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From left: Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto and Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim on Season 3 of “The Bear.” (FX)

Column: Class and social status in the kitchen and ‘The Bear’

July 2, 2024 at 7:52 p.m.

A Chicago sandwich joint switches to fine dining, but restaurants of all types are an ecosystem where class issues play out. How well — or not — does “The Bear”...

Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu and Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto in Season 3 of "The Bear."

‘The Bear’ Season 3 review: Carmy bears down on success, with uneven results

June 27, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

In Season 3, "The Bear" is portrait of a start-up restaurant led by a chef whose ambitions outweigh his reality.

From left: Isabel Deroy-Olson and Lily Gladstone star in “Fancy Dance.” (Apple TV+)

‘Fancy Dance’ review: A small film that packs a big punch, thanks to Oscar-nominee Lily Gladstone

June 26, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Lily Gladstone plays an Indigenous woman looking after her 13-year-old niece when suddenly everything goes wrong.

From left: Robson Green as Geordie Keating and Rishi Nair as Alphy Kottaram in Season 9 of “Granchester.” (PBS/Masterpiece)

‘Granchester’ review: A new vicar makes the longrunning murder mystery series watchable again

June 20, 2024 at 10:34 a.m.

The cozy British mystery "Grantchester" on PBS Masterpiece gets an infusion of energy with a new vicar in Season 9

It won’t be long before the looming threat of AI in Hollywood becomes an all-consuming issue. (Qi Yang/Getty)

Column: AI is coming for Hollywood

June 20, 2024 at 10:46 a.m.

The looming threat of AI in Hollywood will arrive with all the subtlety of the Kool-Aid Man busting through a wall.

Sam Reid as Lestat De Lioncourt in Season 2 of "Interview with the Vampire." (Larry Horricks/AMC)

Column: Why aren’t you watching one of the best shows on TV?

June 13, 2024 at 7:30 a.m.

AMC hasn’t been boasting about streaming numbers for "Interview with the Vampire," which remains a niche series

From left: Jake Gyllenhaal and Renate Reinsve in "Presumed Innocent." (Apple TV+)

‘Presumed Innocent’ review: A pointless remake based on the Chicago-set Scott Turow legal thriller

June 12, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Apple’s new adaptation of the Scott Turow legal thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a Chicago prosecutor facing murder charges.

George Coulam, who goes by the nickname King George, is the founder and owner of the Texas Renaissance Festival, as seen in the documentary "Ren Faire." (HBO)

‘Ren Faire’ review: The future of a Renaissance festival resembles a low-rent version of ‘Succession’

June 6, 2024 at 7:45 a.m.

The eccentric founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival tries and fails to offload his business.

From left: Jacki Weaver as Shelley Sterling, Ed O'Neill as Donald Sterling and Cleopatra Coleman as V Stiviano in "Clipped." (Kelsey McNeal/FX)

‘Clipped’ review: When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas

June 5, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Ten years ago, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling lost his basketball empire after his assistant caught his racism on tape.

Dr. Orna Guralnik is the therapist, as seen in Season 4 of "Couples Therapy." (Paramount+ with Showtime)

‘Couples Therapy’ review: The least cynical reality show on TV. This time there’s a throuple.

May 29, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

Season 4 as absorbing as ever, not because of the couples but because of the calm and probing insights from the show’s therapist Dr. Orna Guralnik.

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