus expansion of a galaxy far, far away.

Aug 22|

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Apple’s sci-fi drama Invasion ramps up the tension in season 2

Aug 21|

The Witcher season 3’s big finale is a wasted opportunity

Jul 27|

Peacock’s Twisted Metal is trying really, really hard

Jul 26|

Good Omens season 2 is a lovey-dovey shipper’s delight

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Jul 26|

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Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is the next brilliant sci-fi anthology you’ve been looking for

Disney Plus’ new anthology series is a wonderful showcase of the African animation industry’s brilliance.

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jul 15|

In Adult Swim’s My Adventures with Superman, that ‘S’ stands for ‘shonen’

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jul 7|

The Witcher season 3 sets up an epic finale for Henry Cavill’s Geralt

Jun 29|

Netflix’s Skull Island buries its giant monsters under too many quips

Jun 22|

Black Mirror’s ‘Joan is Awful’ shits all over the future of streaming

Jun 17|

Black Mirror’s ‘Mazey Day’ is a brisk, bloody bite of celebrity crisis

Jun 16|

Black Mirror’s ‘Loch Henry’ can’t decide whether to indulge in true crime or critique it

Jun 16|

Black Mirror’s ‘Beyond the Sea’ is a slow-motion tragedy in the depths of space

Jun 15|

Black Mirror’s ‘Demon 79’ is a stressful slice of supernatural horror

Jun 15|

Secret Invasion brings the MCU down to Earth

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jun 14|

Amazon’s I’m a Virgo knows what it means to be too big, Black, and brilliant for this world

I’m a Virgo is creator Boots Riley at his best — even once the brilliant series reveals what kind of familiar story it’s not so secretly telling the whole time.

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jun 14|

Ted Lasso’s third season was unfocused and unwieldy, but it stuck the landing

May 31|

Yellowjackets’ excellent cast pulls it through an uneven second season

May 30|

Apple’s Prehistoric Planet 2 is full of feathery and ferocious new faces

May 19|

Netflix’s Black Knight is a mix of Mad Max and Death Stranding

May 12|

Silo is a small-town mystery set at the end of the world

May 5|

Netflix’s Sweet Tooth feels too confined in season 2

Apr 28|

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Peacock’s Mrs. Davis is a wild, outlandish, and gorgeous indictment of AI

Apr 19|

Apple’s new series Drops of God turns wine tasting into high-stakes drama

Apr 13|

Succession’s final season doubles down on its core conceit — to a fault

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Mar 26|

Yellowjackets season 2 is more of an appetizer than a feast

Mar 24|

Amazon’s Swarm is so close to being brilliant

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Mar 17|

Servant’s finale was uncomfortable, confounding, and perfectly fitting

Mar 17|

Apple’s climate change drama Extrapolations is earnest and plausible but also has talking whales

Mar 10|

Ted Lasso season 3 starts with a full-on existential crisis

Mar 10|

The Mandalorian’s season 3 premiere was a return to simpler, safer Star Wars storytelling

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Mar 1|

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You are not prepared for the final season of Star Trek: Picard

Feb 15|

Hello Tomorrow’s techno-optimism hides something much darker

Feb 15|

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Disney’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is a slick, stylish break from the MCU and all its baggage

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Feb 10|

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Feb 8|

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Poker Face is Peacock’s first truly great original series

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Jan 25|

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