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Musical stars to sing for Oscar at awards show

Matthew Gilbert's take on television.

‘Sex Education’ joins the teen TV hall of fame

The second season of this wise comedy-drama cements its place among the likes of "Freaks and Geeks" and "Friday Night Lights."

‘Sanditon’ showcases Anne Reid’s latest standout performance

In her role, she’s as nasty as can be, as she pits her nieces and nephews against one another with hope of an inheritance, then shames them for the very neediness she has engendered.

Hoping ‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens’ gets a good ride on Comedy Central

The show is about being young in a New York, where the odds are against your financial success and independence.

This week’s TV: ‘Watchmen’ and ‘Mindhunter’ fans left in the lurch, Awkwafina’s new comedy, Gwyneth’s ‘Goop’
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in television.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER
Issa Rae’s banter a golden moment from the Oscar nominations announcement
Her aside, delivered after she read the names of the all-male list of directors selected by the Academy, was “Congratulations to those men.”

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WINTER ARTS GUIDE

10 of the season’s most promising TV shows

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert's picks for the best new shows this winter.

WINTER ARTS GUIDE

‘Hunters’ creator on killing Nazis and casting Al Pacino in his ‘Jewish superhero’ series

In David Weil's new Amazon series, premiering in February, Logan Lerman and Al Pacino lead a group of vigilantes on a mission to kill Nazis living secretly on U.S. soil during the '70s.

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David Fincher’s busy schedule puts ‘Mindhunter’ in limbo

The Netflix series isn’t quite canceled. But it’s on indefinite hold, which is close.

TELEVISION REVIEW

There’s just enough humor to keep HBO’s ‘Avenue 5’ afloat

The futuristic comedy about a luxury cruise ship in space has enough going for it to merit a longer look.

Netflix’s new documentary on Aaron Hernandez offers a gripping look at his descent into darkness

For anyone keenly interested in the Hernandez saga, it’s worth watching.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

‘Shameless’ twofer on the horizon

The network says it plans to run the final season this coming summer, to pair it with the second season return of Kirsten Dunst’s “On Becoming a God in Central Florida.”

Felicity Huffman’s daughter moves on from college scandal to ‘Twilight Zone’

Sophia Macy is entering “The Twilight Zone.” The elder daughter of Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy will appear in an episode of Jordan Peele’s anthology series.

MATTHEW GILBERT

This week’s TV: Aaron Hernandez still fascinates, Oscar nods, and a new ‘Curb’

Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in television.