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‘American Horror Story: 1984’ riffs on ‘Friday the 13th’ films

“American Horror Story: 1984” (Wednesdays, FX) is an unapologetic, unfettered case of giving people what they want: A straight-up slasher series in the mode of

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Fall TV 2019: What looks good, and what doesn’t

I watched the trailers of some notable fall TV premieres so you don’t have to (but they are embedded here if you want to). Here are

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‘What We Do in the Shadows’ makes hilarious transition to small screen

I hadn’t seen the 2014 movie “What We Do in the Shadows,” so I wasn’t sure what to expect going into FX’s spinoff series of the same

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2018

It’s never before been so hard to pick the 10 best shows of the year, as streaming services deliver strong short series on a regular

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First episode impressions: ‘Atlanta’ Season 2 (TV review)

This week, “Atlanta” (10 p.m. Eastern Thursdays, FX) began its second season of being about nothing and everything. The episode “Alligator Man” opens with two

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First episode impressions: ‘Fargo’ Season 3 (TV review)

After eight long episodes of Noah Hawley’s literally brain-teasing “Legion,” it’s a comparative relief to get back to the familiar footing of his first hit

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‘X-Men’ series ‘Legion’ is ambitious but convoluted

My first-episode impression of “Legion” (10 p.m. Eastern, Wednesdays, FX) is “What the heck did I just watch?” The 90-minute premiere is undeniably a mess. There’s no

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First episode impressions: ‘Atlanta’ (TV review)

I put off sampling the first hour of “Atlanta” (10 p.m. Tuesdays on FX) for a couple weeks because I knew I’d have a tough time watching

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First episode impressions: ‘Fargo’ Season 2 (TV reivew)

Executive producer and lead writer Noah Hawley positions his chess pieces for another year of murder, crime-syndicate maneuvering and Minnes-ooh-ta accents and quirks in the

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‘Fear the Walking Dead,’ ‘Strain’ villains want power for power’s sake (TV review)

A couple seasons ago on “The Walking Dead,” Rick and the gang agree to march toward Washington, D.C., on Eugene’s promise that there was a

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