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‘True Detective’ Season 4, ‘Death and Other Details,’ ‘Fool Me Once’ ask whodunit

You’ve heard of superhero fatigue, but superhero shows have nothing on the ubiquity of murder mystery miniseries. The genre has been going strong for at

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2023

We’re not exactly at a stable point in TV history, so it’s fitting that my list of 2023 favorites includes various types of series. Two

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‘Superpowered: The DC Story’ makes a case for DC’s history, not its present

“Superpowered: The DC Story” (Max) is one of those documentaries that aims for the illusion of telling “both sides of the story” by acknowledging another

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2022

Twenty years ago, there were more good TV episodes per year, but today there are more good TV shows. They just have shorter seasons, and

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‘Black Adam’ a goofily fun but hypocritical superhero romp

The line between video-game graphics and movie CGI is almost erased in “Black Adam” (HBO Max). It was ostensibly filmed in New Zealand, but I

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‘A Christmas Story Christmas’ won’t be a classic like the original

“A Christmas Story Christmas” (HBO Max), the first “A Christmas Story” sequel to see Peter Billingsley return as Ralphie Parker, drops visual references to the

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‘Winning Time’ a winner, even if not entirely accurate 

“Deep fake” video technology now makes it possible for actors to look like other people. But “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” Season

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‘Flight Attendant’ Season 2 a stark study of alcoholism 

“The Flight Attendant” Season 2 (HBO Max) is a brilliant portrayal of alcoholism and the problems it can cause with relationships, friends, family, jobs and

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James Gunn cuts loose in DCEU’s ‘Peacemaker’

“Peacemaker” (Thursdays, HBO Max), the first DC Extended Universe TV series, rehabilitates the title character, the least likable member of last year’s “The Suicide Squad.”

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‘8-Bit Christmas’ joins pantheon of holiday classics

Television and streaming have produced so many Christmas movies in recent years – most of them mediocre at best — that one could be forgiven

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