‘The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling’

• Choked Up
• Intense

‘Turtles All the Way Down’

John Green is so back. Based on Green’s 2017 novel of the same name, Turtles All the Way Down is now streaming on Max, and it reminded me why I love Green's storytelling so much. A mentally-ill protagonist paired with a Hardy Boys plot—what's not to love? Isabela Merced as a 16-year-old named Aza, who struggles with obsessive-compulsive...

• Frisky
• Romantic

‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Part 1

Netflix's enchanting hit series Bridgerton has returned at last! Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) has just come back to London after spending months abroad and he's more dashing than ever. At least, that's what everyone but his long-time friend Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan). When Colin discovers the reason Pen has distanced herself from...

‘9-1-1’ Season 7, Episode 8 “Step Nine”

This year alone, 9-1-1 has given fans a three-episode ode to The Poseidon Adventure, a Bachelor cameo, a delightful dig at Angela Bassett's Oscar loss, a long-awaited Buck arc, an unexpected wedding crasher, and a ridiculous doppelgänger. But with two episodes remaining in Season 7, the hit ABC procedural shows no signs of slowing down. For fans...

• Curious
• Intense

‘Bronx Zoo ‘90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball’

While I consider myself to be a Yankee fan, I'll be honest: I rarely tune into sports and find the food to be my favorite part about heading to Yankee Stadium. Nonetheless, I still found myself engaged in Bronx Zoo '90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball, which I found to be a solid example of sports storytelling. The three-part docuseries, now streaming...

• Fun

‘Mother of the Bride’

Mother of the Bride is Netflix's latest star-studded rom-com that will ease the appetite of anyone in search of the perfect comfort film. In the movie, Lana (Brooke Shields) travels to Thailand for her daughter Emma's (Miranda Cosgrove) wedding — only to find out that the groom's father Will (Benjamin Bratt) is the same man who broke her heart...

• Intense

‘The Iron Claw’

Zac Efron has proven he's come a long way from the halls of East High. The actor takes an impressive turn as real life wrestling legend Kevin Von Erich in The Iron Claw, the emotional, intense A24 drama that tells of the many tragedies faced by the famous family. As Kevin, Efron quite literally throws himself into the ring, fighting intensely to...

• Weird

‘John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA’

Netflix Is A Joke fest wrapped up last week, and among the new specials, roasts, and more that premiered on the service is John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA, which aired live six times over an eight-day period and is still available to stream. Everybody's in LA is an unpredictable talk show hosted by Mulaney that deals with one Los...

• Adventurous

‘Bodkin’

Don't sleep on Bodkin. Siobhán Cullen plays an intrepid reporter forced to join a peppy podcaster and his protege on a trip to the quiet Irish countryside after one of her investigative pieces lands her in hot water. But the "podcasters," as everyone in Bodkin, Ireland scornfully calls them, quickly find out they're on the right trail when...