Kelly Lawler

Its large cast never feels cumbersome or extraneous, each character crafted with care and dignity by Kazan's meticulous scripts. .... Its large cast never feels cumbersome or extraneous, each character crafted with care and dignity by Kazan's meticulous scripts.

"War" is silly, addictive, juicy and devilishly entertaining.

The rare series that satisfies the corporate hunger for reboots and the audience thirst for good TV. A toast to many more shows like it.

An unholy combination of "Big Brother," "The Amazing Race," "Squid Game" and a micro-dosed fever dream. And as if that weren't bad enough, the streamer has made this boondoggle worse by using an AI-recreation of the voice of one of the greatest actors of a generation, back from the dead and reduced to a soulless, faceless reality TV host. .... A travesty of a show even before Wilder's voice shows up.

Your feelings about the series will be entirely wrapped up in your enjoyment (and/or tolerance) of the pair's schtick: Expect McConaughey to play the good 'ole Texas boy and Harrelson to be the zany hippie smoking a joint, episode after episode.

The 2026 Emmys were the best and the worst of the modern award show.

It might be sickly sweet, or it might be a warm hug on a bad day. The series is easy watching, if overlong. The cast is charming and beautiful, the costumes are luxe (probably too luxe for the time) and the setting is a vision to behold.

It's all so trifling and annoying. It lacks cohesion and clarity, like we're watching the whole sordid affair through a rain-smudged Seattle window.

Sometimes it's funny. Most of the time, unfortunately, it's just cringey.

Based on the first seven episodes, "The Bear" still has the opportunity to go down as one of the greatest or worst finales of all time. It all comes down to one final service.