Aaron Barnhart
Overwhelmed by Peak TV? Aaron Barnhart is your guide to the good, the great, and the skippable.
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POSTED March 26, 2020
Netflix’s Unorthodox Will Make Your Quarantine Seem Like Club Med
A young woman tries to flee her suffocating ultra-Orthodox sect in this fine coming-of-age drama.
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POSTED March 24, 2020
Who’s Who in NBC’s Council of Dads
And is NBC missing a golden opportunity by delaying Episode 2?
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POSTED March 20, 2020
Netflix’s Self Made Tells the Inspiring True(ish) Story of a Black Trailblazer
Octavia Spencer brings the forgotten femtrepreneur to life.
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POSTED March 16, 2020
David Simon Works His Magic on HBO’s The Plot Against America
The Wire creator makes Philip Roth’s alternate history of World War II suddenly urgent.
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POSTED March 13, 2020
A Coronavirus Revelation: Shows Are Better Without the Studio Audience
Health concerns have led to audience bans — good news for shows that never should have had them in the first place.
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POSTED March 6, 2020
FX’s The Most Dangerous Animal of All Is About the Dark Stories We Tell Ourselves
Whether they’re true or not.
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POSTED March 5, 2020
Devs Is a Chilling Thriller About the Future We’re Living Now
Nick Offerman leads a strong cast that brings our worst fears about Big Tech to life.
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POSTED February 25, 2020
The Democratic Debates So Far, Ranked
Network anchors, please shut up.
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POSTED February 25, 2020
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Made My Black History Month
This beautifully made PBS film charts the famed trumpeter's impact on both music and civil rights.
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POSTED February 22, 2020
Now’s a Great Time To Jump on the Better Call Saul Train
AMC's magical prequel to Breaking Bad launches its fifth season with two mesmerizing episodes.
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POSTED February 21, 2020
Al Pacino Impaling a Nazi Is the Best Thing About Amazon’s Hunters
This historical revenge fantasy has too many moving parts and not enough Pacino.
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POSTED February 21, 2020
You Don’t Have To Be a Star Wars Fanatic to Enjoy The Clone Wars
Yes there's history, but this well-executed revival is designed for easy entry.
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POSTED February 14, 2020
Apple TV+’s Visible Isn’t Just Gay History, It’s Great TV History
This lovingly crafted 5-part docuseries shows how every step of America’s evolution to LGBTQ acceptance was televised.
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POSTED February 13, 2020
Briarpatch’s Long Strange Journey to Television
Series creator Andy Greenwald on the show's origins, oddball characters, and watching Jay R. Ferguson dance.
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POSTED February 11, 2020
Don’t Cast Your Verdict on ABC’s For Life Too Quickly
The promising legal drama about a convict representing himself in court may take some getting used to.