When Amy was young, her parents limited her TV time. You can see how that worked out. Find her in Paste Magazine, Emmy Magazine, and the LA Times. She is also the VP of the Television Critics Association. Follow her at @amyamatangelo.bsky.social.
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As viewers, we left Hotel Portofino and the glorious Italian Riviera in November 2023. Although less than a year has passed in our world, two years have gone by in the lives of the Ainsworth family. It is now 1929. Fascism is further on the rise, and we know the
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It’s time to return to the gorgeous Italian riveria, where the ambiance is exquisite; the food is delicious, the romances are starcrossed, and, except for the pesky rise of fascism, everything is a delight. That’s right, Hotel Portofino returns for a third season on Sunday, July 28, 2024,
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I’ll be the first to tell you that there is an utter dearth of programming for elementary school children. There simply isn’t much to watch after you are done with Disney Junior but are not quite ready for Stranger Things. To its credit, AppleTV+ endeavors to fill that
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When Orphan Black premiered in 2013, it had such a wow factor. The drama about genetically identical human clones was immediately engaging and unlike anything on TV at the time. But what gave the series that extra oomph was star Tatiana Maslany’s incredible performance, where she played no less
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Sometimes, the more specific something is, the more universal it becomes. Such is the case with the Onyx Collective’s new series, Queenie, streaming on Hulu. The eight-episode series, based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Candice Carty-Williams, follows 25-year-old Queenie (Dionne Brown) during a tumultuous year
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What if Mr. Rogers was an unhinged alcoholic on the verge of a nervous breakdown? That’s basically the premise of the new Netflix limited series Eric. But it’s also about missing children, corrupt cops, the AIDS epidemic, the homeless crisis in New York City, underage sex rings, dysfunctional
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Is there a more charming TV series than Trying? For 24 episodes, the AppleTV+ comedy has followed Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith) on their journey to become parents. It all culminated in the third season finale when they formally adopted Princess and her younger brother Tyler. For its
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Considering the oodles of family drama in the first two episodes, MaryLand had quite a bit to wrap up in its third and final installment. When viewers last left Rosaline and Becca, long-held family secrets were revealed, alcohol was consumed, and Becca’s husband, Jim, had just arrived to check
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In MaryLand’s premiere, we learned that long-simmering issues percolated between sisters Becca and Rosaline. We saw snippets of decades of resentment and passive aggression. In the second episode of this three-episode series, the trauma of the sisters’ childhood is revealed. “You love being needed. You always have,” Rosaline tells
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Anyone who has ever experienced the death of a parent knows that the loss can bring all the deep-rooted family dynamics to bear—long-simmering sibling rivalry bubbles to the surface. Decades of hurt and anger have no place to hide. Despite the mysterious opening moments of a man discovering a
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Streaming platforms have a way of making everything old new again. Look no further than people discovering Suits and Sex and the City on Netflix. Or the fact that those who weren’t even born when Friends premiered now binge-watch the show on Max. Trigger Point, the 2022 British series
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Stories about the Holocaust are important to tell. Not just because of the familiar adage that those who don’t remember history are condemned to repeat it (something that is clearly happening currently in many parts of the world). But also because we must honor the lives that were lost