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Joshua Alston

Joshua Alston's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Cruel Summer: Season 2 (2023) 64% EDIT “After a two-year wait between seasons, Season 2 doesn’t feel substantive enough to have faith in the show’s longevity.” – Variety Jun 6, 2023 Full Review Saint X: Season 1 (2023) 19% EDIT “The story isn’t really about what happened, it’s about the grief, recrimination and obsession that consumes the survivors over time... Those who visit Saint X expecting a more straightforward narrative might lose interest before it reveals its charms.” – Variety Apr 26, 2023 Full Review Dear Mama: Season 1 (2023) 100% EDIT “Beyond its intimate and nuanced portrayal of their relationship, “Dear Mama” miniaturizes a huge swath of Black life without diluting it.” – Variety Apr 24, 2023 Full Review Waco: The Aftermath: Season 1 (2023) 29% EDIT “Difficult to recommend despite its excellent cast and unfortunate relevance. Beyond being slightly uneven, it’s slightly immoral.” – Variety Apr 13, 2023 Full Review The Last Thing He Told Me: Season 1 (2023) 39% EDIT “Each episode builds to one of the novel’s more gobsmacking cliffhangers. Add in Garner’s intuitive performance, and the show makes for a perfectly entertaining experience -- albeit one that settles for replicating the novel rather than expanding it.” – Variety Apr 13, 2023 Full Review The Power: Season 1 (2023) 76% EDIT “A decently executed and mostly faithful screen adaptation that undermines itself by demonstrating why a novel is the perfect format for this story.” – Variety Mar 31, 2023 Full Review Succession: Season 4 (2023) 97% EDIT ““Succession” is more intense than ever. And with the series finale in sight, the show has a full tank of gas and an 800-pound gorilla’s foot on the pedal. Better than ever doing business with you, “Succession.”” – Variety Mar 22, 2023 Full Review Yellowjackets: Season 2 (2023) 94% EDIT “Considering how bleak it is, Yellowjackets maintains a startling sense of humor throughout its storylines. The comic leavening is a blessing when the show delves deeper into psychological terror. ” – Variety Mar 22, 2023 Full Review Lucky Hank: Season 1 (2023) 95% EDIT “Its laid-back vibe may be off-putting to anyone expecting a show as propulsive and plot-forward as Better Call Saul. But Hank is the type of lovable curmudgeon that some viewers relate to so deeply that his mere involvement can create genuine stakes. ” – Variety Mar 17, 2023 Full Review Swarm: Season 1 (2023) 87% EDIT “Because the show relies so heavily on its lead, Swarm is, above all things, a spectacular showcase for Fishback. She’s been quietly building an impressive body of work for years, and judging from this ravenous turn she’s done being quiet. ” – Variety Mar 15, 2023 Full Review The Ark: Season 1 (2023) 50% EDIT “The tone of The Ark never seems right, from the broad humor to a victorious score that often clashes with the bleak circumstances. The premise is too dark for the light-handed execution and the show plays more like workplace comedy than survival sci-fi.” – Variety Feb 2, 2023 Full Review Wolf Pack: Season 1 (2023) 44% EDIT “Wolf Pack is all growl and no bite. ” – Variety Jan 26, 2023 Full Review Night Court: Season 1 (2023) 74% EDIT “As with any other suddenly reanimated television show, some skepticism toward Night Court is natural and healthy. But if given the opportunity to be heard, it acquits itself well.” – Variety Jan 18, 2023 Full Review Velma: Season 1 (2023) 39% EDIT “It’s been done before, and much better, using unique takes on the gang that maintained their essence, so Velma is never as groundbreaking as it seems to think it is. More than that, these characters are just really unpleasant to spend time with.” – Variety Jan 12, 2023 Full Review The Witcher: Blood Origin: Season 1 (2022) 29% EDIT “Blood Origin is to The Witcher television show as a slapdash downloadable expansion pack would be to the massively popular Witcher video games. Only completists need apply. ” – Variety Dec 23, 2022 Full Review The Best Man: The Final Chapters: Season 1 (2022) 91% EDIT “A proper goodbye to The Best Man means reintroducing characters heretofore seen as carefree vacation friends. In “Final Chapters,” they get to exist beyond the facade of celebrations and holidays and become their best selves.” – Variety Dec 20, 2022 Full Review 1923: Season 1 (2022) 88% EDIT “Mirren and Ford make for such a potent pairing, their chemistry alone is enough to make 1923 feel like an elevated version of Sheridan’s neo-Western fare. ” – Variety Dec 16, 2022 Full Review National Treasure: Edge of History: Season 1 (2022) 38% EDIT “As absorbing as that story could be, Edge of History struggles to tell it, in favor of advancing and expanding the franchise’s now-ancient mythology. It’s the rare reboot that could stand to be far less respectful of its source material.” – Variety Dec 14, 2022 Full Review Willow: Season 1 (2022) 84% EDIT ““Willow” doesn’t want a deeper commitment, it’s just here to delight, and does it so effectively as to totally refurbish a previously junk-binned franchise.” – Variety Nov 30, 2022 Full Review Criminal Minds: Season 16 (2022) 85% EDIT “Evolution is a lively and competent extension of a recently ended series, but little more, and it’s certainly not a leap forward. ” – Variety Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Tulsa King: Season 1 (2022) 79% EDIT ““Tulsa King” is a clumsy misfire, but when the show works, it works precisely because of Stallone’s charming, if characteristically mannered, performance.” – Variety Nov 11, 2022 Full Review A Friend of the Family: Season 1 (2022) 92% EDIT “Most surprising is Jake Lacy, who toplines as Berchtold, and is frightening enough to obliterate whatever memory of him playing affable sweethearts remains after his heel turn in “The White Lotus.”” – Variety Oct 6, 2022 Full Review The Rookie: Feds: Season 1 (2022) 86% EDIT “As long as the producers keep relying on Nash-Betts’ deep well of charm and character, “Feds” has real potential.” – Variety Sep 27, 2022 Full Review Moonhaven: Season 1 (2022) 67% EDIT “Despite the genre formalism and the heaviness of the ideas, Moonhaven never feels trapped under its own weight. It’s a surprisingly fun show with a tight, brisk narrative that lends each of the six episodes an electrifying cliffhanger. ” – Variety Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Night Sky: Season 1 (2022) 75% EDIT “A fun and assured riff on Spielbergian first-contact adventures.” – Polygon May 23, 2022 Full Review
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