A Fierce Performance Punches Up ‘Fargo’ Season 5
Welcome to Previously On, a column keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the fifth season of FX’s Fargo. By now, Fargo is one of a small handful of shows that comes around pretty much whenever it…
Jan 05 24January 05, 2024
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‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ Is a Winning Remix With Surprises Up Its Sleeve
Reboot, remake, revival, reimagining, legacy sequel: there are a half-dozen names for the surprising second comings of beloved and mediocre franchises alike, but none of them describe the precise alchemy of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. The new Netflix…
Nov 28 23November 28, 2023
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‘The Crown’ Says Goodbye To Princess Diana With A Problematic, Captivating Final Season
Welcome to Previously On, a column keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the first half of the final season of Netflix’s The Crown. How do you portray the most photographed woman in the world?…
Nov 21 23November 21, 2023
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‘The Curse’ Is An Insufferable, Overlong Genre-Bender
Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s works have always been excruciating in the best way. The Safdie brothers’ films, including Good Time and Uncut Gems, feature characters who hurl themselves at self-destruction in hopes of finding salvation,…
Nov 21 23November 21, 2023
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‘Fellow Travelers’ is Phenomenal, As Is Jonathan Bailey
Welcome to Up Next, a recurring column keeping an eye on what’s new in TV. This week, TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer checks in with a review of Showtime’s Fellow Travelers Fellow Travelers introduces itself with a mass of bodies. The new Showtime…
Nov 10 23November 10, 2023
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‘Invincible’ Season 2 Is Aggressively Just Okay
Welcome to Previously On, a column keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the first half of season 2 of Prime Video’s Invincible. Invincible is just like the comics. This is the magic phrase that…
Nov 10 23November 10, 2023
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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Is A Welcome Return To TV For Brie Larson
Welcome to Up Next, a recurring column keeping an eye on what’s new in TV. This week, TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer checks in with a review of the Brie Larson-led Apple TV+ show Lessons in Chemistry Brie Larson is great on TV. The star of Room and…
Oct 23 23October 23, 2023
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‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Is The Year’s Must-Watch Horror Show
Welcome to Up Next, a recurring column keeping an eye on what’s new in TV. This week, TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer checks in with a review of Mike Flanagan’s latest Netflix thriller, The Fall of the House of Usher. The Fall of the House of Usher…
Oct 12 23October 12, 2023
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‘Loki’ Season 2 Is Charming, Visually Impressive, and Overwrought
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the second season of the Disney+ Marvel series Loki. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is nearly 3 years into its…
Oct 05 23October 05, 2023
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Amazon’s New Thriller ‘Wilderness’ Could Use More Camp
Welcome to Up Next, a recurring column keeping an eye on what’s new in TV. This week, TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer checks in with a review of the new Amazon Prime show Wilderness For a few years roughly a decade ago, nearly every mystery or thriller…
Oct 04 23October 04, 2023
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‘Sex Education’ Is As Essential As Ever In Its Farewell Season
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the fourth and final scene of Netflix’s Sex Education. Sex Education was a gift that arrived just at the right…
Oct 02 23October 02, 2023
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‘The Changeling’ Is A Gorgeous, Inscrutable Dark Fairy Tale
Welcome to Up Next, a recurring column keeping an eye on what’s new in TV. This week, TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer checks in with a review of the new Apple TV+ series The Changeling, starring Lakeith Stanfield and Clark Backo. Apple TV’s new series…
Sep 11 23September 11, 2023
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‘Harlan Coben’s Shelter’ Is A Surprisingly Wild YA Mystery
Welcome to Up Next, a recurring column keeping an eye on what’s new in TV. This week, TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer checks in with a review of Prime Video’s new thriller Harlan Coben’s Shelter. A decade into its foray into original programming, Prime…
Aug 22 23August 22, 2023
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‘Only Murders In The Building’ Loses Some Razzle Dazzle in Season 3
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews season 3 of Only Murders in the Building. Headed into its third season, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building…
Aug 15 23August 15, 2023
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‘Reservation Dogs’ Is Ending On A High Note, But It’s Always Been Fantastic
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the third and final season of Reservation Dogs. It’s hard not to mourn the end of Reservation Dogs. The FX…
Aug 14 23August 14, 2023
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Teen Dramas Don’t Get Much Sweeter Than ‘Heartstopper’ Season 2
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews season 2 of Netflix’s Hearstopper. Heartstopper understands that sometimes modern love stories play out one text…
Aug 08 23August 08, 2023
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‘Good Omens’ Season 2 Is Charming And Addictive
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews season 2 of Amazon’s Good Omens. Lots of shows are good. Some shows are great. Few shows are so great and…
Aug 08 23August 08, 2023
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‘Justified: City Primeval’ is Relentlessly Cool
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows, even when they’ve been away for a long time. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews the FX revival miniseries, Justified: City Primeval. If there’s a…
Jul 19 23July 19, 2023
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‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 5 Loses The Plot But It Still Makes Us Laugh
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews season 5 of FX’s What We Do In The Shadows. Like an unsuspecting human reeling from a bite to the jugular, What We…
Jul 13 23July 13, 2023
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You Should Definitely RSVP To ‘The Afterparty’ Season 2
Welcome to Previously On, a column that is keeping an eye on the latest returning TV shows. In this edition, Valerie Ettenhofer reviews season 2 of the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty. Everyone knows the afterparty is better than the main event. It’s…
Jul 13 23July 13, 2023
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