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Robert Lloyd
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‘Amadeus’ honors play and film while adding more shenanigans
Using Peter Shaffer's play as its basis, this five-part miniseries starring Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany can be repetitious but there is still much to…
Commentary: ‘Gary’ is a riveting snapshot of Mikey and Richie before the events of ‘The Bear’
FX released on Tuesday a surprise flashback episode of 'The Bear,' written by Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who star as cousins Mikey and Richie…
Jack Thorne’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ is a timely, engrossing miniseries true to novel
Jack Thorne, the co-writer of 'Adolescence,' admirably adapts William Golding's 1954 novel about boy castaways into a miniseries for Netflix.
In ‘Man on Fire,’ a new Creasy, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, capably takes the helm
The latest adaptation of A. J. Quinnell's novel of the same name is a meat-and-potatoes action series led by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as John Creasy,…
Nodding to ‘Jaws,’ ‘Widow’s Bay’ casts a shadow on an island with strange happenings
Matthew Rhys and Stephen Root lead Apple TV's series set on a New England isWeland that's waking up just in time to greet tourists with…
From Hawkins to NYC: ‘Stranger Things: Tales of ’85’ and ‘Kevin’ transport to animated otherworlds
'Tales From '85' gives a new story that takes place between seasons of the original Netflix series, while Prime Video's 'Kevin' offers a New York-set…
Zach Galifianakis’ charming ‘This Is a Gardening Show’ gives you food for thought
Premiering on Earth Day, the actor promotes agrarian life in this series composed of 15-minutes episodes about different types of fruits and vegetables.
‘4×20: Quick Hits’ spotlights trailblazers and moments in pot history
Hulu's anthology of four short documentaries, executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel, center on the theme of cannabis and include subjects like 'Harold & Kumar' and…
Feuding couples and class clashes fuel climactic Season 2 of ‘Beef’
The Netflix anthology series returns with a new season featuring Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a troubled couple that becomes entangled with a Gen…
The families in ‘Margo’s’ and ‘Big Mistakes’ are loud and problematic, but easy to love
Dan Levy's 'Big Mistakes' gives us a family sucked into a dodgy situation, while 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' spins a sentimental tale about single motherhood…