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Chief Television Critic
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Chief TV Critic Daniel Fienberg joined The Hollywood Reporter in 2015. A former president of the Television Critics Association, Fienberg also hosts THR's weekly television podcast, TV's Top 5, with Lesley Goldberg. If that's not enough Fienberg content, subscribe to THR's Now See This newsletter, which offers recommendations, reminders and silly puns every Friday afternoon.
‘Swarm’ Review: Dominique Fishback Is Brilliant in Amazon’s Slippery Horror-Comedy Hybrid
Janine Nabers and Donald Glover's new seven-part show stars Fishback as a young woman whose obsession with a Beyoncé-esque pop star gets out of hand.
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‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ Review: A Reverent HBO Doc Honors a TV Trailblazer’s Contradictions
James Adolphus' documentary uses archival footage and audio interviews with peers, loved ones and admirers to put the spotlight on Moore as a star, a trailblazer and a person.
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Critics’ Conversation: Did the ‘Last of Us’ Finale Make the Right Choice?
THR's TV critics look back at the first season of HBO's video game adaptation, and break down that devastating finale.
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Critic’s Notebook: The 95th Academy Awards Were Mercifully Low on Drama, Movingly High on Emotion
Jimmy Kimmel hosted a scandal-free Oscars telecast dominated by tear-filled acceptance speeches, emotional personal journeys and multiple triumphs for 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'
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‘A Disturbance in the Force’ Review: Doc About ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ Offers More Than Nostalgia
Premiering at SXSW, Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak's documentary examines the cultural phenomenon around the notorious debacle that was 'The Star Wars Holiday Special.'
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‘Ted Lasso’ Review: Season 3 of Apple TV+ Favorite Is Both Too Much and Not Enough
Jason Sudeikis' endlessly optimistic, but panic attack-prone, soccer coach returns for a season that may or may not be the last for the Emmy-winning comedy.
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‘School Spirits’ Review: Bland Paramount+ YA Drama May Give You Ghost Fatigue
Peyton List plays a ghost investigating her own murder and discovering that the afterlife is a lot like high school.
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‘Chris Rock: Selective Outrage’ Review: Despite Scathing Will Smith Material, Live Netflix Special Feels Conspicuously Canned
The comic addressed Will Smith and wokeness in his new comedy special, which aired live with a pre-show and post-show.
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‘Rain Dogs’ Review: HBO’s British Dramedy Offers Rewards for Those Who Brave the Bleakness
Cash Carraway's half-hour follows a single mother (Daisy May Cooper), her daughter (Fleur Tashjian) and their mismatched friends on a search for a home and family.
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‘True Lies’ Review: A Meek CBS Spin on James Cameron’s Blockbuster
The smash 1994 spy comedy gets a small-screen adaptation with Steve Howey stepping in for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ginger Gonzaga taking the Jamie Lee Curtis role.
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‘History of the World, Part II’ Review: Hulu’s Mel Brooks Sequel Scores Enough Laughs to Keep You Coming Back
Brooks' 1981 film 'History of the World, Part I' gets an eight-episode series treatment featuring Nick Kroll, Ike Barinholtz and Wanda Sykes among its writer-producer-stars.
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‘The Consultant’ Review: Christoph Waltz’s Amazon Horror-Satire Is a Vibe in Search of a Show
The Oscar winner plays the boss from hell — possibly literally — in an eight-part series from Tony Basgallop, creator of 'Servant.'
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