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The Second Season of Will Trent Premieres as Charming as Ever
A review of the second season of ABC's Will Trent.
A review of the second season of ABC's Will Trent.
“Elegance requires intimacy,” says Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), during a pivotal moment of the new Apple TV drama “The New Look.” The French designer is expressing frustration at the palatial postwar atelier space his new corporate sponsors are pressuring him to occupy, for he does not believe beauty can come out of intimidating surroundings. But the dialogue is equally applicable to Dior’s characterization on creator Todd Kessler’s (“Damages,” “Bloodline”) 10-episode miniseries, premiering today, which follows the trials and tribulations of Parisian couturiers during and after World War II. The writing is far more sympathetic to Dior’s struggles, charting the path from endless personal tragedies to legendary artistry. Moving and intriguing though Dior’s achievements are, they cannot distract from the flat-out revisionist treatment of Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche). Extensive historical evidence has revealed that Chanel was a Nazi, yet the writers seem committed to doing everything they can to minimize, or conceal entirely, this truth. Chanel’s story is treated with kid gloves, and perhaps most appallingly of all, her fight to control her business is portrayed as more debilitating than the experiences of European Jews.
A review of the latest spin-off of The Walking Dead.
A TV review of another big-budget Apple sci-fi offering, starring Noomi Rapace.
A review of the third season of ABC's beloved Abbott Elementary.
A TV review of the second season of Tokyo Vice.
A TV review of the new iteration of Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Donald Glover and Maya Erskine.
A TV review of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, from Ryan Murphy.
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including Trolls 3 and Criterion releases of Blood Simple, Mudbound, and Trainspotting.
