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'The Comey Rule' shows off a sensational cast in a slightly uneven miniseries

6 years 1 month ago
"The Comey Rule" employs a clunky framing device, turning Rod Rosenstein into the awkward narrator of the story. Brilliant casting from top to bottom, however, elevates this two-part Showtime adaptation of former FBI director James Comey's book, which adopts a sympathetic stance toward the no-win scenario the bureau faced with its twin investigations into presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

'Fargo' stars Chris Rock in a mob tale that rolls along a bit too slowly

6 years 1 month ago
Three years after its last edition, "Fargo" returns with Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman in key against-type roles, and an enticing mob story with the texture of a graphic novel. Yet it unfolds at such a languid, almost hypnotic pace as to blunt its impact, getting distracted by an abundance of oddball characters that don't overtly do much to advance the central plot.

'A Wilderness of Error' makes its own errors tackling the Jeffrey MacDonald case

6 years 1 month ago
Taking a deep dive into the notorious case of Jeffrey MacDonald a half-century later, "A Wilderness of Error" makes several errors of its own, including a heavy reliance on cheesy dramatic reenactments that cheapen the whole exercise. While this five-part FX/Hulu docuseries stokes some doubt about MacDonald's guilt, its most provocative question -- "What happens when a narrative takes the place of reality?" -- goes unanswered.

'Secret Society of Second-Born Royals' gives Disney+ an X-Men-like franchise

6 years 1 month ago
"The New Mutants" might have landed with a dull thud, but Disney actually has a promising teen-driven movie indebted to the X-Men franchise in "Secret Society of Second-Born Royals," an extremely clever concept that takes the "spares" in the royal equation and turns them into a superhero group. While hardly a blockbuster, this Disney+ movie occupies the upper tier of the kind of movies that have proved quite popular for Disney Channel.
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