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Ben Travers

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Your Friends & Neighbors: Season 2 (2026) 84% B- EDIT “Sometimes, it’s OK to enjoy things that are meant to be enjoyed. That’s what Coop’s doing, that’s what Jon Hamm is doing, and in Season 2, we can join them.” – IndieWire Apr 3, 2026 Full Review The Testaments: Season 1 (2026) 84% C- EDIT “We’re just watching history repeat itself. And in 2026, that’s a habit that’s become all too ordinary.” – IndieWire Apr 2, 2026 Full Review BAIT: Season 1 (2026) 97% B- EDIT “We know where “Bait” is going from the jump, and it’s easy to get onboard... it’s just a little disappointing to find yourself at the expected end without much more to show for it than what went down in those first five minutes.” – IndieWire Mar 26, 2026 Full Review Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: Season 1 (2026) 88% B+ EDIT “For those who can stomach it (and, mind you, horror enthusiasts will be feasting), “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” proves a rewarding, otherworldly treat.” – IndieWire Mar 26, 2026 Full Review Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat: Season 1 (2026) 91% C EDIT “Without friction between the characters, and without any doubt about what Anthony will do in any given situation, Season 2 quickly turns saccharine and flat.” – IndieWire Mar 20, 2026 Full Review Imperfect Women: Season 1 (2026) 43% D+ EDIT “With little to say and so many problems saying it, Weisman’s adaptation can’t bring all its popular elements together to muster much more than an impression of what viewers want. ” – IndieWire Mar 18, 2026 Full Review The Comeback: Season 3 (2026) 97% A- EDIT “Throughout it all, Kudrow astounds. The “Friends” breakout and 15-time Emmy nominee (with one win) imbues Valerie with an irrepressible optimism and staggering versatility. ” – IndieWire Mar 17, 2026 Full Review The Academy Awards: Season 98 (2026) 69% A EDIT “The 2026 Oscars felt like the first in a long time that were made with cinephiles top of mind. ” – IndieWire Mar 16, 2026 Full Review The Madison: Season 1 (2026) 61% D EDIT “The Madison believes it’s a meditation on grief, a contention that provides Pfeiffer with plenty of scenes where she’s crying and yelling at once, but can’t provide a reason to care.” – IndieWire Mar 13, 2026 Full Review Margo's Got Money Troubles: Season 1 (2026) 100% B EDIT “The point is to look beyond those first impressions and see the possibility of something better. Kelley, Offerman, Fanning, and especially Pfeiffer do enough of the hard work to make acquiescence rather easy — and the ensuing journey a worthy reward.” – IndieWire Mar 13, 2026 Full Review Scarpetta: Season 1 (2026) 60% C+ EDIT “It’s a dime-store paperback put through Hollywood’s prestige machine. Each bonkers bit is a nice reminder not to take anything too seriously. Just enjoy the weirdness. Kidman certainly is.” – IndieWire Mar 11, 2026 Full Review Vladimir: Season 1 (2026) 73% C- EDIT “Much like M, it gets so caught up in proving its own relevancy, it overlooks the core principles of a good story. Obscurity awaits the show. Luckily, the book is still there, and infinitely better.” – IndieWire Mar 5, 2026 Full Review Rooster: Season 1 (2026) 88% B- EDIT “Carell is savvy enough to root each preposterous statement or action in something true to his character. It’s a performance worth reveling in. ” – IndieWire Mar 5, 2026 Full Review DTF St. Louis: Season 1 (2026) 88% A- EDIT “It’s an ideal blend of character drama and murder-mystery, and the way Conrad frames their lives — with the camera tilting up from the smooth black pavement of a residential street or the jagged brown grass of a neglected lawn — is equally absorbing.” – IndieWire Feb 26, 2026 Full Review Scrubs: Season 1 (2026) 89% C EDIT “What’s “worse” may not override what’s working like it did in Season 9, but things get clunky when the silly fantasy sequences fade into serious life lessons, and too many of Season 10’s jokes are as predictable as the plotting.” – IndieWire Feb 25, 2026 Full Review Strip Law: Season 1 (2026) 75% B- EDIT “Just like the city it satirizes, “Strip Law” works just fine, so long as you’re ready for the trip.” – IndieWire Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Paradise: Season 2 (2026) 92% C EDIT ““Paradise” covers a lot of ground, physically, in Season 2, but it doesn’t appear any closer to finding its identity.” – IndieWire Feb 24, 2026 Full Review The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins: Season 1 (2026) 100% B+ EDIT “We may not be in the heyday of NBC’s must-see TV era, but in Hollywood’s comedy-barren state, “Reggie Dinkins” goes a long way toward filling the void.” – IndieWire Feb 23, 2026 Full Review Neighbors: Season 1 (2026) 62% C EDIT “A documentary without enough insight or empathy to recommend. Not today. Not in a country that’s already too isolated. ” – IndieWire Feb 17, 2026 Full Review How to Get to Heaven From Belfast: Season 1 (2026) 95% B+ EDIT “Making the meal of a season even more savory is how McGee meets her own daunting challenge. ” – IndieWire Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Love Story: Season 1 (2026) 81% C- EDIT “John and Carolyn’s romance may have been sullied by outsiders, but “Love Story” has the same problem: It never finds an honest way in.” – IndieWire Feb 12, 2026 Full Review The 'Burbs: Season 1 (2026) 78% C EDIT “In perhaps the series’ greatest sin, given the envious trio of Palmer, Pell, and Proksch, it’s not even a good hang. All three proven performers have their moments, but they elevate the show, not the other way around.” – IndieWire Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Shrinking: Season 3 (2026) 90% C EDIT “Shrinking squanders its shot, mainly because -- much like Jimmy himself -- it can’t commit. In small doses, that means setting up great opportunities for situational comedy without delivering enough laughs.” – IndieWire Jan 28, 2026 Full Review Wonder Man: Season 1 (2026) 91% B EDIT “Considering the MCU slop we’ve been getting lately, or even taking “Wonder Man” on its own, it’s a clear step in the right direction. Two great performances and a series, an actual series, that supports them both -- what an idea!” – IndieWire Jan 27, 2026 Full Review Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!: Season 1 (2026) 100% B EDIT “We may know Mel Brooks as well as we can know anyone who lives, for us, primarily on screens. But “The 99-Year-Old Man!” is a good reminder that when it comes to kind and talented people, there’s always more to see.” – IndieWire Jan 22, 2026 Full Review
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