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Like Keri Russell’s Heroine, ‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 Thrives Under Pressure: TV Review

“The Diplomat,” the hit Netflix drama starring Keri Russell as a career stateswoman, has an ever-shifting tone that keeps you on your toes. Creator Debora Cahn is an alumnus of “The West Wing” and “Homeland”; sure enough, “The Diplomat” has the latter’s international intrigue and the former’s zippy workplace patter. But there’s also a hint […]

‘Young Sheldon’ Sequel ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Is a Reversion to Form for Chuck Lorre: TV Review

“I like laughin’ shows,” Georgie Cooper (Montana Jordan) declares in the opening scene of “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.” “Some shows you can hear people laughin’, and some you can’t. ‘The Wonder Years’ — no one’s laughin’. Is it funny? We’ll never know!” Georgie makes this observation while watching “Frasier,” a bit of ambient exposition that […]

Cate Blanchett and Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Disclaimer’ Is a Failed Attempt at a Feminist Thriller: TV Review

No one films the ocean as a proxy for emotional extremes like Alfonso Cuarón. In films like “Children of Men,” “Gravity” and “Roma,” the Mexican director — often in conjunction with Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki — makes roiling waves a metaphor for everything from rebirth to safety to cathartic rebirth. In this respect, the new Apple TV+ […]

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