Brian Tallerico, Author at The Playlist

‘Reservation Dogs’ Review: FX’s Critical Darling Will Be Dearly Missed As It Wraps Up With Great Final Season

July 26, 2023 12:00 pm

It’s hard to believe that viewers will have to say goodbye to “Reservation Dogs” already. Premiering in 2021 on FX, it feels like we’re still just getting to know Elora (Devery Jacobs), Bear (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-...

‘Twisted Metal’ Review: This Unfunny Adaptation Of Hit Sony Game Crashes & Burns

Brian Tallerico

July 26, 2023 11:00 am

News, Reviews, Television

The massive success of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” in theaters and “The Last of Us” on HBO means one thing is certain: every studio on Earth wants a few more video game adaptations on their schedule. While a...

‘Dark Winds’ Review: AMC Critical Darling Returns With Confident, Riveting Second Season

Brian Tallerico

July 24, 2023 12:14 pm

News, Reviews, Television

“Dark Winds” is the best show you’re probably not watching. The first season dropped in a crowded Summer 2022 on the less-than-massive AMC+ and didn’t get enough attention, but the second season might have the...

‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Season 5 Review: FX’s Vampire Comedy Returns With Sharpened Teeth

Brian Tallerico

July 6, 2023 12:00 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

The fourth season of FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” was undeniably funny, but it felt at times like the writers were on the verge of losing their way, either with increasingly ridiculous plotlines that hid s...

‘Justified: City Primeval’ Review: Raylan Givens Returns In FX’s Fantastic Limited Series

Brian Tallerico

July 5, 2023 11:08 am

News, Reviews, Television

It’s been eight years since U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) packed up his Stetson hat and moved down to Miami in the series finale of FX’s consistently excellent “Justified.” (Although it’s 15 ye...

‘The Afterparty’ Season 2 Review: Another Fantastic Ensemble Elevates A Ridiculous Murder Mystery for Apple TV+

Brian Tallerico

June 29, 2023 11:02 am

News, Reviews, Television

The best elements of Apple TV’s “The Afterparty” exist in a space between murder mystery and flat-out genre parody. The concept is wonderfully clever: Every episode uses a different genre to dig deeper into a ...

The Best TV Of 2023…So Far

Brian Tallerico

June 23, 2023 1:49 pm

Features, News, Television

Does anyone else think it’s a little quiet out there? And it’s not just because the writers are on strike. After a few years of almost too much television to watch, especially around Emmy deadline season, the ...

‘Black Mirror’ Review: Sixth Season Of Netflix Hit Is All Over The Sci-Fi Map

Brian Tallerico

June 20, 2023 10:04 am

News, Television

The sixth season of “Black Mirror,” Charlie Brooker’s award-winning anthology series that Netflix turned into an original in 2016, might be the most inconsistent in the show’s history. At first, it’s tempting ...

‘The Righteous Gemstones’ TV Review: HBO Comedy Returns With Confident, Hysterical Third Season

Brian Tallerico

June 13, 2023 10:09 am

News, Reviews, Television

“Succession” may be over, but there’s another show still on HBO about a wealthy patriarch with three meddlesome children that seems only to be growing in popularity. And this one shows no signs of ending soon....

‘Based On A True Story’ Review: Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina Are Wasted In Dumb Peacock Comedy Series

Brian Tallerico

June 6, 2023 2:12 pm

News, Reviews, Television

It’s hard to watch characters as aggressively inconsistent and generally stupid as Ava and Nathan Bartlett for a whole season. The two leads of Craig Rosenberg’s new Peacock thriller/comedy make dumb decision ...

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