Caroline Framke

Review: HBO’s ‘The Nevers’ brings Joss Whedon’s greatest hits to Victorian London

April 5, 2021 at 7:10 p.m.

It takes a minute for "The Nevers" to feel like something other than a steampunk "Doctor Who" interlude in Victorian London where, despite stubbornly buttoned-up appearances, things aren't quite as they seem....

Review: ‘Superman and Lois’ brings The CW superhero brand back down to boring Earth

February 19, 2021 at 8:27 p.m.

Having already plumbed the depths of the Superman well for "Smallville," which survived the demise of the WB network to run for a full decade, The CW's gone back to its Kansan/Kryptonian...

This image released by Disney Plus shows Pedro Pascal in a scene from "The Mandalorian."

TV Review: ‘The Mandalorian’ on Disney Plus

November 12, 2019 at 6:44 p.m.

SPOILER ALERT: This review discusses some spoilers for the first episode of Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian." A vicious killer with a tragic past and the faint glimmers of a beating...

This image released by Netflix shows, from left, rappers T.I., Cardi B and Chance the Rapper from the competition series, "Rhythm + Flow."

Review: ‘Rhythm + Flow,’ a hip-hop competition show with Chance the Rapper, Cardi B and T.I., debuts on Netflix

October 8, 2019 at 8:05 p.m.

Streaming networks, for all their creative upsides, have trouble staying timely. Releasing worthy shows every week makes it hard for many to stay in the spotlight for too long, and...

‘Stranger Things’ finally does right by female characters with Maya Hawke’s Robin

July 6, 2019 at 9:02 p.m.

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read until you've seen season 3 of "Stranger Things," which premiered July 4 on Netflix. When "Stranger Things" introduces a new character, it's almost immediately obvious...

Emily Watson stars in HBO's "Chernobyl," which premieres May 6.

TV Review: HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’

May 3, 2019 at 6:06 p.m.

It makes perfect sense that "Chernobyl" feels more like a horror movie at times than a traditional drama. Tracing the catastrophe events before, during, and after the nuclear explosion that...

John Goodman, standing in gray shirt, must confront a future without his character's wife Roseanne on "The Conners," debuting Tuesday.

How ‘The Conners’ wrote off Roseanne

December 12, 2018 at 2:09 p.m.

Thanks to a combination of a wildly public meltdown, ABC's subsequent "wait and see!" publicity effort, and just plain morbid curiosity, the question of how "The Conners" would deal with...

‘The Conners’ review: ‘Roseanne’ spin-off wades into life without title character

December 12, 2018 at 1:59 p.m.

To call "The Conners" one of the fall's most anticipated shows is less a commentary on its potential quality than describing the sensation of steeling oneself against an oncoming train....

Ryan Eggold as Dr. Max Goodwin in NBC's "New Amsterdam"

TV Review: NBC’s ‘New Amsterdam’

December 12, 2018 at 11:29 p.m.

"New Amsterdam," like the mammoth hospital it's set in, has a whole lot of enthusiasm and too many areas in which to direct it. Based on Dr. Eric Manheimer's book...

Tyler Wladis and Leighton Meester in "Single Parents"

TV Review: ABC’s ‘Single Parents’

December 12, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.

In superficial terms, not much unites the shaggy group at the center of "Single Parents." Angie (Leighton Meester) is a stressed out paralegal; Douglas (Brad Garrett) is a surly country...

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