Critic’s Notebook
At CBS, Everything Old Is New Again, Including ‘NCIS’
This week the network rolled out an “NCIS” spinoff, a “Young Sheldon” spinoff, a “Good Wife” spinoff and … “Matlock”?
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CreditTroy Harvey/Warner Bros. Bruce Campbell on ‘Hysteria!’ and Why the Satanic Panic Never Ended
The Peacock horror comedy finds timeliness in a dark chapter of American history. “Satan was always an existential threat,” the actor said.
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CreditBrian Karlsson for The New York Times ‘It’s Florida, Man’ Reveals the Lives Behind Bizarre News Stories
The HBO series uses familiar comedic actors in cheeky re-enactments of real Florida events, most of them subjects of past viral news reports.
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CreditHBO Sex, Horses and Stately Homes: Bringing a Naughty British Romance to TV
Jilly Cooper, 87, has written raunchy novels for decades. Adapting her 1988 book “Rivals” for the streaming age meant tweaking some details.
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On ‘S.N.L.,’ Harris and Trump Take Their Contest to ‘Family Feud’
It was also an especially music-filled evening, with Stevie Nicks as the musical guest and Ariana Grande, as host, breaking often into song.
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CreditNBC Universal, via YouTube Kamala Harris Made the Political Personal on Her Media Tour
The vice president’s whirlwind tour of talk shows and interviews revealed the kind of persona she wants to present as she seeks to become the election’s main character.
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CreditScott Kowalchyk/CBS Critic’s Notebook‘Nobody Wants This’ Knows What You Do Want
The Netflix rom-com checks every genre box, but it became a megahit by offering versions of everything you already like on TV.
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CreditStefania Rosini/Netflix ‘The Confidante’ Is a Layered French Drama About a Heartbreaking Scam
Streaming on Max, the series tells the story of woman who lies to a grief support group about her connection to the Paris terrorist attacks of 2015.
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CreditMax The Watching NewsletterReview: Trust ‘Disclaimer’ When It Tells You Not to Trust It
The seven-part series from Alfonso Cuarón, about a familiar theme of the treachery of narratives, is easier to admire than to enjoy.
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The Best of Late Night This Week
With the general election just weeks away, the hosts discussed former President Trump’s health and his bizarre town hall in Pennsylvania, as well as Vice President Harris’s appearance on Fox News.
By Trish Bendix
Best of Late NightLate Night Recaps Harris’s Time on Fox News and Trump’s on Univision
“Yes, both Kamala and Trump went into ‘the lion’s den’ this week — although they only got Trump there by telling him it was the name of a strip club,” Desi Lydic said on “The Daily Show.”
By Trish Bendix
Bob Yerkes, Bruised but Durable Hollywood Stuntman, Dies at 92
A body double to the stars, he performed sometimes bone-breaking feats in movies like “Return of the Jedi” and “Back to the Future.” And he was still at it in his 80s.
By Michael S. Rosenwald
Sadie Sink to Star in Broadway Play Inspired by ‘Crucible’ and #MeToo
Kimberly Belflower’s “John Proctor Is the Villain” will be directed by Danya Taymor, who won a Tony this year for “The Outsiders.”
By Michael Paulson
Mikey Madison Just Wanted to Break Out of Her Shell. Look at Her Now.
The soft-spoken actress is winning raves (and Oscar talk) for her turn as a feisty sex worker in the Palme d’Or-winning “Anora.”
By Esther Zuckerman
Is Hugh Grant’s Most Convincing Character ‘Hugh Grant’?
The seemingly droll, breezy star is actually sentimental about his family and utterly serious about his work, including his villainous turn in “Heretic.”
By Sarah Lyall and Dana Scruggs
Best of Late NightJimmy Kimmel Slams Trump’s Women-Centered Town Hall
“This was the first time Groper Cleveland has been around this many women since they started padlocking the doors at Miss Teen USA,” Kimmel said on Wednesday.
By Trish Bendix
Ananda Lewis, Former MTV V.J., Says She Has Stage 4 Breast Cancer
Lewis, the host of the 1990s MTV show “Hot Zone,” tried to fight her illness without undergoing a double mastectomy. She says she is responding well after resuming treatment.
By Maya Salam and Dani Blum
In ‘Sweet Bobby,’ Catfishing Is Even Worse Than You Might Think
A new Netflix documentary tells a sinister tale of a decade-long online romance scam, and the devastation that followed.
By Stefano Montali
Presidents in Movies Always Seem to Know What They’re Doing. In Real Life …
Hollywood’s polished leaders and legible story arcs never quite imagined the places real-life American politics would go.
By Ross Barkan
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