Valerie Ettenhofer

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…

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…

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?…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…