Joshua Alston
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How Commander In Chief, starring Geena Davis as POTUS, flamed out
ABC's 2005 series about the first woman president was a certain hit, until it was voted out by behind-the-scenes drama → Read More
At long last, New Blood delivers the series finale Dexter Morgan and Dexter fans deserve
Forget the monsters: “Sins Of The Father” is satisfying, poignant, and definitive → Read More
Dexter and Harrison bond over shared interests during a very New Blood Christmas
Episode 9, "The Family Business," finds Dexter finally giving Harrison "the talk" → Read More
Dexter races against the clock to save Harrison in a frustrating New Blood
Episode 8, "Unfair Game," has a ticking clock to count the wasted minutes → Read More
Dexter: New Blood hits its peak with a thrilling episode heavy on mythology
Episode 7, “Skin Of Her Teeth,” harkens back to Dexter in its glory days → Read More
Harrison is torn between two flawed father figures in a middling Dexter: New Blood
"Too Many Tuna Sandwiches" deepens Harrison's journey, but is still pretty silly. → Read More
Harrison and Audrey take a pair of bad trips in a frustrating Dexter: New Blood
The fifth episode, "Runaway," feels like old Dexter in the worst way possible. → Read More
The cat’s in the cradle and Dexter’s a proud papa in a strong New Blood
The fourth episode of the revival, "H Is For Hero," homes in on Dexter's most potent themes. → Read More
Kevin Hart’s Netflix star vehicle True Story is quite the dramedy of errors
Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes star in a Netflix drama inspired by the actor-comedian's career → Read More
Dexter hones his murder protocols in a promising New Blood
"Smoke Signals" is the first sign of life from Showtime's Dexter revival. → Read More
Harrison confronts his daddy issues as Dexter: New Blood fumbles forward
There are plenty of new characters in "Storm Of Fuck," but Dexter Morgan is missing in action. → Read More
Dexter Morgan is a domesticated monster in the ho-hum New Blood premiere
The reappearance of a familiar face could jolt the Showtime revival awake. But there's at least one huge red flag in the series premiere. → Read More
Love Life’s terrific second season declares that Black love matters
The high-concept rom-com from Sam Boyd and Paul Feig blossoms into something new with William Jackson Harper → Read More
Peacock’s Dr. Death breathes new life into a shocking true-crime podcast
The adaptation does no harm, and actually elevates the source material → Read More
Mare Of Easttown’s finale is best enjoyed by ignoring the murder mystery altogether
Mare Of Easttown concludes its first season with "Sacrament." Here's The A.V. Club's recap. → Read More
Another stunning Mare Of Easttown heals its heroine and reveals its culprit
Consequences come hard and fast in Easttown; the worst-case scenario never feels more than three dramatic beats away. → Read More
A shocking Mare Of Easttown solves some of its mysteries, but at a hefty cost
The answers to Mare Of Easttown's mysteries come at a high cost in the show's penultimate episode. → Read More
Mare Of Easttown spins off in too many directions in an overstuffed episode
“Poor Sisyphus,” easily Mare Of Easttown’s weakest episode so far, serves as a reminder that in a story with so many reveals to parcel out, there can’t be peaks without troughs. → Read More
A desperate Mare risks everything and learns nothing in a heartbreaking Easttown
As Mare Of Easttown reaches its midseason point, the show piles on the disappointment and heartbreak. → Read More
Mare Of Easttown hits the gas and delivers one of the year’s best cliffhangers
Unlike many other contemporary murder-mysteries, HBO's Mare Of Easttown picks up speed after revealing the central crime. → Read More