March 3, 2025

The Studio (2025) ***

A hilarious Apple series about a Hollywood studio. The best Tinseltown satire since "The Player" (1992).

Dying For Sex (2025) *

Very uneven, but occasionally daring TV mini-series about a woman diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, who abandons her husband and begins to fully explore her sexuality.

The White Lotus: Season 3 (2025) ***

Season 3 of Mike White's excellent series for HBO, this time set in Thailand.

Adolescence (2025) ***

Brilliantly directed British TV series about a strange murder.

Dexter: Resurrection (2025) ***

Dexter moves to New York looking for his son.

MobLand (2025) ***

Superior British crime drama series, with a stellar cast, great story and flawless pacing. The first two episodes were directed by Guy Ritchie.

Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years (2025) ***

Bill Burr offers hilarious, outrageous, brutal and unexpected takes on everything from Gaza to Ku Klux Klan to Black Lives Matter.

Hacks: Season 4 (2025) ***

The fourth season of the popular HBO series.

Pluribus (2025) ***

Only thirteen people in the world are immune to the effects of an extraterrestrial virus that had transformed the world's human population into a peaceful and content hive mind.

Aka Charlie Sheen (2025) ***

A Netflix documentary series in two parts. A fascinating look at the quintessential Hollywood "bad boy".

The Last Of Us: Season 2 (2025) ***

The dynamic of the series shifts dramatically with the arrival of Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) who literally eliminates the competition in one of the most shocking twists ever.

Asura (2025) **

Japanese Netflix series directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda ("Shoplifters", "Monster"). It's a story of four sisters who discover that their father has an affair with a younger woman.