This Year’s Soapy Teen Thriller About Rich People’s Secrets
CRUEL SUMMERThe new series “We Were Liars” follows a teen girl who washes up on the shore of the island where her family vacations, with no memory of how she got there.
Miley Cyrus’ Latest Experimental Career Stunt Is Unnecessary
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDSThe singer is the latest pop star to try her hand at a “visual album.” It’s a nice collection of music videos, but hardly a concept piece.
The Scottish Netflix Crime Show That Will Be Your Obsession
McBINGE WATCHWould you believe that this detective has some quirks?
Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks Face Off Over a Murder
SISTERS BEFORE MISTERSEveryone is a suspect in “The Better Sister,” Prime Video’s pulpy thriller about estranged sisters caught in the middle of a murder investigation.
Brace Yourself: Gen Z Is Getting Its Own Version of ‘Girls’
GROWN-UPSThe jokes are funny and the cast is great in the new FX comedy “Adults,” but the suburban setting can’t match its predecessors’ big city charm.
‘Neighborhood Watch’ Is Too Quirky for Its Own Good
NOSY NEIGHBORSBy turns dramatic and absurd, the Jack Quaid and Jeffrey Dean Morgan two-hander seldom strikes the right tone.
Bowen Yang Is So Much Better Than His New Rom-Com
BOWEN YANQUETWhy cast the “SNL” star in a romantic comedy and then waste his talents?
Shocker: The Animated Movie About Talking Sneakers Is Bad
NEW KICKS, OLD TRICKS“Toy Story” ripoff “Sneaks” is yet another case of what seems like a “30 Rock” joke about lazy Hollywood coming to life.
What in God’s Name Is the New Jesus Movie ‘King of Kings’?
WHAT THE DICKENS?Oscar Isaac stars in an adaptation of the life and times of Jesus Christ, with computer animation that makes all your favorite Bible characters look like bobble-heads.