Lisa Weidenfeld

11/22/21

A very funny <i>Saved By The Bell</i> still can’t figure out its audience in its second season

A very funny Saved By The Bell still can’t figure out its audience in its second season

The Peacock reboot of the much-loved '90s teen sitcom returns with a new, even quirkier season

10/14/21

<i>What Happened, Brittany Murphy?</i> tries but fails to shed light on a troubled star

What Happened, Brittany Murphy? tries but fails to shed light on a troubled star

The new docuseries about the life and premature death of the Clueless actor has a lot of theories, though

4/8/21

Freed from the curse that started it, <i>Wynonna Earp</i> became a meditation on heroism

Freed from the curse that started it, Wynonna Earp became a meditation on heroism

When Wynonna Earp (Melanie Scrofano) returns to her hometown of Purgatory in the pilot episode of her eponymous…

1/7/21

<i>Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina</i> goes out in a wild blaze of overplotting

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina goes out in a wild blaze of overplotting

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina has always been a show that struggled to be about something while still churning…

1/6/21

<i>Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina</i> visits its alternate universe self in a standout episode

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina visits its alternate universe self in a standout episode

If you’re going to get super self-referential and acknowledge in-world that your show is a reboot of another,…

1/5/21

A visit from the beyond brings encounters both tragic and campy for <i>Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina</i>

A visit from the beyond brings encounters both tragic and campy for Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina

Sure, some of the eldritch terrors have taken on the shape of things that go bump in the night, but the Returned…

1/4/21

<i>Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina</i> faces Cosmic terrors, bad breakups, and even more alternate dimensions

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina faces Cosmic terrors, bad breakups, and even more alternate dimensions

And just like that, the world is back down to one Sabrina. After a series of options that include merging souls or…

1/3/21

A memory wipe leaves the gang on <i>Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina</i> fighting monsters and each other

A memory wipe leaves the gang on Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina fighting monsters and each other

For a show like Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, once the initial novelty of a fantastical world becomes the norm,…

1/2/21

<i>Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina</i> fights a monster from the watery deeps in a Lovecraftian homage

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina fights a monster from the watery deeps in a Lovecraftian homage

Pour one out for the wax guy: We’re never going to get to learn what a candle boyfriend looks like now.

1/1/21

Sabrina grapples with loneliness in an uneven <i>Chilling Adventures of Sabrina</i>

Sabrina grapples with loneliness in an uneven Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Is it possible that the greatest danger faced by people in Sabrina’s life is Sabrina herself? Sure, they’ve got six…

12/31/20

A new <i>Chilling Adventures of Sabrina</i> finds Sabrina up to some new antics with her friend, Sabrina

A new Chilling Adventures of Sabrina finds Sabrina up to some new antics with her friend, Sabrina

For a girl who’s spent a lot of time tangling with actual Lucifer, Sabrina starts part four of Chilling Adventures…

11/29/20

<i>The Undoing</i> offers up answers but not enough resolution in a car chase-filled finale

The Undoing offers up answers but not enough resolution in a car chase-filled finale

Sometimes, it turns out that the incredibly obvious explanation for what happened is the actual explanation of what…

11/22/20

<i>The Undoing</i> unveils some dramatic last-minute evidence that can't save an uneven episode

The Undoing unveils some dramatic last-minute evidence that can't save an uneven episode

The struggle with any thriller like The Undoing is that a constant stream of revelations about the characters have…

11/15/20

<i>The Undoing</i> bails out its main suspect, and immediately proves why he's untrustworthy

The Undoing bails out its main suspect, and immediately proves why he's untrustworthy

Well, isn’t Jonathan a sneaky bastard! After spending much of the previous couple of episodes on the ropes, once…

11/8/20

<i>The Undoing</i> begins to muddy the waters of who might have committed a crime

The Undoing begins to muddy the waters of who might have committed a crime

As evidence continues to mount against Jonathan in Elena’s murder, The Undoing takes some time to ask the important…

11/1/20

<i>The Undoing</i> builds the case against its leading man

The Undoing builds the case against its leading man

The second episode of The Undoing is called, “The Missing,” and with good reason: Hugh Grant’s Jonathan is both the…

10/25/20

<i>The Undoing</i> dares to suggest Hugh Grant’s abundant charm is hiding something sinister

The Undoing dares to suggest Hugh Grant’s abundant charm is hiding something sinister

Coming to you fresh from the New York of what feels like roughly 200 years ago at this point, The Undoing dares to…

5/31/20

<i>Killing Eve</i> closes its season with dancing and surprising deaths, just like it began

Killing Eve closes its season with dancing and surprising deaths, just like it began

After a season spent poking at the seams of an international cabal of evildoers, it somehow seems inevitable that Kil…

5/24/20

<i>Killing Eve</i> ratchets up the tension for everyone but Eve

Killing Eve ratchets up the tension for everyone but Eve

As the third season of Killing Eve winds towards its close, there’s an unshakeable sense that the chickens are…

5/17/20

It's very hard to be a good parent in the world of <i>Killing Eve</i>

It's very hard to be a good parent in the world of Killing Eve

One of the more unexpected focuses emerging over the course of this season of Killing Eve has been parenting, and…

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