Critic’s Notebook
‘The Bear’ Season 3: Tastes Great, Less Fulfilling
It’s still TV’s best and most beautiful series about work and creation. But the new season is a tease.
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CreditFX ‘Prosper’ Is a Juicy Megachurch Drama
This Australian series has enough tawdry scandals to qualify as a soap and enough Shakespearean power lust to qualify as a fancy drama.
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CreditStan ‘Interview With the Vampire’: Ben Daniels on That Bloody Season 2 Finale
“He has an energy that’s fun to hate,” the British actor said of his swaggering vampire character in AMC’s series-length Anne Rice adaptation.
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Andrew Scott Is Always Captivating. Here’s How He Does It.
The star of “Ripley” and “All of Us Strangers” has become one of our most reliably excellent actors.
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Can Japan’s First Same-Sex Dating Reality Show Change Hearts and Minds?
Producers of “The Boyfriend” on Netflix hope it will encourage broader acceptance of the L.G.B.T.Q. community in Japan, which still has not legalized same-sex unions.
By Motoko Rich and
CreditNetflix This Debate, We Could Hear Biden Speak. There His Troubles Began.
The CNN presidential debate kept the volume down, for a change. That didn’t make it more intelligible.
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CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times Critic’s NotebookYes … Who? Here Are the Chefs Who Appear in ‘The Bear.’
Last season, the FX series featured a parade of Hollywood celebrities. In the new one, it’s showing off its food-world credibility with a series of cameos from star chefs.
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CreditFX/Hulu ‘My Lady Jane’ Asks: ‘What if History Were Different?’
A fantastical series about the very short-term 16th century queen Lady Jane Grey takes historical liberties in the name of reclamation — and fun.
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Credit Jonathan Prime/Prime Video In ‘The Bear,’ Abby Elliott Follows a New Recipe
The acclaimed kitchen hit has allowed Elliott, a comic actor from a famously funny family, to embrace her dramatic side.
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Sketch PadI Don’t Give a Damn About My Dad Reputation
A longtime “Freaks and Geeks” fan reconsiders what it means to be one of the cool kids.
By Mike Dawson
My TenJane Lynch Loves Being the ‘Weakest Link’ Host and Not a Contestant
The former “Glee” star turned a childhood fascination with game shows into a TV gig. “I could do it forever,” she says.
By Kathryn Shattuck
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a superhero adventure, a dark fantasy tale and films based on beloved television series.
By Dina Gachman
On Comedy3 Sharp Stand-Up Specials to Entertain You This Holiday Weekend
Hannah Einbinder, Raanan Hershberg and Mo Welch all take tricky approaches in their quests for laughs.
By Jason Zinoman
Netflix Show Earns Its Saudi Creator Plaudits, and a Prison Sentence
In a video plea for help, Abdulaziz Almuzaini — a dual Saudi-American citizen — described how the authorities had accused him of promoting extremism through a cartoon franchise.
By Vivian Nereim
Did You Find These Easter Eggs in ‘The Bear’?
Subtle, and not so subtle, culinary references are sprinkled throughout the show’s third season.
By Ella Quittner
The Man Behind the Minions
Pierre Coffin helped invent the yellow animated creatures and has supplied their voices for nearly 15 years. He’s as puckish and subversive as his mischievous creations.
By Calum Marsh
The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in July
This month brings the arrival of “Lost” and the return of Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley.
By Noel Murray
Letter of RecommendationEnough With Prestige TV. Give Me the Bloopers!
In a world of bad vibes, I just want to see an actor break.
By Rob Harvilla
Signs of Life Appear in TV Show Purchases
Netflix and Amazon are driving a small bump in the market for TV shows after a major slowdown.
By John Koblin
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