12 12 12

A clever gimmick and a strong cast can’t rescue ‘12 12 12’ from its serious crime-thriller content concerns.
Phony

Hulu’s ‘Phony’ has plenty of mystery and intrigue, but harsh content concerns and a convoluted plot add up to a lot of phony baloney.
Nocturne

Apple TV’s ‘Nocturne’ has all the elements of a prestige crime drama. But it comes with a significant case file of problematic content.
American Horror Story

‘American Horror Story’ combines just about every kind of fear you can imagine with sexual deviancy and blasphemous, convoluted plotlines.
Crystal Lake

Peacock’s ‘Crystal Lake’ gives slasher fans a prequel to the ‘Friday the 13th’ franchise—a prequel that we really didn’t need.
The Diplomat

The Diplomat is not the dread of a malfunctioning roller coaster; it’s the slow burn of being forced to wait in the broken coaster’s line, unable to leave and knowing that the danger is only one turnstile away.
Below

Netflix’s ‘Below’ offers Shyamalan-esque thrills but adds a frigid wave of harsh content that audiences may not be expecting.
Carrie

‘Carrie’ is and will continue to be a story that, while about teens, shouldn’t be shown to teens, no matter how cautionary a tale it may present.
Slow Horses

Apple TV+’s new spy thriller is smart, sardonic and full of enough swear words to fill the Thames.
East of Eden

Netflix’s ‘East of Eden’ serves as a solid retelling of John Steinbeck’s epic novel—including all the moral quandaries of its source material in explicit fashion.