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January 24, 2024
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Phillip Maciak
True Detective: Night Country
and the Demise of Crime-Riddle TV
A decade ago, the series turned viewers into sleuths, hotly debating plot details and clues. That era of TV is over.
January 31, 2019
Jo Livingstone
In Defense of
Serenity
A spoiler-free apologia for this season's worst-reviewed movie.
November 6, 2014
David Thomson
'Interstellar' Is a Three-Hour Entertainment Disaster
Christopher Nolan can do better than this lazy nonsense
March 10, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
What True Detective's Critics Miss About the Finale
March 10, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Why the 'True Detective' Finale Worked
March 3, 2014
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Ellen Was the Perfect Host
March 3, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
'True Detective' Is Getting Ready to Wrap a Lot of Things Up
February 24, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Last Night's 'True Detective' Was Disappointing, But What a Killer Ending!
February 17, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
True Detective's Critics Are Wrong
January 24, 2014
Laura Bennett
Next Season, 'True Detective' Gets An All New Cast. Here's Who Should Star.
January 17, 2014
David Thomson
HBO Once Again Has the Best New Show on TV
'True Detective' could be the next 'Breaking Bad'
April 26, 2013
David Thomson
Jeff Nichols's "Mud" and the Rural Revolution in American Film
August 14, 2012
David Thomson
Magic Matthew: McConaughey's Journey From Slacker to Darkness
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