Netflix’s ‘The Confession Killer’ Is a Gripping True Crime Show – With a Killer Twist
Henry Lee Lucas claimed that he murdered hundreds of Americans in every way ‘except poison.’ A brilliant new documentary shows he wasn’t the only guilty party
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'Mad About You': Finally, a '90s Reboot That Works
Everything that made 'Mad About You' such a watchable show has been recreated faithfully in the reboot – starting, of course, with the two main characters, played by Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt
How Prince Andrew Saved Me From Netflix's ‘The Crown’
An anti-monarchist's manifesto against Netflix's drama about the British royal family
How Apple Turned the #MeToo Crisis Into an Addictive Drama on 'The Morning Show'
Apple's 'Morning Show' is a glorified iPhone ad, but it got us hooked
Netflix's 'The Devil Next Door' Tackles the Biggest True Crime of All: The Holocaust
Through colorful characters, a gripping story and the suggestion of injustice, Netflix's 'The Devil Next Door' revitalizes a story that’s already been told
Amazon's 'Modern Love' Is an Eloquent Examination of Romance
With a popular, long-running New York Times column as source material, Amazon executives must have known they were on to a winner with 'Modern Love'
‘Our Boys’ Missed an Opportunity to Be a Truly Important Series
Focusing more on the murderers’ psychological motivations than on the nationalist and ethnic conflicts prevents the series from making a pointed political statement
There Is Only One Word for ‘Our Boys’: Masterpiece
Short of Larry David reading extracts from the Talmud, this may be the most defiantly Jewish show on HBO ever. (This review contains spoilers about the entire series, which finished this week)
Jewish Comedian Jeff Ross Defends Netflix Roast of Anne Frank
Ross, who hosted the show 'Historical Roasts' where comedians make fun of historical figures, drew criticism for targeting the teen Holocaust victim
Demeaning the Memory of the Holocaust? ‘The Roast of Anne Frank’ Should Be Shown in Schools
This is a sensitive 30 minutes, compassionate, funny and historically accurate. The roast does everything it can to honor the 6 million using humor