Aaron Barnhart
Overwhelmed by Peak TV? Aaron Barnhart is your guide to the good, the great, and the skippable.
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POSTED December 1, 2020
How TV Has Adapted to COVID This Fall (And How it Hasn’t)
Denial, disruptions, and unexpected delights as TV responds to coronavirus.
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POSTED November 27, 2020
CNBC's Empires of New York Is the Eighties as TV Remembers It
The new docuseries offers flashy profiles of five New Yorkers the media loved to cover, including a certain loudmouth developer.
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POSTED November 24, 2020
Separating Fact from Fiction in The Queen's Gambit
Was chess the big deal that the Netflix series makes it out to be back then? Yes — briefly.
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POSTED November 20, 2020
Tragedy Plus Time in Showtime's Belushi
Director RJ Cutler's engaging new doc paints an intimate portrait of a singular but fading legend.
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POSTED November 17, 2020
ABC's Big Sky Has a COVID Problem
Setting your show in the pandemic is one thing. Not being responsible about it is another.
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POSTED November 15, 2020
Separating Fact from Fiction in The Crown Season 4
Netflix's royal docusoap returns with more shocking twists and turns inspired by real events. Here's where the show took creative license.
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POSTED November 12, 2020
HBO's Transhood Captures the Struggles of Transgender Kids
Shot over five years, this unflinching documentary is more than an advocacy film.
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POSTED November 11, 2020
Netflix's Trial 4 Tells Yet Another Troubling Tale of Police Corruption
The co-directors of The Staircase bring their riveting style to the story of a Black man who served 22 years in a cop killing.
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POSTED November 10, 2020
A Teacher Crosses the Line in New FX on Hulu Limited Series
Kate Mara and Nick Robinson star in this unusually intense psychological thriller.
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POSTED November 5, 2020
CBS’s B Positive Hopes to Make Dialysis Hilarious
The latest from Chuck Lorre’s sitcom factory pairs an odd couple over a kidney donation.
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POSTED November 3, 2020
The Five Most Memorable Election Nights in TV History
Watching the votes come in can be like watching paint dry, but not always. What will 2020 be like?
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POSTED October 30, 2020
What You Need to Know About The Mandalorian Season 2
Mando and the gang are joined by two popular Clone Wars characters for a new season of action-packed episodes.
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POSTED October 23, 2020
Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit Is the Movie Hollywood Couldn’t Make
Anya Taylor-Joy lights up the screen as a 1960s chess prodigy in this long-overdue adaptation of Walter Tevis’ novel.
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POSTED October 21, 2020
I've Seen the Future of Free TV: It's Peacock
The streamer’s free selection and attractive upgrade options make it the one to watch.
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POSTED October 14, 2020
Remember When Political Comedy Was Funny?
As Election Day approaches, late-night TV is ratcheting up the tension instead of relieving it.