Dorothy Rabinowitz

For all the darkness of the history, there is much that's irresistible about the six hours of this saga. ... The series' commentators deliver views that are pricelessly succinct. ... The eloquence of the script by Geoffrey C. Ward is everywhere evident, though never more so than in the sections on the Statue of Liberty and the words of poet Emma Lazarus. Familiar as they may be by now, their powers, as used here, approach the sublime. The same can be said for the heart that went into the writing of these six unforgettable hours.

The lead characters in John Morton’s drama are, at first sight, flat, undistinguished and predictable as they go about their task of finding work for clients hoping to secure their place in show business. But it’s a measure of the speed with which writer-director Morton’s skills make themselves felt that “Ten Percent” quickly establishes something close to a perfect blend of satire and geniality in this portrait of a ruthlessly competitive world.

A highly persuasive performance by Agnes O’Casey. ... The series’ powers profit immensely from its treasure of period detail.

"Anatomy of a Scandal" is, nevertheless, far from anything approaching lightheartedness. It's a saga about justice as regards the matter of sex—a story burdened by its tonnage of flashbacks, but one that remains, throughout, unfailing in its power to captivate.

In addition to the usual appeal of chronicles of this kind steeped in the tone and feel of imminent war, the film can be credited for the immediacy of its images of a world long past.

All programs about the '60s should go down as well as this one.

Altogether a compelling tale whose drama grows ever greater, not least in the final chapters packed with tension.

Ms. Zellweger, who does justice to the role, transmits a powerful aura of derangement, and does so with enough energy to make you want to reach for the antacid pills. The one flaw in the tone of the six-part work is its pervasive note of archness, ever so slight but also ever so always there. A note common in many a crime docu-drama. ... Such things aside, all in all this is a wholly compelling tale.

A remarkably solid tale, notwithstanding its considerable population of deranged characters and nonhuman conspirators.

Apple TV+’s “Lincoln’s Dilemma,” the four-part saga of Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to deal with the issue of slavery, comes richly detailed both in its portrait of the president’s character and that of the nation itself.