Reviews

Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us' (L); Natasha Lyonne in 'Poker Face' (C); Ali Wong in 'Beef' (R)

The 10 Best Shows of 2023

 Jon Hamm — 'Fargo'
Review

Roush Review: Weird, Wacky, Wonderfully Suspenseful, ‘Fargo’ Is Back in Top Form

 Godzilla — 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Monarch’s Best Legacy Is Its Monsters

 Emma Corrin in 'A Murder at the End of the World'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Murder’ Most Chilling in Iceland ‘at the End of the World’

 Stephan James and Lena Headey in 'Beacon 23'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Beacon 23’ Beckons Sci-Fi Fans to a Remote Space Lighthouse

 Aria Mia Loberti in 'All the Light We Cannot See'
Review

Roush Review: Too Much Bombast Obscures the ‘Light We Cannot See’

 Cynthia Nixon-'The Gilded Age'
Review

Roush Review: Return to HBO’s Gorgeously Rendered ‘Gilded Age’

 Matt Bomer. Jonathan Bailey-'Fellow Travelers'
Review

Roush Review: Life in the Washington, D.C. Closet in Compelling ‘Fellow Travelers’

 Brie Larson-'Lessons in Chemistry'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Cooks Up Some Delicious Period Drama

 Paola Nuñez, T'Nia Miller, Kyliegh Curran, Crystal Balint, Henry Thomas, Bruce Greenwood, Samantha Sloyan, and Matt Biedel — 'The Fall of the House of Usher'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ Transforms Poe Into a Corporate Immorality Tale of Karmic Justice

 Nicholas Lyndhurst and Kelsey Grammer in 'Frasier' - 'The Good Father'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Frasier’ Revives a Classic TV Comedy Character

 Kiefer Sutherland in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'
Review

Roush Review: Kiefer Sutherland in Updated ‘Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,’ Friedkin’s Final Film

 Jesse L. Martin in 'The Irrational'
Review

Roush Review: Jesse L. Martin Solves ‘Irrational’ Crimes in a Rare Scripted Fall Original

 Jon Hamm, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Duplass, and Tig Notaro in 'The Morning Show' Season 3
Review

Roush Review: On ‘The Morning Show,’ Dirty Laundry Never Looked So Good

 Sinclair Daniel and Ashleigh Murray in 'The Other Black Girl'
Review

Roush Review: Weird Thrills Amid the Satire of ‘The Other Black Girl’

 Norman Reedus in 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon'
Review

Roush Review: Ooh La La! ‘Daryl Dixon’ Breathes New Life Into the ‘Dead’ Franchise

 Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar of 'Unforgotten'
Review

Roush Review: A Cold Case, and Raw Grief, in New Season of ‘Unforgotten’

 San Francisco Sounds-A Place In Time
Review

Roush Review: Groove to ‘San Francisco Sounds’ of the ’60 & ’70s

 Meryl Streep and Martin Short in 'Only Murders in the Building'
Review

Roush Review: Curtain Up on a Theatrical Season of ‘Only Murders in the Building’

 Timothy Olyphant in 'Justified City Primeval'
Review

Roush Review: A ‘Justified’ Comeback in ‘City Primeval’ for TV’s Coolest Lawman

 Idris Elba in 'Hijack'
Review

Roush Review: Fasten Your Seat Belts for Apple’s Real-Time Thriller ‘Hijack’

 Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri in 'The Bear'
Review

Roush Review: ‘The Bear’ Season 2 Is Good Enough to Eat

 Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan in 'The Walking Dead: Dead City'
Review

Roush Review: NYC Is Zombieland in Tired ‘Walking Dead: Dead City’

 Tom Holland in 'The Crowded Room'
Review

Roush Review: Slowly Untangling a Psychological Puzzle in ‘The Crowded Room’

 Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina in 'Based on a True Story'
Review

Roush Review: Murder and Merriment in an Un-‘True Story’

 Succession, Barry, and Ted Lasso series finales
Review

Critic’s Notebook: How ‘Succession,’ ‘Barry’ & ‘Ted Lasso’ Stuck Their Landings

 Sarah Lancashire in 'Happy Valley'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Happy Valley’ Ends on a Gripping, Cathartic High

 Chase Sui Wonders in 'City on Fire'
Review

Roush Review: ‘City on Fire’ Fizzles in a Convoluted Slow Burn

 Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara in 'Class of '09'
Review

Roush Review: Past, Present & Future Collide in ‘Class of ’09’ FBI Drama

 Justin Theroux and Woody Harrelson in 'White House Plumbers'
Review

Roush Review: ‘White House Plumbers’ Are Watergate Bumblers in an Overwrought Tragicomedy

 Solly McLeod in 'Tom Jones'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Masterpiece’ Embraces a Frisky Classic in a New ‘Tom Jones’

 Bel Powley and Eleanor Tomlinson in 'A Small Light'
Review

Roush Review: Heroism Shines in ‘A Small Light,’ a New Twist on the Anne Frank Story

