Nina Metz

Nina Metz is a Chicago Tribune critic who covers TV and film. Before joining the Tribune she was a freelance writer and theater critic. She also worked as a news radio producer in Chicago and New Orleans.

From left: Marco Calvani as Claude, Colman Domingo as Danny, Tina Fey as Kate and Will Forte as Jack in "The Four Seasons." (Jon Pack/Netflix)

‘The Four Seasons’ review: Tina Fey is no Alan Alda, but at least there’s the Vivaldi

May 1, 2025 at 7:34 a.m.

A pointless TV adaptation of the droll 1981 film about three couples vacationing together.

Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen in "Miss Austen." (Robert Viglasky/PBS Masterpiece)

‘Miss Austen’ review: The mystery of Jane Austen’s burned letters

April 30, 2025 at 9:09 a.m.

Most of Jane Austen’s correspondence was burned after her death. This PBS Masterpiece series speculates as to why.

From left: Luke Kirby and Lou de Laâge star in “Étoile.” (Amazon)

‘Étoile’ review: A dance of egos, hookups and ballet backstage drama — and it’s funny!

April 24, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

In the latest from Amy Sherman-Palladino, New York and Paris ballet companies swap dancers.

From left: Gina Bellman (Sophie Devereaux), Beth Riesgraf (Parker) and Christian Kane (Eliot Spencer) in Season 3 of "Leverage: Redemption." (Sam Lothridge/Amazon)

‘Leverage: Redemption’ review: Breezy caper series with a moral compass is back for Season 3

April 23, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

The rich and corrupt are no match for the karmic justice dished out by the team on “Leverage: Redemption."

From left: Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Nevile Strange and Ella Lily Hyland as Audrey Strange in the TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Towards Zero" (James Pardon/BritBox)

‘Towards Zero’ review: The real murder is what they did to the Agatha Christie original

April 17, 2025 at 7:28 a.m.

A three-part adaptation of an Agatha Christie mystery on BritBox stars Matthew Rhys as the inspector.

Blu Hunt (center) as Amelia in "Sherlock & Daughter." (Jim Hession/The CW)

‘Sherlock & Daughter’ review: The detective’s story is tweaked

April 16, 2025 at 8:49 a.m.

A young woman from America arrives at Baker Street claiming Sherlock Homes is her father.

From left: Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in Season 4 of "Hacks." (Max)

‘Hacks’ review: In Season 4, even dream jobs can be a (very funny) nightmare

April 10, 2025 at 2:29 p.m.

Nobody self-sabotages their way to success like Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels.

From left: Amanda Peet and Jon Hamm play exes in suburbia in "Your Friends & Neighbors." (Jessica Kourkounis/Apple TV+)

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ review: What if Don Draper had stayed in the suburbs after his divorce?

April 9, 2025 at 3:28 p.m.

Jon Hamm plays a divorced guy in the suburbs who begins burgling his neighbors.

Willa Fitzgerald as Danny and Colin Woodell as Phillips in "Pulse." (Jeff Neumann/Netflix)

‘Pulse’ review: Netflix attempts its own version of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

April 3, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Woe to the medical drama premiering in the wake of "The Pitt." Viewers who prefer "Grey's" may not care

Kevin Bacon stars in "The Bondsman." (Amazon)

‘The Bondsman’ review: Kevin Bacon the demon slayer

April 2, 2025 at 7:45 a.m.

Kevin Bacon plays a bail bondsman brutally killed, only to be suddenly back among the living and working for the devil.

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