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The Best, Most Inaccessible Show on Television
Much like “Twin Peaks,” “The OA” is a visual vortex that raises more questions than it answers.
The Act Illuminates a Lethal Bond
A new drama about the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard renders an abusive relationship with brutal clarity.
The Anguish of the “Old Millennial”
“The Other Two” portrays a micro-generation that’s too young for Gen X complacency and too old for YouTube fame.
The Jussie Smollett Smokescreen
Several major stories this week revealed deep truths about this political moment in America. None pertained to the TV actor.
The Nerdy, Ruthless Parodies of Documentary Now!
The show’s new season lays bare the pretensions of beloved films.
Russian Doll Is a Spiky Comedy About Self-Destruction
In the new Netflix show, Natasha Lyonne plays a droll, chain-smoking New Yorker, caught in a Groundhog Day-esque loop.
The Exhausting Minimalism of Tidying Up
Three new makeover shows hover on the border of entertainment and economic survivalism.
Television Learned the Wrong Lessons From The Sopranos
As the groundbreaking show celebrates its 20th anniversary, prestige TV has never been more ubiquitous—or insipid. What happened?
In True Detective, Mahershala Ali Plays the Moody Brooder to Perfection
Season three of the time-jumping, philosophically inclined series repeats season one's tricks, but gets a boost from its new leading man.
You’re the Worst’s Brilliant, Imperfect Ending
Two of the most flawed characters on television plan a wedding.
Mrs. Maisel’s Redeeming Bravado
In its second season, critics have rightly pointed out the hit show’s weaknesses. So why is it still so watchable?
The Trouble With Netflix’s New Cold War Thriller
“1983” imagines a terrifying alternate reality, but ignores the real dangers that Poland faces today.
Monica Lewinsky’s Very Long Road to Vindication
How Blair Foster’s documentary “The Clinton Affair” reassesses history in the wake of the MeToo movement
The Menacing Midcentury Aesthetic of Prestige TV
What lies beneath the sleek stylings of dystopian shows like "Homecoming"
How Making A Murderer Reinvented Itself
The show’s focus on two captivating women makes its second season worth watching.
How Netflix Made The Haunting of Hill House Less Scary
The show based on Shirley Jackson’s novel ultimately shies away from the book’s raw horror.
The BBC’s Best Drama in Years Comes to Netflix
'Bodyguard' is an emotional rollercoaster of trauma and terror.
The Romanoffs’ Missed Opportunity
Matthew Weiner’s new show had the potential to reckon with the uses and abuses of the past.
In Maniac, the Human Mind Is the Only Real Place
Jonah Hill and Emma Stone star in a radical new Netflix series about madness, friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves to live.
