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Carla Meyer

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Film Critic, San Francisco Chronicle

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Scarpetta: Season 1 (2026) 60% EDIT “Although Kidman’s performance and the show as a whole falter a bit in the final episodes, McEwen never does.” – TheWrap Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Bridgerton: Season 4 (2026) 82% 2/4 EDIT “For three seasons, “Bridgerton” cut such a dashing, fun and devilishly risqué figure that it could dance around its more obvious flaws. But in season 4, it finally hits the wall.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jan 29, 2026 Full Review The Beauty: Season 1 (2026) 72% 2.5/4 EDIT “Hard to look away from, “The Beauty” compels throughout, despite some iffy acting and sometimes awful dialogue.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jan 22, 2026 Full Review The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: Season 1 (2025) 70% EDIT “Van Patten shows the intense betrayal of a young person just discovering that people can be nice to your face yet talk behind your back.” – TheWrap Aug 14, 2025 Full Review Wednesday: Season 2 (2025) 87% 2.5/4 EDIT “This emphasis gives Zeta-Jones and Ortega, who is usually required to be stone-faced even with no gorgons in sight, more to play. Both excel.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 6, 2025 Full Review Untamed: Season 1 (2025) 83% 2.5/4 EDIT “Bana is a captivating yet steadying force even when this thoughtful, suspenseful six-episode series gives way to contrivance.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jul 18, 2025 Full Review Too Much: Season 1 (2025) 80% 2/4 EDIT “The show drags in the latter half of its 10 episodes, as Dunham piles on the upper-crust naughtiness while giving short shrift to some characters’ trauma.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jul 14, 2025 Full Review The Bear: Season 4 (2025) 84% 2.5/4 EDIT “Maybe it’s time to acknowledge The Bear not for what it promised -- a TV classic -- to be but for what it is: a small, pandemic-era miracle not built for longevity. ” – San Francisco Chronicle Jun 26, 2025 Full Review Sirens: Season 1 (2025) 75% EDIT “After a shaky start — due more to the writing than her acting — Fahy finds her footing and becomes the show’s moral center. ” – TheWrap May 22, 2025 Full Review Dying for Sex: Season 1 (2025) 98% 3/4 EDIT ““Dying for Sex” improves so much in its final few episodes that it is tempting to use the cliché of it being two different shows.” – San Francisco Chronicle Apr 3, 2025 Full Review No Good Deed: Season 1 (2024) 80% 2.5/4 EDIT “Although the show mostly delivers on its comedic promise, it never sells the “dark” aspect.” – San Francisco Chronicle Dec 18, 2024 Full Review Cruel Intentions: Season 1 (2024) 24% EDIT “Promised excitement, or at least beer pong, but we receive an Excel tutorial instead.” – TheWrap Nov 20, 2024 Full Review Shrinking: Season 2 (2024) 97% EDIT “The characters are still lovable, the performances mostly spot-on and the show, much like “Lasso,” always feels like a warm embrace. But the world of Shrinking has contracted instead of expanded in its sophomore season.” – TheWrap Oct 15, 2024 Full Review Disclaimer: Season 1 (2024) 77% 2/4 EDIT ““Disclaimer” can also be a blast to watch, thanks to Kline’s performance and visuals that establish it as perhaps the most beautiful mainstream screen entry of 2024.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 11, 2024 Full Review Agatha All Along: Season 1 (2024) 84% EDIT “Like a delicious potion with no side effects.” – TheWrap Sep 19, 2024 Full Review Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist: Season 1 (2024) 96% 3/4 EDIT “Shaye Ogbonna and its talented directors, including former Vallejo resident Craig Brewer (“Hustle & Flow”), rarely let the proceedings grow self-indulgent the way those other all-star heist stories featuring Cheadle (the “Ocean’s” movies) often did.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 5, 2024 Full Review The Perfect Couple: Season 1 (2024) 66% 1.5/4 EDIT “Bier tries to elevate scenes with creative shots focused on eyes and hands. But the film’s overall look is overly crisp and too heavily lit, the effect more new-money flash than old-money class.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 5, 2024 Full Review Lady in the Lake: Season 1 (2024) 75% 3.5/4 EDIT “Lady in the Lake confirms what the 2023 movie May December suggested about Portman: that the kind-faced former kid star’s true sweet spot is playing women with secrets — and sometimes even secret agendas.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Orphan Black: Echoes: Season 1 (2023) 62% EDIT “It is well-acted, often heartfelt and hits enough of the original show’s beats to tide us over until the Emmy-winning actress can be drawn back into the fold.” – TheWrap Jun 13, 2024 Full Review Presumed Innocent: Season 1 (2024) 79% 3/4 EDIT ““Presumed Innocent” is loose and expansive and contains all the old Kelley standbys, like therapy sessions and dream/fantasies, yet it remains cohesive, with the main cast always part of a piece.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jun 11, 2024 Full Review Bridgerton: Season 3 (2024) 87% 3/4 EDIT ““Bridgerton” lacks new ideas. But, boy, is it pretty.” – San Francisco Chronicle May 16, 2024 Full Review Hacks: Season 3 (2024) 98% 3/4 EDIT “In its third season, the odd-couple comedy “Hacks” has matured into a deeper, kinder exploration of friendship and creativity while mostly retaining its hilarious edge.” – San Francisco Chronicle May 1, 2024 Full Review Under the Bridge: Season 1 (2024) 86% EDIT “Watching young people make one terrible decision after another eventually grows tiresome and repetitive. But the show effectively portrays how bullying can develop and escalate.” – TheWrap Apr 16, 2024 Full Review The Girls on the Bus: Season 1 (2024) 59% 2/4 EDIT “So well-acted by its main cast that it keeps promising to be ceiling-breaking or otherwise profound. But the new series ends up squarely middle of the road and all too ordinary.” – San Francisco Chronicle Mar 11, 2024 Full Review Mr. & Mrs. Smith: Season 1 (2024) 90% 3/4 EDIT “Glover and Erskine bring an inescapable warmth to their pairing of supposed cold-blooded killers. Although they lack Pitt and Jolie’s action chops, they get the job done, their moves all the more believable for their lack of slickness.” – San Francisco Chronicle Feb 1, 2024 Full Review
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