Lady in the Lake Casts Natalie Portman in a Strikingly Subversive ’60s Noir

“When a woman finally goes into the attic of her life and finds lost lies, misplaced memories, broken promises, she realizes how dangerous she was to those around her who believed she knew herself.” So says Cleo Johnson, in a lilting voiceover that colors the 1960s-set Apple TV+ crime drama Lady in the Lake. Narration can be a crutch for book-to-screen adaptations; the show is based on executive producer Laura Lippman’s 2019 novel of the same name. But used artfully—and sparingly—as it is here...