August brings the every-four-years spectacle of the Summer Olympics.
For others, the Olympics is all Ugh, sports.
What else can I watch?
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If youre in the latter camp, YOURE A TERRIBLE AMERICAN.
Here are some gold-, silver-, and bronze-medal recommendations.
It gets real about postpartum depression, fraught baby bonding, marital intimacy, and so much more.
Its also outrageously funny: a rush of hard laughs, suffused with insight and empathy.
Delaney and Horgan, who write and star, are a fantastic pairing who generate impressive authenticity.
Youll binge it quick and laugh for days.
Its a powerfully acted, roughly shot, theater-style exploration about broken manhood and legacy, with C.K.
and Steve Buscemi as the titular owners of a long-lived dive bar at a pivotal crossroads.
The supporting turns by Alan Alda as a toxic senior and Jessica Lange as a ragged barfly are terrific.
A version of this story appeared inEntertainment Weeklyissue#1426,on newsstands now or available digitallyhere.
