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Matt Roush

Roush Review: Chilling ‘Testaments’ Is a Grim Sequel to ‘Handmaid’s Tale’

“Nothing can be more powerful than a teenage girl.” This bold statement, which concludes the first season of The Testaments, a YA sequel to the Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale, offers a ray of hope after 10 chilling episodes of dystopian unease in Gilead, a perverted nightmare version of

Ask Matt: Sports Fatigue, ‘Buffy’ and Other Reboots, Unlikable Characters and More

Welcome to the Q&A with longtime TV critic — also known to some TV fans as their “TV therapist” — Matt Roush, who’ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today’s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too

Roush Review: In Woeful ‘Madison,’ Michelle Pfeiffer Gives Emmy-Worthy Performance

A river runs through The Madison, Taylor Sheridan‘s (Yellowstone) latest ode to the open spaces and unspoiled beauty of Montana. (Indeed, 1992’s A River Runs Through It has its own cameo in the series, which gives a shout-out to the late actor/director Robert Redford after the

Roush Review: Nicole Kidman Is ‘Scarpetta’ in Queasy Book Adaptation

Appropriately for a parent company (Amazon) that specializes in book sales, on Kindle as well as old-fashioned paper, Prime Video is making a name for itself by adapting the stories of literary mystery heroes so familiar to a large fan base of readers that they can go by one

How ‘Outlander’ Made TV History

Hard to believe, but our swoon-inducing Highland fling is about to become history. And what a wild and tempestuous ride it has been! For more than a decade, we have crossed oceans and traversed time with these beloved Outlander characters. Millions of enchanted fans have happily succumbed to “a

Roush Review: Getting Lost in the Thrilling Second Season of ‘Paradise’

Put aside any fears of a sophomore slump. Think second-year sensation, as Hulu’s post-apocalyptic Paradise exceeds expectations with a surprising, emotionally exciting, and robustly suspenseful new chapter. Amazing what getting a little fresh air will do for you. The first season contained most of its action and