Prolific writer Harlan Coben’s novels have been adapted to television in series like Prime Video’s “Harlan Coben’s Shelter,” Netflix’s “The Stranger” and most recently, the streamer’s megahit “Fool Me Once.” Despite being a bit absurd, the show became a viral hit at the top of last year. Now, Coben’s streak continues with Netflix’s latest mystery […]

Created by writer/director Hwang Dong-hyuk, the Emmy-winning “Squid Game,” Netflix’s most-watched series of all time, has returned for a second season. Season 1 of the South Korean survival thriller followed Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), a divorced father and gambling addict who joins the Squid Game in hopes of earning enough prize money to pay off his […]

Sixty-five years after it first premiered on Broadway, “Gypsy” is still known as one of the greatest theater masterpieces of the 20th century. There have been stellar productions of the play from New York to London, led by icons including Angela Lansbury and Imelda Staunton. However, the latest revival, shepherded by legendary director and playwright […]

The immense amount of television cycling through networks and streamers can feel overwhelming. With so much to choose from, there’s nothing worse than putting precious hours into a series that’s just not worth the mental real estate. Part of a critic’s job is to recommend the cream of the crop, of course. But the flip […]

Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez’s 1967 magnum opus, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” has long been considered one of the greatest works of modern literature. However, during Márquez’s life, he refused to sell the rights to the novel because he felt a film adaptation would not come close to scratching the surface of this […]

From HBO’s “The Last of Us” to Prime Video’s “Fallout,” networks and streamers have been on a run of successfully adapting video games into television series. With its latest adult-animated series, “Secret Level,” created by “Deadpool” director Tim Miller, Prime Video offers gamers and novices a new way to experience some notable gaming properties. The […]