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Patrick Dempsey Plays a Hitman with Dementia in Fox’s Muddled, Bland ‘Memory of a Killer’: TV Review

Fiction is filled with criminals who lead bifurcated double lives, but Angelo Doyle (Patrick Dempsey) takes this to an extreme. By day, Angelo is a suburban salesman mourning his late wife...

Golden Globes’ Strong Winners and Charming Host Were Nearly Derailed by Polymarket Predictions, Podcast Awards and Other Distracting Stunts: TV Review

Over the last few years, the Golden Globes has made a concerted effort to improve its reputation. Once somewhat infamous for a small voting body easily influenced by star power, a...

‘The Night Manager’ Season 2 Isn’t Worth the Decade-Long Wait: TV Review

To the extent that “The Night Manager” has survived in the cultural memory since the limited series — adapted from the John Le Carré novel on the same time — aired a...

Josh Charles Charms as a Cantankerous Small Town Doctor in Fox’s Cutesy ‘Best Medicine’: TV Review

The protagonist of the lighthearted new Fox series “Best Medicine” may be a doctor, but the hourlong show isn’t really a medical procedural. Instead, the series borrows a time-honored setup from...

‘Pluribus’ May Be Slow, but It Was Never Boring

SPOILER ALERT: The following piece contains plot details from “La Chica o El Mundo,” the Season 1 finale of “Pluribus,” now streaming on Apple TV. I have a confession to make:...

‘SNL’ Was Already Hurting. Bowen Yang’s Exit Puts It in an Even Tougher Spot

Saturday marked comedian Bowen Yang’s final appearance as a regular cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” a move Yang had already confirmed and cemented by tearing up on live TV alongside...

‘Stranger Things’ Shows Its Age in a Final Season That’s Outgrown Its Core Appeal: TV Review

It’s been three and a half years since the most recent season of “Stranger Things” kicked off in May 2022. The first episode of the hit series’ fifth and final installment...

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