 Bill Hader in 'Barry' Season 4
Review

Roush Review: HBO’s ‘Barry’ Goes for the Emotional Jugular to the Last Drop

 Rachel Brosnahan (Miriam 'Midge' Maisel), Luke Kirby (Lenny Bruce) on 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'
Review

Roush Review: A Mostly Marvelous Final Act for ‘Mrs. Maisel’

 'Schmigadoon' and 'Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies'
Review

Critic’s Notebook: Musical Mania With ‘Schmigadoon!’ Sequel & ‘Grease’ Prequel

 Succession and Yellowstone
Review

Critic’s Notebook: Battle of Sunday’s Buzziest Shows (‘Succession,’ ‘Yellowjackets’)

 Mae Whitman, Carlos Valdes - 'Up Here'
Review

Roush Review: Can Love Survive Hearing Voices in the Musical Rom-Com ‘Up Here’?

 Kiefer Sutherland - 'Rabbit Hole'
Review

Roush Review: Kiefer Sutherland Falls Into a ‘Rabbit Hole’ of Conspiracy and Deception

 Emilia Schüle, Louis Cunningham-'Marie Antoinette'
Review

Roush Review: The Misadventures of a Young ‘Marie Antoinette’ Among Spoiled French Royals

 Agent Elvis
Review

Roush Review: Get All Shook Up with the Berserk ‘Agent Elvis’

 Jason Sudeikis in 'Ted Lasso'
Review

Roush Review: Win or Lose, ‘Ted Lasso’ Is a Champ

 Jimmy Kimmel
Review

Critic’s Notebook: Emotions Ran High on Oscar Night

 Matthew Rhys in 'Perry Mason' Season 2
Review

Roush Review: A 1930s ‘Perry Mason’ Pursues ‘Illusion of Justice’ in Season 2

 'History of the World, Part II' stars Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, and Ike Barinholtz
Review

Roush Review: ‘History of the World, Part II’ Is a Rollicking By-the-(Mel)-Brooks Romp

 Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga - 'True Lies'
Review

Roush Review: ‘True Lies’ on TV Feels Like ‘Alias’ on Helium

 Catherine Haena Kim & Milo Ventimiglia in 'The Company You Keep'
Review

Roush Review: Playing a Lying Game in ABC’s ‘The Company You Keep’ Caper

 Patrick Stewart in 'Star Trek: Picard'
Review

Roush Review: Nostalgia, Suspense Fuel ‘Star Trek: Picard’s Final Season

 Penn Badgley in 'You' Season 4
Review

Roush Review: New Setting, Same Old ‘You’ in Season 4

 Gina Rodriguez in 'Not Dead Yet'
Review

Roush Review: ABC’s Lively ‘Not Dead Yet’ Comedy

 Colin O'Brien and Taylor Schilling in 'Dear Edward'
Review

Roush Review: Finding a Way Past Grief with ‘Dear Edward’

 Richard Fleeshman as Lt. James Brice and Christie Burke as Lt. Sharon Garnet in 'The Ark'
Review

Roush Review: Board Syfy’s ‘Ark’ at Your Own Risk

 Pamela Anderson
Review

Roush Review: Pamela Anderson Takes Control of Her Narrative in ‘Pamela, A Love Story’

 Jason Segel and Harrison Ford in Shrinking - Season 1
Review

Roush Review: Full Hearts, Wet Eyes in ‘Shrinking’

 Natasha Lyonne in 'Poker Face'
Review

Roush Review: No Lie, ‘Poker Face’ Is a Blast

 Michael Chiklis in series premiere of Fox's 'Accused'
Review

Roush Review: Fox’s ‘Accused’ Is Guilty of Ambitious Storytelling

 Nico Parker and Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us'
Review

Roush Review: ‘The Last of Us’ Transcends Its Video-Game Roots

 'Mayfair Witches' star Alexandra Daddario
Review

Roush Review: ‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’ Are Less Than Bewitching

 Dionne Warwick in 'Don't Make Me Over'
Review

Roush Review: Dionne Warwick Is Always in Tune in ‘Don’t Make Me Over’

 Paul T. Goldman - 'Paul T. Goldman'
Review

Roush Review: Who’s the Real Paul T. Goldman?

 John Krasinski - 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'
Review

Roush Review: Always Trust ‘Jack Ryan’ to Save the Day

 Best Shows of 2022

The 10 Best TV Shows of 2022

 Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon - 'George & Tammy'
Review

Roush Review: ‘George & Tammy’ Sings a Country Love Story for the Ages

 Michiel Huisman and Luke Evans in 'Echo 3'
Review

Roush Review: Familiar Rescue Thrills in ‘Echo 3’

 Kumail Nanjiani in 'Welcome to Chippendales'
Review

Roush Review: Kumail Nanjiani Leads a Gaudy Dance of Death in ‘Welcome to Chippendales’

 Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate in 'Dead To Me'
Spoiler Alert

‘Dead To Me’: How Creator Liz Feldman Crafted That Emotional Final Season

 Claire Danes and Jesse in 'Fleishman Is in Trouble'
Review

Roush Review: ‘Fleishman’ Examines a Relationship and Family ‘in Trouble’