All 13 episodes of ‘Luke Cage’ Season 1 (2016), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Luke Cage joins the Netflix pantheon with a nice dose of Harlem history.
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All 13 episodes of ‘Luke Cage’ Season 1 (2016), ranked
First episode impressions: ‘Sharp Objects’ (TV review)
“Sharp Objects” (9 p.m. Eastern Sundays on HBO) takes a familiar genre – a crime journalist investigating small-town murders – and turns it into a gilded-frame French painting. The miniseries is stacked with talent at […]
All 13 episodes of ‘Daredevil’ Season 2 (2016), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Season 2 bests the excellent Season 1 with its epic morality examination.
All 13 episodes of ‘Jessica Jones’ Season 1 (2015), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Quirky Krysten Ritter shows another side to her acting range as “Jessica Jones” gets underway.
All 13 episodes of ‘Daredevil’ Season 1 (2015), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Drew Goddard successfully launches the street-level MCU.
‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ aims for teen viewers on Freeform
First episode impressions (TV review): The MCU branches out to Freeform for “Cloak & Dagger.”
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
It’s that time of year again for my list of favorite TV characters on shows that are currently airing or recently wrapped their season.
First episode impressions: ‘The Crossing’ (TV review)
At the end of the pilot episode of “Lost” in 2004, Charlie asks “Where are we?” Over six seasons, we’d get those answers. At the end of the cold open of “The Crossing,” which premieres […]
‘The Terror’ delivers frigid atmospheric horror
First episode impressions (TV review): “The Terror” chillingly adapts the historical fiction novel.
‘Krypton’ luxuriates on Superman’s icy homeworld
First episode impressions (TV review): “Krypton” is for fans of the opening part of 1978’s “Superman.”