LINCOLN SLOG
Despite a first-rate cast and crew, Apple TV+’s “Manhunt” is more dutifully “important” than gripping.
Noel Murray has been a full-time freelance writer for over 25 years, covering TV, movies, music, books, comics, sports, games and food for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Vulture, Rolling Stone, The A.V. Club and The Dissolve. He’s a lifelong southerner who lives in Central Arkansas.
Bazingood!
As the Big Bang Theory prequel comes to an end, it’s time to stop using its name as a punchline.
Least Wanted
Last night’s triple season premiere confirmed that the “FBI” franchise is the weakest pillar of Dick Wolf’s procedural TV empire.
Defund!
Something is off with Dick Wolf’s flagship franchise, back on NBC with three hours of ripped-from-the-headlines cases.
STOLEN FUN
The twisty fun of “Money Heist” goes missing in this soapy flashback to the glory days of Berlin.
CASE CLOSED
Finished “Suits”? Catch up with another USA network favorite as Monk returns with a new movie.
YEE-HAW
David Oyelowo plays the lawman of Wild West legend in a new miniseries produced by the creator of “Yellowstone.”
Goodbye, Old Friend
Leonard Nimoy was our beloved Mr. Spock—a role that defined a long and prosperous film and TV career.
THE WORD
The man behind the desk is a fictional character—a ferocious patriot exposing the limits of rigid ideology. But the real Colbert has always been on that stage too.
Ghost in the Machine
The seminal band’s front man seems to be having a conversation mostly with himself, all the while allowing us to listen in.